Started on Oct 11, 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
Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Kutluca, Turkey, where six heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 130 hectares or 321 acres after starting on October 11, 2026, persists well past the country's typical fire season that normally runs from June to September.
This ongoing incident unfolds against a broader backdrop of heightened fire activity across the nation, with 62,015 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that stands 16% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Turkey for less than a day. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 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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