Most fires across Türkiye under control, minister says
Firefighters had brought 258 of 260 fires reported across Türkiye since July 29 under control by Aug. 1 morning, Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said, before a new blaze broke out on Marmara Island.
Yumaklı said 162 of the incidents occurred outside forested areas.
The wildfire in Balıkesir’s Gömeç district and the Aydıncık-Gülnar blaze in the southern province of Mersin had been fully contained, he said.
The fire in Çine in the western province of Aydın was also under control, while another in Balıkesir’s Susurluk district had been largely contained.
