Muğla

More than 38,250 irregular migrants held in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul as of Jan. 1 have been handed to the local migration office, authorities said on Aug. 17. 

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The Istanbul Governor's Office said in a statement that 453 irregular migrants, including 159 Afghans, were held in Istanbul on Monday.

The COVID-19 vaccination rate has reached 75 percent of the population over the age of 18 in nearly 30 out of all 81 provinces in Turkey, increasing the number of low-risk provinces.

According to a risk map uploaded by the country's health minister on Twitter, 28 provinces were blue, indicating that they are at low risk in terms of the pandemic.

The blazes in the Mediterranean province of Muğla's Köyceğiz district have been contained after burning for 14 days and cooling efforts were underway, the country's agriculture and forestry minister said.

"We managed to bring Köyceğiz fire under control with the great efforts of heroes of forests," Pakdemirli tweeted, referring to firefighters.

The number of COVID-19 jabs administered in Turkey that began the massive inoculation program in mid-January, has exceeded 80 million doses with over 31 million people fully vaccinated.

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As many as 274 forest fires in Turkey have been brought under control while one continues to burn in the Aegean province of Muğla, the country's agriculture and forestry minister said on Aug. 10. 

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Hills near the Turkish sea resort of Marmaris were once decked in a thick green pine forest until wildfires took the region in its grip, leaving the same hills looking like a ghostly, grey-brown landscape topped with blackened tree stumps as though sketched in charcoal.

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Turkey has gotten under control all the forest fires in the country, except for two blazes in the southwest, said the agriculture and forestry minister on Aug. 9. 

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"In 53 provinces, we have dealt with 270 forest fires, with 268 now under control," Bekir Pakdemirli told a press conference in Marmaris, Muğla after a firefighting coordination meeting.

Villagers in the southwestern province of Muğla have thanked firefighters who extinguished the wildfires in the region by clapping at them and giving them sweets, while firetrucks were passing through the Turgutköy village.

At least six people were killed and 42 others were injured when an intercity bus and a truck collided in western Turkey on Aug. 6.

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The accident occurred in the province of Muğla's Soma district in the early hours.

A fire in a residential area of southern Turkey forced some people to evacuate as the country continues to battle massive wildfires that broke out last week on the country's southern and southwestern coasts.

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