The Turkish Ministry of Environment said that meteorologists had recorded a nationwide record in the southeast of the country and recorded a reading of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the south of the country.
The ministry said in a post on X, the record temperature was registered in Silopi on Friday.
Silopi is 10 kilometers (6 mi) from Turkey borders with Iraq and Syria.
What is the previous heat record registered in August 2023, 49.5 ° C.
How hot is it in Türkiye?
Türkiye is swooping under a summer wave that hit the eastern Mediterranean from Monday and is expected to last several more days.
The Ministry of Environment said that the record temperature for 132 weather stations in Türkiye is registered for July.
Turkish meteorological service stated that earlier this week, the temperature is 12 degrees Celsius above the seasonal average.
According to the Turkish newspaper, hospitals have reported an increase in cases of dehydration, heatstroke and foodborn diseases. Hürriyet,
Turkey fought a disastrous wildfire
The temperature above seasonal criteria has been extended by strong winds and dry conditions, resulting in dozens of forest fire across the country.
A new fire broke out on Friday near the high -rise apartment in the popular Mediterranean Resort city of Southern Turkish.
On Friday, houses were evacuated at the center of the city and upgraded to the outer district of Aksu as a fire.
Since the record started in 1930, 46.1 degrees Celsius, Antalya City had the highest number of months for the month of Temperates.
Blaze was reported in the provinces of Karbuk, Sakariya and Billiceic in northern Türkiye, forcing the evacuation of several villages.
On Wednesday, 13 people died on fire in the Ecissir province in western Türkiye.
Speaking after Friday’s prayer, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey “really faced a big disaster.”
He said that 25,000 personnel across the country were fighting fire, aided by 27 aircraft, 105 helicopters and 6,000 ground vehicles.
Hit from East Mediterranean Summer Wave
The heat wave in the eastern Mediterranean region has left countries to fight extreme heat or fire as Greece, Cyprus and Albania.
Greece on Saturday asked for a wildfire fight with the help of the European Union which has jumped into a separate area.
One of the worst fire, to the north of Athens, destroyed the houses and forced the police to evacuate the houses.
According to the AFP news agency, strong winds were blazing with blaze and Peloponiz Peninsula near Athens and other sites and Peloponies Peninsula, which, west of the capital, said Vasilios Vathrakoganis, spokesman of the fire brigade.
So they were feeding flames on the islands of Crete, Yaboya and Kythera, he said. “The difficult part is ahead of us,” he told reporters.
The fire broke into a heatwave in about a week, with the temperature in Greece passed at 45 ° C.
Greek authorities closed the top archaeological site in the country for most time of the week, including Saturday at 5 pm in the afternoon. He warned tourists to stay in shadow.
Edited by: Scene Sinico
