A total of 13 people have been killed in the country this year in wildfires that have flared amid strong winds, high temperatures and dry conditions

Mr Yumaklı said Turkey broken an all-time temperature record on Friday of 50.5C in the southeastern Sirnak. Information published by the country’s General Directorate of Meteorology suggested that temperatures would rise by another 10 degrees, starting Saturday. The highest temperatures for July were seen in 132 other locations.

Greece and Turkey continue to battle major wildfires amid a severe heatwave. Temperatures reached 42.4C in central Greece at the weekend, with emergency services battling fires in the Peloponnese area of Athens and on the popular tourist islands of Kytheria and Crete.

Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks are threatening the country's fourth-largest city, leading to hundreds of people fleeing their homes.

Firefighters in Turkey continue to battle four large forest fires. In Bursa, the country's fourth-largest city, two fires are spreading uncontrollably. Three people have already died in the slow progress of firefighting efforts.

Wildfires have been engulfing Turkey for weeks and early on Sunday (July 27) the country's fourth-largest city came under threat causing hundreds of people to flee their homes. Overnight fires in the forested mountains surrounding Bursa in northwest Turkey spread rapidly,

New wildfires have broken out on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast and the government has declared two western provinces to be disaster zones.