Wildfire near Çanakkale Merkez, Turkey (2026)

Wildfire near Çanakkale Merkez — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Çanakkale Merkez — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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

The story so far

Following an unusual 86-day burning period that stretched across the region's typical fire season from June to September, the wildfire near Çanakkale Merkez, Turkey, has now ended after starting on July 29, 2026. During its activity, satellites tracked a moderate heat signature from the fire front, while an estimated footprint of 200 hectares, or 494 acres, was mapped through satellite hotspots.

This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 62,209 hectares have burned across Turkey so far in 2026, marking a figure 16 percent above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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