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wildfire Wildfire Risk in Istanbul, Turkey

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

Risk: 9Historical: 5

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Key Risk Factors

  • High risk rating for Istanbul based on ThinkHazard (Wildfire)
  • 2 events on record in proximity
  • 2 event(s) in the last 12 months
  • Wildland-urban interface or high fire weather risk

Peak season: June-November

Last significant event: Wildfire - Avcılar, Basaksehir, Esenyurt, Istanbul, Turkey (2026-07-17) — 64,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Wildfires

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 1
5
Manila, Philippines
Risk: 9Historical: 5
6
Mexico City, Mexico
Risk: 9Historical: 0
7
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 5
8
Mumbai, India
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Shanghai, China
Risk: 9Historical: 0
10
Bangkok, Thailand
Risk: 9Historical: 0

How Istanbul Compares

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Notable Wildfire Events Near Istanbul

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 2 notable wildfire events near Istanbul, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Wildfire - Avcılar, Basaksehir, Esenyurt, Istanbul, Turkey (July 2026) — 64,000 people exposed; $812M capital exposed.

Wildfire - Avcılar, Basaksehir, Esenyurt, Istanbul, Turkey

July 16, 2026 — WARNING

64,000 people exposed; $812M capital exposed

Wildfire - Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey

June 27, 2026 — WARNING

1,810 people exposed; $148M capital exposed

Wildfire Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Create defensible space around your home — clear brush within 30 feet
  • 2.Use fire-resistant building materials for roofing and siding
  • 3.Keep an evacuation go-bag packed and ready
  • 4.Sign up for local emergency alerts and evacuation notifications
  • 5.Know at least two evacuation routes from your area

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How this data is built

Istanbul, Turkey wildfire risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live wildfire monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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