Turkey arrests ten suspects after wildfires, interior minister says


FILE PHOTO: A wildfire burns near Alacati in Izmir province, Turkey, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Murat Kocabas/File Photo

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish authorities arrested ten suspects in relation to wildfires that broke out across the country over the past week, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.

The wildfires killed at least two people in western coastal province of Izmir as fire extinguishing teams supported by planes and helicopters struggled to contain the blazes.

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