Turkey faces a “very risky week” for wildfires, an official said Monday, as blazes continue to rage across parts of southeast Europe and the Balkans. The wildfires have been fuelled by unseasonably high temperatures,

Mr Yumaklı said Turkey broken an all-time temperature record on Friday of 50.5C in the southeastern Sirnak. Information published by the country’s General Directorate of Meteorology suggested that temperatures would rise by another 10 degrees, starting Saturday. The highest temperatures for July were seen in 132 other locations.

The funerals of 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers killed while battling a wildfire have been held in Turkey

A total of 13 people have been killed in the country this year in wildfires that have flared amid strong winds, high temperatures and dry conditions

Greece and Turkey continue to battle major wildfires amid a severe heatwave. Temperatures reached 42.4C in central Greece at the weekend, with emergency services battling fires in the Peloponnese area of Athens and on the popular tourist islands of Kytheria and Crete.

Istanbul — Turkey faced a “very risky week” for wildfires, an official said Monday, as blazes across parts of southeast Europe and the Balkans damaged homes and led to a huge firefighting operation that included evacuations. Nearly 100 people face prosecution over the fires in Turkey.

THIS is the chilling moment a man who allegedly sparked a devastating wildfire in Turkey was seen filling bottles with petrol at a gas station. CCTV footage caught the suspected arsonist