ISTANBUL, June 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - More than 50,000 people have been 
evacuated as Turkish firefighters battle a string of wildfires, with the vast 
majority of evacuations from the western Izmir province, the AFAD disaster 
agency said.

"A total of over 50,000 citizens from 41 settlements have been temporarily 
relocated to safe areas," AFAD wrote on X, saying most of them were from 
fires raging near the western resort of Izmir.