Are there wildfires in Turkey right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 69 active fire hotspots in Turkey over the last 3 days. The map on this page shows their exact locations, updated hourly.

How does NASA detect wildfires?

NASA's VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard the Suomi NPP, NOAA-20 and Terra/Aqua satellites detect thermal anomalies (heat signatures) from orbit. Each detection is a "hotspot" — a pixel where the sensor measured fire-level heat. Data is published within about 3 hours of the satellite overpass through the FIRMS system.

What does fire intensity (FRP) mean?

FRP (Fire Radiative Power, in megawatts) measures how much energy a fire is releasing. Higher FRP means a more intense fire. On this map, brighter red dots are higher-intensity detections.

Wildfires in Turkey Today

Name: Active Wildfires in Turkey
Creator: NASA
Published: 2024-01-01
License: https://www.nasa.gov/open/
Keywords: wildfires, fires turkey, NASA FIRMS, active fire map, VIIRS

Live active-fire map for Turkey from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: June–September.

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Conditions at 17 km N of İskenderun, Hatay

12 km/h from the N — carrying smoke towards the S.

19°C · 88% humidity

Air quality Moderate

PM2.5 25.9 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 46 · US AQI 67

People with asthma or heart conditions may want to limit long spells outdoors.

The band above follows the European index, which averages particulates over 24 hours — so a sharp rise in this hour's PM2.5, as smoke passing overhead causes, shows up in the reading before it moves the band.

Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.

9 active fires in Turkey

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
17 km N of İskenderun, Hatay
17 detections~9.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 10:17 UTC36.740, 36.205
33 MW
2
49 km NW of Kayseri
1 detectionlast seen 2026-11-01 10:38 UTC39.134, 35.259
15 MW
3
40 km S of Cizre, Şırnak
4 detections~14.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 10:17 UTC36.976, 42.096
13 MW
4
76 km W of Diyarbakır
3 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 10:17 UTC37.688, 39.410
12 MW
5
82 km E of Afyonkarahisar
3 detections~2.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 10:17 UTC38.756, 31.484
10 MW
6
25 km SW of Cizre, Şırnak
3 detections~8.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 10:36 UTC37.206, 41.957
9 MW
7
39 km NW of İzmir
6 detections~2.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 00:37 UTC38.741, 26.942
7 MW
8
14 km SW of Osmaniye
3 detections~2.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 10:17 UTC37.019, 36.107
4 MW
9
22 km SW of Silifke, Mersin
3 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 00:37 UTC36.262, 33.728
4 MW

Plus 19 smaller heat detections — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.

About this wildfire map

This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.

Fires by region in Turkey

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