The death toll from wildfires outside the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa has risen to four after two volunteer firefighters died

Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country's fourth-largest city on Sunday, forcing more than 3,500 people to flee their homes and leaving two people dead.

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.

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

The funerals of 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers killed while battling a wildfire have been held in Turkey

Bursa, in Turkey, has been surrounded by wildfires forcing almost 2,000 people to flee their homes, while a firefighter has died battling the blazes - which have been raging since late June

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

TWO people were burnt alive in a vehicle while trying to flee a raging wildfire in southern Cyprus. Across the sea, Turkey battled a massive blaze that killed at least 10 rescue workers in central