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Turkey wildfire largely under control, Erdogan says

Firefighters rest after trying to out flames in the Bordubet region, near Marmaris, western Turkey, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Water-dropping aircraft from Azerbaijan and Qatar on Friday joined the fight against a wind-stoked wildfire that burned for a fourth day near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey. Turkey's forestry minister meanwhile, said the fire may be close to being contained but said the wind still posed a risk. (AP Photo) A water-dropping aircraft flies over the Bordubet region, near Marmaris, western Turkey, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Water-dropping aircraft from Azerbaijan and Qatar on Friday joined the fight against a wind-stoked wildfire that burned for a fourth day near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey. Turkey's forestry minister meanwhile, said the fire may be close to being contained but said the wind still posed a risk. (AP Photo) A water-dropping aircraft flies over the Bordubet region, near Marmaris, western Turkey, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Water-dropping aircraft from Azerbaijan and Qatar on Friday joined the fight against a wind-stoked wildfire that burned for a fourth day near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey. Turkey's forestry minister meanwhile, said the fire may be close to being contained but said the wind still posed a risk. (AP Photo) Flames burn in a forest in the Bordubet region, near Marmaris, western Turkey, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Water-dropping aircraft from Azerbaijan and Qatar on Friday joined the fight against a wind-stoked wildfire that burned for a fourth day near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey. Turkey's forestry minister meanwhile, said the fire may be close to being contained but said the wind still posed a risk. (AP Photo) Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in the Bordubet region, near Marmaris, western Turkey, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Water-dropping aircraft from Azerbaijan and Qatar on Friday joined the fight against a wind-stoked wildfire that burned for a fourth day near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey. Turkey's forestry minister meanwhile, said the fire may be close to being contained but said the wind still posed a risk. (AP Photo) A water-dropping aircraft flies over the Bordubet region, near Marmaris, western Turkey, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Water-dropping aircraft from Azerbaijan and Qatar on Friday joined the fight against a wind-stoked wildfire that burned for a fourth day near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey. Turkey's forestry minister meanwhile, said the fire may be close to being contained but said the wind still posed a risk. (AP Photo)