Farmer Kadir Akbas checks his burnt stable next to his house following a wildfire at Cine district, in Aydin, southwestern Turkey, on August 1, 2026. Hundreds of firefighters were on Friday battling strong winds to quench a wildfire in southwestern Turkey as high winds stoked a new blaze, complicating efforts to bring the fires under control, a minister said. Although Turkey experienced early wildfires in 2025 due to drought, it had been largely spared until now thanks to heavy winter rains and snowfall that replenished groundwater and protected vegetation. (Photo by Murat Kocabas / AFP via Getty Images)