Mr Yumaklı said Turkey broken an all-time temperature record on Friday of 50.5C in the southeastern Sirnak. Information published by the country’s General Directorate of Meteorology suggested that temperatures would rise by another 10 degrees, starting Saturday. The highest temperatures for July were seen in 132 other locations.

TURKEY has been ravaged by fresh wildfires with over 1,500 civilians forced to flee their homes. A firefighter has died as they battled the rising flames which come amid a number of terrifying and

A total of 13 people have been killed in the country this year in wildfires that have flared amid strong winds, high temperatures and dry conditions