Görkem Hasdemir

Turkey pays tribute to a firefighter who died while fighting against a forest fire that broke out in the İçmeler neighborhood in the southwestern province of Muğla's Marmaris district, as officials offer to plant a memorial forest in his name.

For reasons unknown, fires broke out in forestland close to hotels and settlements in İçmeler during the early hours of June 27.

A forest fire that broke out in Turkey's southwestern Muğla province on June 27 has been brought under control, said a local official.

"The fire is now under control. Teams continue cooling work from air and land in the region," Orhan Tavlı, the Muğla governor, told Anadolu Agency.