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‘Apocalyptic’ Turkey wildfires spread as 14 killed in blazes sparked by record 50C heatwave
- On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, a wildfire raged near Cavuslar village in Karabuk district, engulfing surrounding forests.
- Earlier this month, an intense heatwave contributed to 61 major fires across 15 provinces, fueled by unusually high temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds.
- On Sunday, the Bursa governor’s office said it had evacuated 1,765 people, supported by six planes and four helicopters battling the flames.
- The highway linking Bursa to Ankara was closed as forests burned, and Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli warned, `We are going through risky times`.
- Late Saturday, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said prosecutors had investigated fires in 33 provinces since June 26, and legal action had been taken against 97 suspects.
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Flames threaten Turkey's 4th-largest city as southern Europe grapples with wildfires
Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city on Sunday, forcing more than 1,700 people to flee their homes and leaving a firefighter dead.
Turkey's pumps fought with fires on Sundays, following a valley of Mediterranean canals, and authorities evacuated over 3,600 people in two provinces, inform Reuters. Fires of vegetation in the southern provinces of Mersin and...
Turkey evacuates thousands as firefighters battle wildfires
ANKARA - Firefighters battled wildfires across Turkey on Sunday amid a searing Mediterranean heat-wave, with authorities evacuating more than 3,600 people from settlements in two provinces. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Wildfires threaten Turkey's fourth-largest city as southern Europe grapples with blazes
Wildfires have engulfed Turkey for weeks, threatening Bursa, the country’s fourth-largest city and forcing over 1,700 people to flee. The fires spread rapidly overnight, turning the sky red over Bursa's eastern suburbs. More than 1,900 firefighters are fighting the flames,…
On Thursday night, 10 bombers died in the province of Eskisehir and 14 were injured when they were suddenly surrounded by calls, one of the worst disasters to combat fires in Turkey.
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