| 2020 Wildfires in Turkey | |
| Total Area: | 40630acres |
| Total Fires: | 2,957 |
| Is Season: | yes |
| Next: | 2021 Turkey wildfires |
| Area: | Turkey |
| Date: | 29 Sep 2020 |
The 2020 Turkey wildfires were a series of forest fires that broke out in several areas across Turkey throughout 2020. In the first ten months of the year, a total of of forestland was destroyed in 2,957 recorded wildfires. For comparison, the figures for the previous year were of forestland destroyed by 2,668 wildfires.[1], figures for 2020 fire starting have not yet been published by the General Directorate of Forestry.[2]
A wildfire broke out at Gevenez of Yatağan district in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey on 29 September. The fire destroyed of forest, of agricultural land, haylofts, and some unused, old houses.
A forest fire started at Sarımazı neighborhood of Belen district in Hatay Province, southern Turkey, on 9 October. Within two days, the fire burnt of forest. The fire spread over to İskenderun and Arsuz districts, affecting many residences, factories, and nearly 100 people. According to an investigation, the fire was a result of arson masterminded by İzzettin İnan, alias "Seyfettin", and Suvar Derweş, Kurdish militants in Afrin Region, northwestern Syria. Two suspects were arrested as arsonists.