Satellite before and after

Manavgat fires 2021: Türkiye's Mediterranean coast

In the summer of 2021 wildfires spread along Türkiye's southern coast, fed by strong winds, temperatures above 40°C and low humidity, including near the resort towns of Manavgat and Alanya.

The hills inland of Manavgat, Antalya province, Türkiye · Late July to early August 2021 · Wildfire · Türkiye

Compare the imagery

Drag the divider, or focus it and use the arrow keys. Left of the divider is 27 Jul 2021, right is 15 Aug 2021, 19 days apart.

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In this false-colour view water is dark blue to black, vegetation is bright green, bare ground is tan, freshly burned land is red-brown and cloud is cyan.

The two images

Satellite image of The hills inland of Manavgat, Antalya province, Türkiye on 27 Jul 2021, before the event, in false colour (MODIS bands 7-2-1).
Before: Terra, 27 Jul 2021 · Open in NASA Worldview · original from GIBS
Satellite image of The hills inland of Manavgat, Antalya province, Türkiye on 15 Aug 2021, after the event, in false colour (MODIS bands 7-2-1).
After: Terra, 15 Aug 2021 · Open in NASA Worldview · original from GIBS

What the images show

On 27 July the hills behind the coast are green. On 15 August a large red-brown burn scar lies in the hills inland of Manavgat, with a smaller one further east.

About the event

  • NASA Earth Observatory reported that more than 136,000 hectares had burned in Türkiye by early August 2021, about three times the average for an entire year.

Limits of this comparison

Both images are from the same satellite and layer, 19 days apart. The fires reached this area after 27 July; NASA's imagery of them burning near Manavgat is from 31 July.

Each image is one satellite pass at about 250 metres a pixel. It shows where water or burned land is visible from space on that day; it does not measure damage, and cloud or haze can hide what is underneath.

Dates were chosen by checking the imagery on both satellites for several days either side and keeping the clearest pass. Both use the same layer, MODIS Corrected Reflectance, bands 7-2-1.

Sources

We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Comparison slider: leaflet-side-by-side (MIT licence). Case last updated 13 Sep 2026.

Questions

What does the satellite image of The hills inland of Manavgat, Antalya province, Türkiye show?

On 27 July the hills behind the coast are green. On 15 August a large red-brown burn scar lies in the hills inland of Manavgat, with a smaller one further east.

When were the two satellite images taken?

The before-image was taken by Terra, 27 Jul 2021 and the after-image by Terra, 15 Aug 2021, 19 days apart.

What can this before-and-after comparison not show?

Both images are from the same satellite and layer, 19 days apart. The fires reached this area after 27 July; NASA's imagery of them burning near Manavgat is from 31 July. Each image is one satellite pass at about 250 metres a pixel. It shows where water or burned land is visible from space on that day; it does not measure damage, and cloud or haze can hide what is underneath.

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