ISTANBUL (AP) — New wildfires broke out on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast Friday, as the government declared two western provinces in the country to be disaster zones. Images showed flames and smoke billowing into the sky close to high-rise apartment buildings in Antalya, where local and foreign visitors flock during the summer months.

DEVASTATING wildfires have once again erupted in Turkey with hundreds of people evacuated as massive blazes continue to rip through the country. The president of the country has warned of a

Thirteen people in Turkey have been killed by the wildfires so far, including 10 volunteers and forestry workers in the central Eskisehir province.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey sent two firefighting aircraft Saturday to help battle wildfires in neighboring Syria as Turkish firefighters battled a blaze on their side of the border and one person was reported dead in the country’s west.

A wildfire in northwest Turkey burns for a fourth day after a village is temporarily evacuated:::: Osmaneli, Turkey:: Cemil Karadag, Selcik resident"I can say this, it's the biggest fire in Osmaneli history.

Wildfires that erupt naturally usually start due to lightning strikes. However, lightning-caused fires generally affect a smaller area due to rainfall or ambient humidity. In human-caused fires, this is not the case, so they can quickly affect larger areas. So, what measures can be taken in this situation?

Planes and helicopters doused the flames of a wildfire in Turkey's northwestern province of Sakarya on Monday (July 21) as the blaze entered its second day.