Wildfire near Çine, Turkey (2026)

Wildfire near Çine — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Çine — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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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

About 5 km east of Çine.

Summary written on Aug 1, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near Çine, Turkey, is currently producing an intense heat signature as satellites pick up 33 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours. The fire, which started on July 31, 2026, has grown to encompass 830 hectares, equivalent to 2,051 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows that 25,701 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 52% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 830 ha (2,051 acres) — around 8.3 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.