Wildfires in Turkey — what is burning right now?

Live overview of Turkish wildfires: every burned area measured in the past 42 days, the nearest town for each fire, and day-by-day satellite image series for the biggest ones. Hotspot detections on the live map refresh every 20 minutes.

565measured burned areas · 42 days
388,723hectares burned · 42 days
Oct 7, 2026latest detection

Map — hotspots and burned areas in Turkey

Dots are satellite heat detections from the past 42 days — bright yellow is the last 24 hours. Brown outlines are measured burned areas: click one for size and dates. Photo pins open the day-by-day satellite image series of that fire.

Burned areas in Turkey — past 42 days

AreaFirst seenLast seenNearest townSatellite series
Burned area near Hacıbektaş from space186 haOct 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026Hacıbektaş · 4 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near İmamoğlu from space203 haOct 4, 2026Oct 7, 2026İmamoğlu · 5 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Karayılan from space314 haOct 3, 2026Oct 7, 2026Karayılansatellite series →
Burned area near Aliağa from space1,087 haJul 18, 2026Oct 7, 2026Aliağa · 7 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Ereğli from space499 haOct 1, 2026Oct 7, 2026Ereğlisatellite series →
Burned area near Karabük from space313 haOct 1, 2026Oct 7, 2026Karabüksatellite series →
259 haOct 1, 2026Oct 7, 2026Körfez—
249 haOct 2, 2026Oct 7, 2026Soma · 13 km—
218 haOct 1, 2026Oct 7, 2026Soma · 11 km—
162 haOct 1, 2026Oct 7, 2026Geyikli · 7 km—
Burned area near Büyükçekmece from space155 haOct 1, 2026Oct 7, 2026Büyükçekmecesatellite series →
134 haOct 4, 2026Oct 7, 2026İzmir · 7 km—
300 haOct 5, 2026Oct 6, 2026İpsala · 21 km—
149 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Aksakal · 5 km—
507 haOct 3, 2026Oct 6, 2026Keşan · 7 km—
314 haOct 5, 2026Oct 6, 2026Pehlivanköy · 9 km—
263 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Selçikler · 13 km—
273 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Umraniye · 23 km—
232 haOct 4, 2026Oct 6, 2026Kırbaşı · 7 km—
225 haOct 4, 2026Oct 6, 2026Temelli · 8 km—
Burned area near Yunak from space296 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Yunak · 26 kmsatellite series →
204 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Dambaslar · 8 km—
169 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Balıkesir · 9 km—
190 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Beypazarı · 14 km—
296 haOct 3, 2026Oct 5, 2026Alaca · 13 km—
Burned area near Bağdere from space1,793 haSep 7, 2026Sep 30, 2026Bağdere · 10 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Mermer from space2,299 haSep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026Mermer · 8 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Sarıca from space1,552 haSep 8, 2026Sep 30, 2026Sarıcasatellite series →
Burned area near Mustafabeyli from space51,652 haAug 30, 2026Sep 23, 2026Mustafabeyli · 5 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Silvan from space1,043 haSep 18, 2026Sep 18, 2026Silvan · 11 kmsatellite series →
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Data. Hotspots: NASA MODIS & VIIRS (updated ~20 min). Burned-area outlines and sizes: Copernicus Emergency Management Service / EFFIS (CC BY 4.0). Satellite image series: Copernicus Sentinel-2. Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

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