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forest fires
Wildfire in Çanakkale: Maritime traffic restricted, villages evacuated
The authorities have suspended maritime traffic in the southbound direction of Dardanelles Strait and halted entries to the Gallipoli Campaign Historical Site.
19 June 2024
Turkey grapples with wildfires amid heatwave
Wildfires erupted in at least 19 provinces this month. The authorities have imposed restrictions on entries in forest areas.
18 June 2024
‘They didn’t release my son so that they could blame PKK for forest fires’
A Kurdish man who reported a forest fire in İstanbul has been sentenced to life imprisonment for setting fire to the forest on the orders of the PKK.
23 October 2023
Forest fires in three provinces
Efforts continue to bring the fire under control in Antalya while the fire in Eskişehir has been brought under control. The fire originated in an area where oil exploration activities are carried out in Şırnak.
16 August 2023
Locals call for urgent response to wildfires in Diyarbakır, Hakkari
Residents complained about the late response and lack of cooling efforts.
14 August 2023
EU official warns of wildfire danger in Turkey
Turkey is among the countries faced with wildfires amid scorching heat, the Crisis Management Commissioner of the EU has said.
4 August 2023
Wildfires in five provinces
In Bodrum, Muğla, citizens participating in the firefighting efforts rescued turtles in the forest.
1 August 2023
Forest fires: Lack of response criticized in Şırnak, blazes continue on third day in Antalya
The HDP has criticized the lack of response to a fire that broke out near a military outpost in Şırnak, while aerial and ground response to the fire in Antalya is underway.
27 July 2023
Forest fires continue in Antalya, Hatay
Both aerial and ground response to the fires in the southern provinces are underway.
26 July 2023
Wildfires continue to ravage Turkey amid heatwave
As a scorching heatwave sweeps across the country, wildfires are erupting from the northwest to the southeast. Fires in Çanakkale and Diyarbakır have yet to be contained.
18 July 2023
Nineteen forest fires erupt in a day in Turkey's south, west
As the summer months roll in, fires have ravaged several areas in the provinces of Hatay, Mersin and Çanakkale.
17 July 2023
Forest fire ravages 25 hectares in southwestern Turkey
Ignited in a brushy area due to energy transmission lines, the fire was contained by yesterday evening.
30 June 2023
How did media report 2021 forest fires in Türkiye?
Covering forest fires of summer of 2021, bianet made most references to climate change, included suggestions for solutions, warned journalists and readers against false news regarding involvement of "terrorists", and showed local people strong and in solidarity.
13 December 2022
Selay Dalaklı
Mersin wildfires contained after two days
Some 1,500 hectares of forests were damaged in the fires, according to the authorities.
9 September 2022
Wildfires blaze in Turkey's sea resort of Datça
Blazes rapidly spread due to the strong winds, as some roads have been closed and power cuts are reported in nearby residential areas.
13 July 2022
MARMARİS WILDFIRES
4,500 hectares of forest burned in wildfires in Marmaris
Forest fires that lasted for four days in the Marmaris district have been brought under control early on June 25. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci has announced that approximately 4,500 hectares of land were burned.
27 June 2022
4TH DAY OF MARMARIS WILDFIRES
Lessons not learned from last year's devastating wildfires in Marmaris
For four days, Marmaris wildfires rage on while spreading in the region. Without the winds' subsiding, efforts to extinguish the fire are proving difficult.
24 June 2022
Marmaris wildfires: Dozens of homes evacuated as blazes spread
Fires continue in four different locations with over 1,000 hectares razed, according to the mayor of Muğla.
23 June 2022
Wildfires break out in Marmaris
The fires grew rapidly due to strong wind and continue in a 250-hectare forest area, according to the authorities.
22 June 2022
Seventeen forest fires in Muğla in five days
The popular resort city of Muğla was the hardest-hit place in last year's massive wildfires.
7 June 2022
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Is Turkey ready for forest fires?
“Although there is an increase in the number of planes and helicopters, this is not enough in fighting forest fires,” says Prof. Dr. Doğanay Tolunay.
12 May 2022
Sixty-five percent of last decade's forest losses in Turkey occurred in 2021 wildfires
Two weeks of massive wildfires in the country damaged 139,503 hectares of land, which was higher than the previous nine years combined.
14 April 2022
CHP MP ASKED
Ministry: Turkey hit by 1,171 forest fires in summer 2021
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced that 118,415 hectares of forestland were damaged in the fires last summer.
31 March 2022
Forests the size of 3,000 football fields razed in wildfires in Turkey in 2020
Answering the Parliamentary question of an MP, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Pakdemirli has said that two amphibians and 27 firefighting helicopters were used in efforts to put out 3,399 forest fires that broke out in Turkey in 2020.
10 February 2022
MARMARİS CITY COUNCIL
‘Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry destroys the ecosystem in Marmaris’
Nature and life defenders argue that the works undertaken in Muğla’s Marmaris following the wildfires in summer 2021 are of ecocidal nature and say that they will apply to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to ask for an end to the related efforts.
8 February 2022
Turkey lodges a tender to buy firefighting aircraft 6 months after wildfires
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced that a process of tender has started to purchase five amphibious planes, five large tanker aircraft, 10 small tanker aircraft and 55 helicopters for firefighting efforts.
5 January 2022
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‘Wildfires wreaked havoc this year, Turkey was the first hit in July’
According to the data of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), wildfires this year generated 148 percent more than the total EU fossil fuel emissions in 2020.
8 December 2021
Turkey’s fire-fighting efforts: 3 planes, 39 helicopters
Answering the Parliamentary question of main opposition CHP MP Atila Sertel on forest fires, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli has defended giving guaranteed hours of flight for the rented helicopters and planes.
3 November 2021
Ministry permits hotel project on Muğla's burned forest areas
Along with a hotel and timeshare property project, five marble quarry projects and a wind farm got approval from the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization.
15 September 2021
‘Dersim fires are not independent of securitarian policies’
According to the KESK’s report regarding the forest fires in Dersim, 140 hectares of land were affected by the fires in the Fırtına Veli area while 340 hectares were affected in Hozat: “Fires in Dersim systematically increase in times of security policies.”
15 September 2021
Forest fires raging across Turkey’s 4 eastern provinces: No response
In the face of ongoing forest fires in Dersim, Bingöl, Bitlis and Şırnak, citizens, together with firefighters, are making efforts to put out the fires.
31 August 2021
Aerial response to Dersim forest fire after 13 days
Two helicopters and a plane have been deployed to Hozat while three other fires have been contained, the General Directorate of Forestry has stated.
29 August 2021
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