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Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave

This photograph shows interior of a burnt house during a wildfire in Kryoneri, near Athens on July 26, 2025.[AFP]

Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey on Monday, as the country sweltered in a summer heatwave.

According to officials, wildfires over the past week have led to at least 14 deaths in Turkey and sparked the evacuations of 19 villages and more than 3,500 people elsewhere from their homes.

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