Several Turkish provinces ban visitors in forests to combat wildfires

Several Turkish provinces ban visitors in forests to combat wildfires

Several Turkish provinces have not too long ago banned guests in forests given the dangers of wildfires.

According to statements issued by the authorities, guests are banned to enter forests various between June 15 – Oct. 31 in a number of provinces together with Istanbul, Çanakkale, Aydın, Ardahan, Tunceli, Kütahya and Bursa.

In the assertion issued by the Bursa Forest Divisional Directorate, it was reported that selections concerning the summer season time period have been taken on the final assembly of the Bursa Provincial Forest Fire Fighting and Combating Commission. It was additionally introduced that the ban is efficient in all districts of the province between June 30 to Sept. 30.

The northwestern Çanakkale provincial governorship in a press release highlighted the necessity to undertake extra measures – underneath the coordination of the Forestry Regional Directorate – since wildfires have began throughout the nation in current days. Authorities additionally famous {that a} comparable ban is about to take impact from June 26 till Sept. 15, 2023.

The governorship of Istanbul on Friday morning has additionally issued a ban on setting any hearth throughout picnics in pure parks, groves, and forest areas inside the borders of the province between June 24 and Oct. 15.

Meanwhile, forest fires have been reported within the Aksu and Kaş districts of southern Antalya province not too long ago, nonetheless, the fireplace within the Ikizce neighborhood of Kaş is underneath management, based on the most recent experiences on Friday.

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