The machines' transport was widely shared on social media.

Some of the users commented that the process reminded them of science fiction movies, while many of them wrote, 'The Turks are constructing a dam from air.'

Video: 'Hollywood scenes' from dam construction

Yusufeli Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant is planned to be built on the Chorakhi (Çoruh) river located in the eastern Black Sea region, one of the least developed parts of Turkey.

The main purpose of the project is to generate electric power. The power plant with a capacity of 540 MW is expected to produce 1,705 GWh of power yearly.

The dam will also regulate the flow of the river and make downstream water-based development projects viable and economical. The project will contribute to the economic and social development of the region.

Kemal Cirit said the flood and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall killed residents of Hopa district and its Yoldere, Yesilkoy and Esmekaya villages.

"Although this is not certain, three citizens were killed in a collapsed house in Hopa, three others in Yoldere village, one in Yesilkoy village and one other in Esmekaya village," Kemal Cirit said in a press conference at the Governor's Office.

Cirit added that one child was missing in Hopa and 17 people were injured and taken to hospital for medical treatment.

The governor said efforts were underway to rescue a citizen who was stranded in Yukari Kuledibi Street, adding that more rescue teams were making their way to the flood-hit areas.

Hopa district governor Nedim Cihan told Anadolu Agency the flooding and landslides could be the "worst disaster that our district experienced in fifty years".

Anadolu Agency reporter at the scene says many homes remain under water, while the flood also hit a parking space for trucks, with trees and debris damaging nearly 300 vehicles.