Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city early Sunday, causing more than 1,700 people to flee their homes and leaving a firefighter dead.

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.

Bursa, in Turkey, has been surrounded by wildfires forcing almost 2,000 people to flee their homes, while a firefighter has died battling the blazes - which have been raging since late June

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

As unprecedented wildfires continue to rage across Turkey, flames have now reached the outskirts of Bursa, the country’s fourth-largest city, prompting widespread evacuations and a government emergency response.

A firefighter has been left dead after horror wildfires have forced thousands of people to evacuate in both Greece & Turkey with one official warning 'the real difficulties are ahead'

The fire suddenly crossed over and surrounded us. We had no choice but to run. Only the response teams stayed behind," said a local resident.

At least 10 people have been killed and many other injured while battling wildfire in Turkey, the government in the country has said. Those who lost their lives were firefighters and rescue workers battling the fires in northwestern Turkey.