Devastating fires in the province of İzmir are now under control, the Turkish government announced on Saturday, while firefighting efforts continued in the south-eastern province of Hatay. Emergency services in Hatay worked through the night to extinguish a fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in a forest in Dörtyol,

A new wildfire has erupted in Greece prompting evacuations, while firefighters in Turkey pressed ahead with efforts to contain a deadly blaze west of the country.

Firefighters early Friday gained control over a major wildfire in the western Turkish province of Izmir but two others continued to ravage forests there, a minister said.