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The authorities have suspended maritime traffic in the southbound direction of Dardanelles Strait and halted entries to the Gallipoli Campaign Historical Site.

Houses in two villages were damaged, and nine villages have been evacuated as a precautionary measure. Fourteen individuals were transferred from the state hospital, and 45 residents of an elderly care facility were evacuated.

A wildfire broke out in two different spots in Heybeliada Island in İstanbul. While the fire has been taken under control, cooling efforts are still underway. One person has been arrested in relation with the incident.

While Minister Pakdemirli has announced that Gelibolu wildfire has finally been taken under control after razing 450-hectare forestland, his answer to a Parliamentary question has revealed that 23,880 forest fires broke out in Turkey in the last 10 years.