At least 10 firefighters have died fighting the fire on the outskirts of Bursa, and authorities have told nearly 2,000 people to leave their homes.

Wildfires are raging in multiple countries as much of the Mediterranean faces an "exceptional," enduring heat wave.

Firefighters battled wildfires across Turkey on Sunday (July 27) amid a searing Mediterranean heat-wave, with authorities evacuating more than 3,600 people from settlements in two provinces. Wildfires in the southern provinces of Mersin and Antalya as well as the central province of Usak were largely brought under control,