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Wildfire near Havsa

Active · 100 hectares (247 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 2
100Hectares247Acres2Days burning

Started on Oct 10, 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

A low-intensity wildfire remains active near Havsa, Turkey, after igniting on October 10, 2026. Satellites have detected 10 heat signatures over the past 48 hours, mapping the extent of the active front as the blaze consumes land near the city. While the fire is currently burning at a low thermal output, it has already scorched a total of 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres.

The ongoing incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 62,015 hectares have burned across Turkey so far in 2026, marking a 16% increase above the two-decade average. This October fire also pushes past the borders of the region's typical fire season, which conventionally runs from June to September.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Turkey for 1 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 62,015 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 16% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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