Wildfires have ripped through Turkey in the last week (Picture: Metro.co.uk)
After Brits have been warned to think twice about trips booked to Turkey, this map shows the areas that have been hit worst by wildfires.
Thousands of jet setters are set to hit the beaches of Antalya and Alanya in the next month to try and get the last of their summer sunshine.
But the government earlier warned people of the risk of wildfires after temperatures have soared across Europe.
Huge blazes have been seen in Rhodes and Athens in Greece, while the mercury has rocketed to well over 45 degrees in Italy in the last few weeks.
Thousands of people fled the island of Rhodes last week with airlines operating repatriation flights in order to bring people home.
The Foreign Office is currently not discouraging travel to Turkey (Picture: Firat Cakir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Firefighters have been battling to put out the blazes (Picture: Getty)
Earlier this week fires spread through at least 120 hectares of forest near the Mediterranean resort of Kemer, in Turkey’s Antalya province.
Authorities said 10-water dropping planes and 22 helicopters were deployed to try to extinguish the blaze.
More than a dozen homes and a hospital were evacuated as a precaution.
Gov.uk guidance for Turkey states: ‘High temperatures are affecting many areas of Turkey and there is a risk of wildfires
‘Forest fires happen frequently in Turkey during summer. Take care when visiting or driving through woodland areas.’
The map highlights the areas that have been impacted the most by the week of wildfires.
Large red patches show the provinces that have been most impacted including to the west of Gaziantep close to the Syrian border, and in the east between Antalya and Bursa.
But it also shows the extent to which the fires are burning, with almost a quarter of the country engulfed in flames.
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Thousands of jetsetters are due to hit the beaches of Antalya and Alanya in the next month to try and get the last of their summer sunshine.
