"The order of President Ilham Aliyev to the Ministry of Emergency Situations regarding the fires in Turkey has been fully executed," Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations, Lieutenant General Etibar Mirzayev, told journalists, the Turkish Bureau of Report informs.
According to him, the meeting held in the "crisis center" in Mugla on august 12 provided information on the complete extinguishing of the fire. During this time, local firefighters put out the fires, cool them, and cut down the trees. The local firefighters and we aimed to prevent the fires from approaching strategic and populated areas."