Wildfire near Kösreli, TR (2026)

This fire in numbers3 days

1,750Hectares · estimated4,324Acres · estimated3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 7, 2026.

Turkey today7 days

0Fires · 7d75Hotspots 48h0Hectares · 7d

Last 7 days · steady

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Wildfire near Kösreli — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Kösreli — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

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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

Burning for two days near Kösreli, Turkey, an active wildfire has expanded at an average rate of approximately 875 hectares per day, consuming a total of 1,750 ha (4,324 acres) since it started on September 7, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 173 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the blaze. This incident unfolds squarely within the nation's typical fire season, which runs annually from June to September.

In context

This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,750 ha (4,324 acres) — around 18 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.