05.07.2026 17:30
In the İslahiye district of Gaziantep, approximately 400 acres of land were damaged in a stubble fire. The fire, which affected an area roughly the size of 56 football fields, was extinguished in just 3 hours with the intervention of firefighting teams.
In a stubble fire that broke out in the İslahiye district of Gaziantep, approximately 400 decares of land turned black in seconds. The fire, which reduced an agricultural area the size of 56 football fields to ashes within minutes, caused great panic in the region.
FLAMES SPREAD IN AN INSTANT: FIREFIGHTERS FOUGHT FOR 3 HOURS
The incident occurred in the Yeniköy neighborhood of İslahiye district. A fire broke out for an undetermined reason in the approximately 400-decare wheat field where harvesting had just been completed. The flames, rapidly growing due to the wind, covered the entire plain. Upon notification, numerous teams from the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality İslahiye Fire Department were dispatched to the area. After about 3 hours of strenuous efforts by the teams, the fire was brought under control.
NOT JUST STUBBLE, BUT NATURE ALSO BURNED: OLIVE AND VINEYARDS TURNED TO ASH
Following the fire, the President of the İslahiye Chamber of Agriculture, Osman Erdoğan, who conducted inspections in the area, revealed the scale of the disaster. He stated that not only the stubble but also the vineyards, olive trees, and centuries-old oak trees, which farmers cherished like their own eyes, were severely damaged in the fire.
"YOU ARE KILLING THE LIVING BEINGS IN THE SOIL, BE SENSITIVE!"
Reiterating the call to citizens and farmers to "Do not burn stubble," Chamber of Agriculture President Osman Erdoğan issued the following warnings:
"These fires in agricultural lands do not only harm our crops, vineyards, and gardens; they also destroy thousands of living creatures above and below the soil, as well as our future. Please be much more sensitive and careful against fires."