Wildfire near Şenyurt, Turkey (2026)

Wildfire near Şenyurt — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Şenyurt — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 15 km east of Şenyurt.

Summary written on Sep 19, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near the city of Şenyurt, Turkey, an active wildfire has consumed 130 hectares, equivalent to 321 acres, since it started on September 18, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside six distinct heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours.

This incident occurs squarely within the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Across the country, a total of 51,363 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains roughly in line with the two-decade average for the same period.

In context

This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.