This year, a total of 3181 fires broke out in Turkey, 761 burned from 26 June. This means that 25 percent of all fires since the beginning of the year occurred in the last ten days. By Sunday, they were all extinguished or are under control, according to Anadol Ajansi, the Platform X Directorate for Communication subject to the Presidential Office.
Of the over 3,000 fires, 1351 occurred in forest areas. There were 27 aircraft, 105 helicopters, 6,000 ground technology and 25,000 people. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated in parts of the country affected by fires. Over the past ten days, Izmir, Sakarya, Hatay, Boledžik, Manisa, Istanbul and Bursa broke out in the provinces of Izmir, Sakarya, Hatay, Boledžik, Boledžik, Boledžik.
In Hatay province, bordering Syria, the rescue services continued to fight the fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in the Dörttyol district near the residential area and quickly intensified for strong winds. They prevented approximately 920 houses preventively, Mustafa Musatli said.
According to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, at least 228 apartments and houses were seriously damaged in the fires in various parts of the province of Izmir. Calculation of damage is still ongoing. People who have lost their homes should be temporarily accommodated in containers. Yerlikaya also said that 44 suspects were detained in connection with the 65 fires that broke out across the country. So far, three victims have claimed fires in Turkey.
