Started on Oct 4, 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
Burning near Boğazkale, Turkey, an active wildfire spanning 100 hectares, or 247 acres, has maintained a low heat intensity since it started on October 4, 2026. Satellites have registered six heat detections in the past 48 hours, indicating the current thermal distribution across the area.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire season that typically spans from June to September. Across the country, 60,061 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 12 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Turkey for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 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 60,061 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 12% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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