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Turkey's aerial firefighting aid to Europe

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In late July 2026, Turkey intensified its aerial support to European neighbours during amid a severe wildfire season. season, Turkey deployed multiple firefighting aircraft to assist European neighbours. After initially sending two firefighting aircraft to France’s Bouches‑du‑Rhône region, President Emmanuel Macron thanked Ankara for the assistance. The same day Turkey dispatched another pair of aircraft France to Spain at help combat fires in the request of southern Bouches‑du‑Rhône, the Spanish government, an operation ordered by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish government announced by Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı. On 28 July, Turkey again deployed two firefighting planes to France as wind‑driven fires forced a second French mission targeting the evacuation of Bordeaux region, where more than 260,000 residents were evacuated and destroyed dozens of over 240 properties, including luxury villas. The aid coincided with a domestic yellow‑code alert covering 14 Turkish provinces, where winds villas, were destroyed. Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı highlighted the danger of up to 80 km/h heightened fire risk. winds and urged Turkish authorities highlighted their “Green Homeland” monitoring network, including citizens to avoid fire‑risk activities, noting that Turkey’s “Yeşil Vatan” programme monitors fires with UAVs, fire‑watch smart towers and thousands of forest staff, and reported recent domestic fire‑fighting operations in Bursa and Muğla. Later that staff. On the same day, Turkey sent two additional dispatched another pair of firefighting aircraft to Spain, with Yumaklı confirming the departure on social media and Spain after a Spanish citizen publicly thanking request, a deployment ordered by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and announced by Yumaklı. Spanish officials and citizens thanked the Turkish crews. These coordinated deployments underscore crews, underscoring the cooperative ties between the NATO partners. Both operations illustrate Turkey’s policy of providing emergency rapid aerial assistance to NATO partners and other European nations allies during the 2026 wildfire crisis. crisis, reinforcing its role as a regional emergency‑response partner.

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