Wind, dry weather stoke wildfires in western Turkey; thousands evacuate

FILE - An aerial shot shows part of the extinguished wildfire area at the Anzac Cove beach on the Gallipoli peninsula, the site of the 1915 World War I landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, near Canakkale, Turkey, Aug. 16, 2024. (DIA Images via AP).

Wildfires raged across western Turkey for a third straight day Saturday, exacerbated by high winds and warm temperatures, authorities said.