“Although there is an increase in the number of planes and helicopters, this is not enough in fighting forest fires,” says Prof. Dr. Doğanay Tolunay. In the last year, 2,793 fires that broke out in ...

A forest land of 11,000 hectares was razed by fires in Turkey last year. According to the data of the Directorate General of Forestry, the cause of half of these fires is unknown while 33 percent of ...

When the wildfires crashed down the mountains above Marmaris, the beekeeper İbrahim Şahin was returning from a funeral to his home in the village of Osmaniye. At first, he was unconcerned—fires happen ...

Turkey is to plant a forest to mark its close relationship with Japan, Forestry Minister Veysel Eroglu said Thursday. “We will establish a Turkey-Japan friendship forest in Turkey,” he said as he met ...

Gradual changes in agricultural and landscape management practices have led to growing uncertainty regarding eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) habitat management in contemporary ...

Izmir: Firefighters were battling a strong forest fire in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, a day after hundreds of local people in nearby villages had to ...

Many world leaders on Saturday conveyed their condolences to Turkey, where forest fires have led to deaths and material damage. "Malaysia expresses sincere condolences over the loss of lives caused by ...

TURKEY — Fires that have ravaged forests around Turkey’s third most-populous city Izmir for the past four days have largely been brought under control, authorities said Sunday. Agriculture and ...

Protecting their faces with scarves, local women are taking the frontlines against water cannons and tear gas fired by security forces in the southwest Turkey, resisting cutting of trees for the ...

Turkey and Greece are struggling with unusual heat for the time of year, as Turkey reports the first major forest fires of the season. Five different fires broke out on Wednesday, two of which were ...

FOREST PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Had enough turkey this week? Well, if you think you can't handle another bite, there's a barbecue spot in Forest Park where they're smoking turkey breast - along with ribs ...

For the first time, Turkey will host a multilateral meeting on forests, with 193 Member States participating, in Istanbul from 8-19 April following the signing on 24 January of an agreement between ...