Wildfire near Düvertepe
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Düvertepe, Turkey, an active wildfire spanning 180 hectares (445 acres) that started on August 19, 2026, is currently exhibiting an intense heat signature as satellites detect seven distinct heat signatures clustered nearby over the last 48 hours.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows a total of 35,157 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 34% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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 43,877 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 18% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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