Firefighters early Friday gained control over a major wildfire in the western Turkish province of Izmir but two others continued to ravage forests there, a minister said. By Friday morning, they had gained control over a major fire near the resort town of Cesme,

A wildfire killed a second person in Turkey’s western Izmir province on Thursday (July 3) as blazes raged for a seventh day across several regions, while a little-known group claiming ties to Kurdish militants said it was behind dozens of arson attacks.