Started on Jul 29, 2026.
Turkey today7 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
Burning near Menemen, Turkey, an active wildfire has charred 130 ha (321 acres) since it started on 2026-07-29. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front.
Monitoring systems have registered 10 heat detections in the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the blaze across the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. 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 43,877 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 18% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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