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Wildfire near Ovacık

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

This fire in numbersDay 2
130Hectares321Acres2Days burning

Started on Oct 10, 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

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An active wildfire spanning 130 hectares (321 acres) continues to burn near Ovacık, Turkey, since it started on October 10, 2026. Operating against the backdrop of a broader national season that typically runs from June to September, the blaze has prompted a moderate heat signature on satellite imagery, with six NASA FIRMS heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours.

This ongoing incident unfolds during a significant year for wildfires in Turkey, where 62,015 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 16% above the country's two-decade average. While response efforts remain active at the Ovacık site, regional monitoring continues to track the moderate thermal activity as firefighters manage the containment of the 321-acre burn area.

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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