The Turkish government has not realized its planned target of purchasing “essential” aerial firefighting aircraft mentioned in the “Forest Firefighting” program at the beginning of the year, according to the data from the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) for the first half of 2024.
OGM set 30 targets for the first half of 2024 to fight against forest fires, according to the reporting of daily BirGün.
Among the targets, the purchase of fire-fighting planes and helicopters was included, and the administration allocated a total expenditure of 500 million Turkish liras ($15.1 million) for this aim.
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