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Three people died in a forest fire in southern Turkey on Thursday where authorities were battling multiple blazes for a second day amid suspicions of arson, the country's AFAD disaster agency and the agriculture minister said.

Dozens of villages as well as some hotels were evacuated as firefighters on the ground and in helicopters tried to contain a blaze in Manavgat, 75 km east of the Mediterranean resort of Antalya.

Officials have said that more than 60 wildfires have erupted across 17 provinces on Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts this week, with the presidency vowing to hold to account those responsible for the "attacks."

The timing of the various wildfires has raised concerns of arson, with the presidency's communications director Fahrettin Altun saying investigations were launched to determine the cause of the fires.

Turkey's southern Mediterranean coast is known for its scorching summer heat, which often causes wildfires.

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