2021 Turkey wildfires

In July and August 2021, a series of more than two hundred wildfires burnt 1,700 square kilometres of forest in Turkey's Mediterranean Region in the worst-ever wildfire season in the country's history. The wildfires started in Manavgat, Antalya Province, on 28 July 2021, with the temperature around 37 °C (99 °F). As of 9 August 2021, two fires were still burning, both in Muğla. The fires are part of a larger series of wildfires, including those in neighbouring Greece, originating from a heatwave made more likely by climate change.

2021 Turkish wildfires
Smoke from Antalya, Mersin and Muğla Provinces on 3 August
Date(s)28 July – 12 August 2021
LocationMediterranean and Aegean regions
Statistics
Total area170,000 hectares
Impacts
Deaths9
Non-fatal injuries800+
2022 
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