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Wildfire near Savcılı

Active · 100 hectares (247 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 2
100Hectares247Acres2Days burning

Started on Oct 8, 2026.

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2Active229Hotspots 48h330Hectares
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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 is currently burning across 100 hectares (247 acres) near the city of Savcılı in Turkey, following its start on October 8, 2026. Orbiting satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while NASA FIRMS has detected five heat signatures clustering nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating the current localized spread of the incident.

This active blaze occurs within a broader national landscape where 60,646 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 13% above the country's two-decade average. While the current incident is unfolding in October, Turkey's typical fire season spans from June to September.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Turkey for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 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 60,646 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 13% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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