The forests are raging fires In the northwest Turkey. The new alarm was sounded in the Sarkoy area of Tekirdag Province and expanded to the Marmara area, with at least two active fronts in the Tsanakale. Villages were evacuated.
In sarcoy, aerial media have been reinforced and are 21 aircraft. According to Turkey reports, the fire started on agricultural land near the Istiklal neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon (15.07.2025) and Within 18 hours it spread uncontrollably to the chanakale, because of strong winds.
There are 400 firefighters with 100 vehicles in the battle, according to Tekirdag governor Recep Soiturk.
Friends #Gelibolu #CavalryWe are officially living hell. I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. #Tekirdag #Şarköyoutput #fire He jumped here. The weather conditions are also bad, let the living things in the region, our teams fighting with fire, get the assistant. # pic.twitter.com/qjeD6yG3bN
– Original (@oozgund) July 15, 2025
Preventive evacuations were carried out in the villages of Senkei, Kizilzaterzi and Kotsali, with four people hospitalized due to tobacco inhalation.
For overnight, the attempt to extinguish the tuzla, the Tasagil and the Chamkioi, where the fire that broke out on July 15 in the village of Naldocen, Aivatzik, appears to have been revived.
On the one hand, while Çanakkale Ayvacık burns, the fire in Şarköy should be spread quickly. We’ve seen smoke for a few hours, now there are flames. It is said that he jumped into the forest. He’s raining ash in Gallipoli right now. We are very sorry. pic.twitter.com/hz1dMU1clP
– Melda Onur (@meldaonur) July 15, 2025
It is noted that the fiery fronts have been raging from the end of June in Turkey, with average 77 fires a day, Hurriyet broadcasts.
Although so far The cause has not been made known From which the fire began, this may have been caused by a bird that fell into power cables.
Tobacco reached Attica
According to the Pyromateorologist Thodoris Giannarotobacco from the fires in northwestern Turkey reached Attica with himself referring to a post on Facebook: smoke (and smell of burnt) in Penteli from the fires in Turkey.
The smoke had already covered much of the sky on Tuesday night in Molyvos, Lesvos, as shown by photos posted on social media.