A wildfire raging along southwestern Turkey's Aegean coast is now under control after burning 4,500 hectares of forest over three days.
It was deliberately started on Tuesday, and destroyed a forested area near the Aegean coastal resort of Marmaris.
The Turkish government is now considering tougher sentences for those convicted of starting wildfires.
Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu reports from Marmaris - on Turkey's Aegean coast.
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It was deliberately started on Tuesday, and destroyed a forested area near the Aegean coastal resort of Marmaris.
The Turkish government is now considering tougher sentences for those convicted of starting wildfires.
Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu reports from Marmaris - on Turkey's Aegean coast.
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