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Wildfire near Tavşanlı

Ended · 150 hectares (371 acres) · Started · Updated

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150Hectares371Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 23, 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

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire near Tavşanlı, Turkey, where the active front has grown to cover 150 hectares, or 371 acres. Having started on August 23, 2026, the incident is generating noticeable activity as instruments detect seven distinct heat signatures clustering nearby over the last 48 hours, highlighting the spatial spread of the burning area.

This event unfolds during Turkey's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Despite this active incident, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 35,362 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 34% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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 60,118 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 12% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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