ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey sent two firefighting aircraft Saturday to help battle wildfires in neighboring Syria as Turkish firefighters battled a blaze on their side of the border and one person was reported dead in the country’s west.

Two villages on the island of Evia - Tsakeoi and Limnionas - have been evacuated after a wildfire started late on Friday.

Travel to İzmir faces serious challenges this week as fierce wildfires continue to sweep through western Turkey, forcing evacuations and threatening key