Forest Fire (7362 ha) in Türkiye 23 Jul 2025

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1024336
Countries: Türkiye
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 Jul 2025 - 27 Jul 2025
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 261 in the burned area
Burned area: 7362 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Forest fires damage 407 homes across 13 provinces in Türkiye 7/30/2025 1:02:00 PM.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said a total of 407 houses, 17 businesses and 96 barns have been destroyed or severely damaged across 13 provinces in Türkiye since June 1 due to forest fires. In a statement shared on social media on Wednesd
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Türkiye detains suspects as wildfire investigations expand 7/30/2025 12:10:00 PM.

Erol Karakas, the mukhtar of Karahidir, stated that the fire was prevented from spreading to the neighborhood thanks to the mobilization of all state units. Karakas shared the unforgettable moments they endured, saying, “It was a desperate
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Experts push for stricter penalties as Türkiye fights wildfires 7/30/2025 8:12:00 AM.

ISTANBUL With Türkiye battling a surge in forest fires, legal experts are calling for urgent reforms to impose harsher penalties and ensure stricter enforcement against those responsible, whether through carelessness or deliberate acts of a
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Siccità record a luglio in Europa e nel bacino [...] 7/30/2025 7:19:00 AM.

All''inizio di luglio oltre la metà (52%) dei terreni in Europa e nel bacino del Mediterraneo era colpita dalla siccità. Lo rivela un''analisi di Afp sulla base degli ultimi dati dell''Osservatorio europeo sulla siccità (Edo). Si tratta del
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),