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Neighborhood heads in Manavgat: Measures insufficient, everything burned to the ground

Neighborhood heads in Manavgat: Measures insufficient, everything burned to the ground

“Olive trees are in danger”, “Dogs, cats… There are no living creatures left”, “Our neighboring villages were on fire, we saved them”, “If planes had worked till the evening, the fire would have died out…” 13 neighborhood heads from Manavgat speak to bianet.

6 August 2021 Nurşen Çinkaya

The responsibility and irresponsibility of the state in forest fires

The responsibility and irresponsibility of the state in forest fires

The state is in place. But where are forests, the creatures living there, the deceased people, the living spaces of people, their houses, gardens, schools? We don’t have forests, we don’t have animals, people or nature. There is trauma and sorrow.

3 August 2021 Hikmet Adal

More evacuations in Antalya, entry to forests banned in Dersim

WILDFIRES IN TURKEY

More evacuations in Antalya, entry to forests banned in Dersim

Wildfires continue in seven locations in three cities as the governor of Dersim has introduced extensive measures, including a camping ban.

Manavgat: Wildfires continue in three locations on fifth day

Manavgat: Wildfires continue in three locations on fifth day

There is a lack of coordination between the central government and the opposition-led municipalities in Antalya, a local journalist has said.

2 August 2021 Ruken Tuncel

‘Fire spread in 15 minutes, the lake was our only way out'

MANAVGAT FIRE IN ANTALYA

‘Fire spread in 15 minutes, the lake was our only way out'

Business owner Enhoş has spoken to bianet about the first night of the Manavgat fire in Antalya: “On the night of the fire, after 12 am, we called the 112 medical emergency hotline and gendarmerie several times, but no help came.”

30 July 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

Forest fires in Antalya claim four lives in Manavgat and Akseki

Forest fires in Antalya claim four lives in Manavgat and Akseki

While the fire in Manavgat has been taken under control, the efforts to put out the fire in Akseki are ongoing from both air and ground. An 82-year-old person has lost his life due to the smoke in Akseki three others have died in Manavgat.

Forest fires raze four different spots in Antalya’s Manavgat

Forest fires raze four different spots in Antalya’s Manavgat

Fires have erupted and quickly spread in the neighborhoods of Kavaklı, Sarılar, Kalemler and Yeniköy in Manavgat. Antalya Mayor Böcek notes that he has never seen such a fire while Sub-Governor says that “the fire is far away from the tourism region.”