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.

Turkey evacuates thousands of people as multiple wildfires rage across the country:: July 26, 2025:: Karabuk, Turkey:: Bursa, Turkey:: July 27, 2025Huge flames engulfed trees in areas close to residential sites in Bursa as huge plumes of smoke rose from the fire covered the sky over the city,