Firefighting efforts continued Thursday as crews battled forest fires in several provinces across western and southern Türkiye, while authorities announced that most of the blazes reported over the past day had been brought under control.
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı said authorities had responded to 115 fires nationwide since Wednesday, including 69 outside forested areas, adding that 110 of them had been completely contained.
"Three more fires in Balıkesir's Edremit, Çanakkale's Ayvacık and Antalya's Kumluca have also been completely brought under control," Yumaklı said.
Firefighters remained on the front lines in Muğla, Antalya, Balıkesir and Mersin, where aerial and ground crews continued working to prevent flames from spreading.
In Muğla, crews were battling a wildfire that broke out in the Yeşilüzümlü neighborhood of Fethiye, where strong winds caused the flames to spread rapidly through forested areas. Fire engines and municipal firefighters were dispatched to the scene, with containment efforts ongoing.
