The firefighting teams of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) have left for Turkey to extinguish forest fires and prevent their further spread in accordance with the instruction of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, APA reports.

100 employees of the State Fire Protection Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have been sent from the Heydar Aliyev International Airport to the Turkish province of Dalaman.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency