ISTANBUL: Turkish firefighters on Wednesday battled wildfires near the country’s southern tourist beaches that have forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, authorities said. Hundreds of firefighters went up against the biggest fire in Mugla province, with more than 20 planes and helicopters bombing water on the flames, the agriculture ministry said. Media reports said the main highway from the tourist city of Antalya to the beach resort of Fethiye had been closed because of the smoke. NTV television said that access to the ancient ruins at Olympos in Antalya province had been closed.

Wildfires continued to burn across southern Türkiye on July 29, with major blazes active in the tourist hubs of Antalya and Muğla while firefighters scrambled to suppress separate…

A wildfire fueled by strong winds forced evacuations, prompted the precautionary evacuation of part of a state hospital and led to the closure of a major...