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Wildfire near Akçakaya

Ended · 130 hectares (321 acres) · Started · Updated

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130Hectares321Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 15, 2026.

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire near Akçakaya, Turkey, where six thermal detections have clustered over the past 48 hours to outline the extent of the spread. Having started on August 15, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 130 hectares, which translates to approximately 321 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs annually from June to September. Despite this active front near Akçakaya, broader national figures show a relatively restrained year for fire activity, with 34,852 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026—marking a total that sits 35% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in Turkey

Across Turkey, roughly 59,293 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 11% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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