Wild burning that has been harassed for weeks Turkey, now threaten the fourth largest city in the country on Sunday, forcing 1,700 evacuations and leaving another firefighter dead.
Fires surround the city of Bursa in northwestern Turkey, where the government said that it has evacuated 1,765 people and used around 1,900 firefighters to combat the fire. The Vuurzee has so far burned more than 7,000 hectares and claimed the life of at least one firefighter, who had a heart attack on stage.
Minister of Forestry, Ibrahim Yumakli, said that fire brigade personnel confronted 84 separate Blazes throughout the country on Saturday. The northwest of the country was under the greatest threat, including Karabuk, where forest fires have been burned since Tuesday, he said.
The general Meteorology Directorate said that Turkey registered on Friday the highest temperature ever of 122.9 degrees Fahrenheit in the province of Southeastern Sirnak.
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A natural fire rages over a wooded area near the village of Cavuslar, in the Karabuk district, Northwest -Turkia, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Associated Press)
Fourteen people have died in recent weeks, including 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers who were killed on Wednesday in a fire in Eskisehir in western Turkey.
Minister of Justice Yilmaz Tunc said on Saturday that prosecutors had investigated fires in 33 provinces since 26 June and that legal action had been taken against 97 suspects.
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Family members and friends mourn during the funeral of five rescue volunteers while fighting a natural fire in the province of Noordwest -eskisehir, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday 24 July 2025. (Associated Press)
The Blazes have threatened to cross boundaries to the neighboring countries of Turkey in Greece and Bulgaria.
The national fire brigade chief of Bulgaria, Alexander Djartov, said they called in the help of the European Union partners to combat the fires. He said that aircraft were expected later on Sunday from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Hungary and Sweden.
Turkish soldiers wear the coffins of five rescue volunteers who were killed while fighting a natural fire in the northwestern province of Eskisehir, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday 24 July 2025. (Associated Press)
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Turkey says it used the army to strengthen besieged firefighters in many areas.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
