Wildfire near Fethiye (Jul 30)
Started on Jul 30, 2026.
Turkey today7 days
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Fire (SWIR)
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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 the city of Fethiye in Turkey, an active wildfire that started on July 30, 2026, has expanded to cover 250 hectares, or approximately 618 acres. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of roughly 125 hectares per day. Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while three separate heat detections have been registered by NASA FIRMS over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Across the country, a total of 25,701 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 52% below the two-decade average for Turkey.
In context
This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 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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