Is there a fire near Ankara right now?
Wildfires near Ankara
Updated
12 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 55 km SW, 1 detection in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:08 pm local (2026-10-25 11:08 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Ankara, Turkey, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Istanbul).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 12 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 55 km SW 41 km SW of Gölbaşı
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 23 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 17 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SE 4 km/h gusts 9 km/h, humidity 86%
Fires near Ankara right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 23 thermal hotspots in 12 separate clusters within 80 km of Ankara, Turkey in the last 24 h. The closest is 55 km SW of the city centre (41 km SW of Gölbaşı), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 3 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 74 km SW (66 km SW of Gölbaşı) with 8 detections; first seen Sun 2 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Turkey there are 161 fire clusters in the same window, 12 of them in Ankara.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 km SW of Gölbaşı | 55 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 49 km SW of Gölbaşı | 62 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 51 km WSW of Gölbaşı | 62 km SW | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 60 km W of Gölbaşı | 65 km WSW | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 56 km SSE of Gölbaşı | 70 km S | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 29 km S of Kırıkkale | 70 km ESE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 28 km NE of Kırıkkale | 74 km E | 1 | 9 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 66 km SW of Gölbaşı | 74 km SW | 8 | 13 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 63 km SSE of Gölbaşı | 74 km SSE | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 74 km WNW of Gölbaşı | 76 km W | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 71 km W of Gölbaşı | 78 km WSW | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 24 km SE of Kırıkkale | 78 km ESE | 2 | 17 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Ankara is from the SE at 4 km/h (gusts 9 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NW. Relative humidity is 86% and the temperature 8°C.
Ankara is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Ankara air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
The European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.