- Wildfires have threatened Bursa, Turkey's fourth-largest city, leading to the evacuation of 1,765 people from surrounding villages.
- The fires, which spread rapidly overnight in the forested mountains near Bursa, caused the closure of the highway linking Bursa to Ankara.
- These blazes are being fuelled by unseasonably high temperatures, dry conditions, and strong winds, with Turkey recording its highest ever temperature of 50.5C in Sirnak province.
- So far, 13 people have died, including 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers, amidst dozens of daily wildfires across the country since late June.
- Prosecutors have investigated fires in 33 provinces, taking legal action against 97 suspects, while Izmir and Bilecik have been declared disaster areas.
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