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Video: Hundreds of firefighters fight 2nd-day blaze in northwestern Turkiye
Firefighter teams in trucks, helicopters and planes in northwestern Turkiye battled growing wildfires for a second day.
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Soldiers died from gas exposure during a mission to recover a Turkish soldier missing in the cave since 2022.
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Blazes break out in France, Greece, Turkiye and Syria, with several other nations on high alert over scorching weather.
Three have died in Turkiye as blaze continues to rage in southern province, which borders Syria.
A week-long heatwave has helped to fuel wildfires in Turkiye and Greece, where thousands of people have had to flee.
Police dispersed crowds of protesters during demonstrations over a cartoon allegedly depicting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
Istanbul chief public prosecutor’s office announces investigation after charges of ‘openly insulting religious values’.
![Turkish police secure the street in front of the headquarters of LeMan magazine after hundreds of people protested on July 1, 2025 [Tolga Bozoglu/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/13160760-1751356600.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Blaze in the western Turkish province forces evacuations as strong winds hamper firefighters’ efforts.
Video shows residents in western Turkey desperately trying to stop the spread of wildfires.
Izmir’s airport suspends flights, and authorities evacuate residents as strong winds fan blaze in the western province.
Maksym Ustimenko’s aircraft shot down seven air targets before losing altitude and crashing, the air force says.
