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Wildfires in Canakkale have devastated this touristic region's popular resorts, including Ayvacik and Kepez. While firefighters showed great effort to contain multiple blazes across the city, fires reached homes and vehicles that caused significant material loss.
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ibrahim Yumakli announced that the forest fires in Bolu Mudurnu, Canakkale Ayvacik, and Izmir Dikili have been completely brought under control as of August 12.
In a post on his social media account, Yumakli provided information about the latest situation regarding forest fires. Pointing out that the fight against ongoing fires across the country continues without interruption, Yumakli stated: “Bolu Mudurnu, Canakkale Ayvacik, and Izmir Dikili fires have been completely brought under control. The Canakkale Merkez, Dardanos fire has been largely brought under control. Our cooling operations continue.”
Across Türkiye, rainfall in July decreased by 71 percent compared to the same period last year, per official data.
According to the General Directorate of Meteorology report, the nationwide July rainfall average was below both the long-term average and last year’s July rainfall.
Accordingly, the long-term July rainfall average in the 1991–2020 period was recorded as 15.6 kilograms per square meter, while in July 2024 it was 32.7 kilograms per square meter, and last month only 9.6 kilograms per square meter of rainfall was recorded.
Rainfall decreased by 39 percent compared to normal levels, and by about 71 percent compared to July last year.
In July, rainfall decreased by more than 80 percent compared to normal in the Marmara Region, in the Aegean Region except for Usak, Afyonkarahisar, and Denizli surroundings, in the Western Black Sea, in the east of the Central Anatolia and Mediterranean regions, and in the surroundings of Antalya, Sanliurfa, Mardin, Sirnak, Batman, Van, and Hakkari.
On the other hand, it increased by more than 40 percent in the surroundings of Denizli, Burdur, Ankara, Samsun, Ordu, Gumushane, Erzincan, Tunceli, Bingol, Adiyaman, and Kars.
In particular, in the surrounding area of Karaman, Mersin, and Tunceli, rainfall was recorded at up to twice normal levels.
Across the region, all areas received rainfall below normal levels, with the largest drop at 95 percent occurring in the Marmara Region. July rainfall in the Marmara Region dropped to the lowest level of the last 65 years.
Last month, the highest provincial rainfall level was recorded in Rize with 89 kilograms per square meter. Yalova was recorded as the only province with no rainfall at all in July.
The highest increase in rainfall compared to normal was recorded in Mersin and Karaman with over 100 percent, while the highest decrease was recorded in Yalova at a 100 percent drop.
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