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Wildfire near Silvan

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

This fire in numbersDay 2
100Hectares247Acres2Days burning

Started on Sep 16, 2026.

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4Active280Hotspots 48h510Hectares
Last 7 days · risingHow many named wildfires were burning on each of the last 7 days. It rises when there are more than on the earlier 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

An active wildfire is currently burning near Silvan, Turkey, having scorched 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on September 16, 2026. Operating within its typical seasonal window that runs from June to September, the blaze maintains a moderate heat intensity according to peak fire radiative power data. Overhead, satellite sensors have registered four heat detections over the past 48 hours, mapping the extent of the spread in the area.

Nationwide, the broader wildfire context for 2026 shows a total of 51,363 hectares burned thus far, a figure that remains roughly in line with the country's two-decade average.

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 51,363 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 4% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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