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Wildfire near Ulubey

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

This fire in numbers3 days
100Hectares247Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 31, 2026.

Turkey today7 days
24Fires · 7d15Hotspots 48h3,210Hectares · 7d
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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

Spanning two days of active burning near Ulubey, Turkey, an active wildfire has consumed approximately 100 hectares, or 247 acres, since it started on August 31, 2026. The incident is currently expanding at an average daily growth of about 50 hectares per day. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, with four NASA FIRMS heat detections registered in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current extent of the spread.

This ongoing fire occurs against the backdrop of Turkey's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Across the country, a total of 40,976 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 23 percent below the two-decade average for the nation.

In context

This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 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 62,209 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 16% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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