The contribution of UAVs to the management and contol of wildfires is also great.
Fighting fires at night, we create response strategies based on thermal images transmitted by UAVs and we are successful.
UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are like our eyes in the dark.
For the first time in Europe, the General Directorate of Forestry started to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in 2020 for the early detection of wildfires and quick response to wildfires in different regions of Turkey.
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@OGMgovtr#greenhomeland#foresthomeland#forest
By using thermal cameras of UAVs, we detect many wildfires in the early stages and prevent them from turning into a serious fire by responding as quickly as possible.
We have detected 234 wildfires across the country at the first moment by 1 UAV in 2020.
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We will turn green again our burned forest areas within 1 year by using the most appropriate methods, in accordance with the provisions of article 169 of the Turkish Constitution.
Our forests damaged in the wildfire in İzmir, Karabağlar province on 18 August 2019 is
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Have you ever wondered what a day of firefighting helicopters looks like?
We have thrown 65,970 tons of water into wildfires with our steel wings between 29th of July and 11th of August in 2021, in Muğla.
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All the heroes of our forest organization have been fighting against many difficulties in the air and on the ground with all the opportunities of our country.
We are here, the support and prayers of our people make us stronger.
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Our heroes who lost their lives as a result of the firefighting plane crash in #Kahramanmaras are sent off on an eternal journey.
We will never forget you.
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The wildfires in Antalya's Manavgat and Serik districts in 2008 had been recorded as one of the biggest wildfires in Turkey. The burned areas have been greened.
We will make every burned square meter of the green homeland green, just as we did in the past.
@OGMgovtr
Antalya’nın Manavgat ve Serik ilçelerinde 2008 yılında meydana gelen yangın, yaşadığımız en büyük orman yangınlarından biri olarak tarihe geçmiş ve yanan orman küllerinden yeşertilmişti.
Yeşil vatanın yanan her metrekaresini dün olduğu gibi bugün de küllerinden yeşerteceğiz.
As always, we keep an eye on our forests from air and on the ground, with constant vigilance. Let's not forget that the risk of wildfire continues. Let's reduce the risk by being more careful and cautious across the country.
#GreenHomeland@OGMgovtr
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The Russian-made BE-200 type amphibious aircraft, rented by the General Directorate of Forestry to be used in wildfire extinguishing activities, intervened in the forest fire in the Karamanlı neighborhood of Dulkadiroğlu district, within the responsibility area of the Göksun++
The foresters of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, who we always stand by with training and equipment support, support our fight against wildfire with the same effort.
There is no blaze that will not go out with this cooperation.
@OGMgovtr#forestourhomeland