Wilfires that started in Canakkele on August 8, 2025, have forced thousands to flee, many homes and cars have been burnt down to ashes. Both Canakkale airport and the Dardanelles Strait, which connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara, were temporarily shut due to wildfires on August 11. Guzelyali district was totally charred and many have been left homeless..
On August 12, 2025, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ibrahim Yumakli stated that Wildfires in Canakkale province and along the southern part of the Dardanelles Strait and in the western province of Izmir had been brought completely under control. Mr Yumakli added that this year, Turkey had to deal with about 5 000 fires across the country..