Large wildfire spreads across mountainous terrain in Karakeçi, Turkey

On September 24, 2026, in Karakeçi, Turkey, @ethanlofty shared a video showing what appears to be a wildfire glowing on a distant mountainside across the Aegean Sea from Greece. In the video, a bright orange glow illuminates part of the mountainside, creating the appearance that the hillside is on fire. The fire is visible from the Greek island of Kos, which lies close to the Turkish mainland. According to reports, a wildfire burned approximately 130 hectares (321 acres) of land on September 24. Satellite monitoring systems operated through NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) detected moderate-to-strong heat signatures in the mountainous area.