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Wildfire near Hazro

Active · 130 hectares (321 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 2
130Hectares321Acres2Days burning

Started on Oct 10, 2026.

Turkey todayLive
10Active431Hotspots 48h1,180Hectares
Last 7 days · risingHow many named wildfires were burning on each of the last 7 days. It rises when there are more than on the earlier days.
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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

Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
18KM SEWildfire near Bağdere (Oct 10)130 ha77KM EWildfire near Yanarsu130 ha
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An active wildfire is currently burning near Hazro, Turkey, having scorched 100 hectares, or 247 acres, since it started on October 10, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside 16 heat detections clustered in the area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current extent of the spread.

This incident unfolds during a wider national context where 62,015 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 16% increase above the two-decade average. This late-season activity falls outside the region's typical fire season, which generally runs from June to September.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Turkey for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 130 ha (321 acres) — about 1.3 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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