Turkish Intelligence, Police Working Hard to Establish Causes of Forest Fires: Erdogan

“The investigation into these fires that started simultaneously in different areas continues. Intelligence and the police are working hard. The results will be announced. We extinguish the fires using four to five planes and 45 helicopters. There are planes from Russia and Ukraine, and one more plane will be transferred from Azerbaijan,” Erdogan told reporters.

Fifty-seven fires were brought under control, the Turkish president added.

The wildfire erupted in the Antalya region earlier this week, resulting in the deaths of at least three people, damaging multiple houses, and causing mass evacuations. Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin previously called the wildfire a national disaster.