Wildfire near Susurluk, Turkey (2026)

Wildfire near Susurluk — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Susurluk — 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 10 km south of Susurluk.

Summary written on Aug 1, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near Susurluk, Turkey, is currently producing an intense heat signature as detected from space, with satellites picking up 15 heat detections in the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the front. The blaze has charred 380 hectares, equivalent to 939 acres, since it ignited on July 31, 2026.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. At the broader national level, Turkey has recorded 25,701 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 52 percent below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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.