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Wildfire near Meriç

Ended · 200 hectares (494 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
200Hectares494Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 9, 2026.

Turkey today7 days
9Fires · 7d174Hotspots 48h1,150Hectares · 7d
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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

An active wildfire spanning 200 hectares, or 494 acres, continues to burn near the city of Meriç in Turkey, having started on August 9, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while NASA FIRMS has recorded eight heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the fire across the area.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape remains comparatively subdued, with 32,719 hectares having burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 39 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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 52,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 2% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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