According to the General Directorate of Forestry, 612 forest fires erupted in June alone—rising to 624 by early July (Anadolu Agency 2025). According to MODIS burned area data, as many as 177 forest fires occurred in Turkey in July alone, devastating approximately 60,000 hectares of land. The most affected by the 2025 wildfires in Turkey are the western and northwestern provinces such as Izmir, Bursa, Çanakkale, Manisa, Bilecik, and Hatay in the southeast. Major cities like Izmir and Bur...
