Wildfires sweeping across Turkey’s western İzmir province have forced the evacuation of more than 50,000 people, with two fatalities confirmed and major disruptions reported across several districts.

Turkish authorities detained 109 people, including opposition party members and a former mayor, on Tuesday in Izmir, the Anadolu state news agency said, expanding a months-long legal crackdown on ...

Turkiye’s Izmir, Hatay and Syria’s Latakia regions affected by wildfires Three have died in Turkiye as blaze continues to rage in southern province, which borders Syria.

A forest fire is threatening homes and industrial areas in the western Turkish province of Izmir, according to local media and a witness contacted by AFP.

Turkish police on Tuesday arrested more than 120 city hall members in the western city of Izmir, a known stronghold for opposition to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The detainees ...

Turkey is battling dozens of wildfires amid an early European heatwave, with strong winds fanning flames across multiple regions. In Izmir, wildfires forced the closure of Adnan Menderes Airport ...

Turkey wildfires: Izmir airport forced to close with flights cancelled and diverted The Mayor of İzmir, Dr. Cemil Tugay, warned people to be careful as the coastal city copes with flames ...

An elderly man and a forestry worker died on Thursday in wildfires in Turkey, as firefighters battled high winds fanning two blazes in the western province of Izmir, lawmakers said.

A wildfire killed a bedridden man who was home alone in Turkey's western Izmir province after it spread to a residential area, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Thursday, the first casualty ...

ISTANBUL, July 3, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Two wildfires that began overnight near the western Turkish resort of Izmir were raging out of control on Thursday, fuelled by high winds, officials said. "Strong ...