A fire broke out in a wind turbine at Yenidoğan neighbourhood, on the Söke-Milas road in Söke district, Aydın province, Türkiye, according to a local news report published on 31 October 2026. The turbine belongs to an energy company, which the report does not...
Energy incidents: Turkey
Incidents recorded in Turkey across battery storage, solar, wind, grid infrastructure and data centres.
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At midday, a transformer at the TEİAŞ substation on the Silvan road in Diyarbakır, Turkey, exploded, and smoke from the blast was seen from many parts of the city. Fire and emergency teams were dispatched and the transformer fire was brought under control and...
Fires broke out, for a reason that has not been established, in electricity transformer cabinets at two separate points in Pazaryeri mahallesi, Batman. Flames from the cabinets caused brief alarm nearby. Fire crews were called and extinguished both fires...
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On 4 October 2026 a fire broke out at an electricity transformer on Turgut Özal Bulvarı in GAP Mahallesi, Batman, opposite Batman Park. Nearby people noticed smoke in the evening and alerted the authorities. Fire crews and other teams attended and put the...
A fire broke out for a reason not yet determined at a transformer on Ata Bulvarı in Işıktepe Mahallesi, Nilüfer, Bursa. Explosions occurred during the fire and nearby people were briefly alarmed. Fire crews brought the fire under control and extinguished it....
A local news headline reported an explosion in a transformer in the centre of Yozgat, Turkey. The report is dated 23 September 2026. It does not say whether anyone was hurt, whether power was lost, or how the incident was dealt with.
A fire broke out at an electricity transformer on the Gözpınar road in Kurtalan, a district of Siirt province in south-eastern Turkey. Crews from Kurtalan Municipality attended the scene and brought the fire under control, preventing it from growing further....
An explosion occurred at an electricity transformer on Elazığ Street in the 75. Yıl neighbourhood of Odunpazarı district, Eskişehir, Turkey, according to a Turkish news report. The cause was not known at the time of reporting. A 25-year-old electrical worker,...
A transformer caught fire in the Konacık neighbourhood of Arsuz, Hatay, in Turkey, near village houses. The cause of the fire has not been determined. People who noticed smoke rising from the transformer alerted the authorities, and Hatay Metropolitan...
According to a headline and summary published by Kocaeli Koz on 30 October 2026, a transformer exploded in Kocaeli, Turkey, causing a power outage and leaving streets in darkness. The full article could not be retrieved, so this account rests only on the...
A fire broke out at a wind turbine transformer on the Delmece Yaylası plateau in Armutlu, Yalova province. Nearby residents saw flames rising from the transformer and reported the fire to the 112 emergency call centre. Armutlu Municipality Fire Department...
A news outlet based in Mardin, Turkey, reported a fire at what its headline describes as the main transformer centre, with a series of explosions during the incident. The headline and summary were the only material available when this entry was drafted, so...
A fire broke out at the main transformer substation of an electricity distribution company at Seyrantepe, in the Yenişehir district of Diyarbakır, Turkey. Explosions followed the fire at the substation. Residents recorded the blasts on mobile phones. Due to...
A local news report says a transformer fire in Kartepe frightened people and that emergency teams intervened quickly. The report does not say what started the fire, whether anyone was hurt, how much damage was done, or whether power was lost.
A fire occurred at a transformer in Hasanefendi-Ramazanpaşa Mahallesi 23 Sokak, Efeler district, Aydın. Firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly. Repair work by ADM teams began on the damaged transformer. Electricity was cut to Umut and Sevgi Caddesi,...
In Güveçli village, linked to the centre of Bingöl, Turkey, sparks said to have come from an electricity transformer on a pole were reported to have started a fire nearby. Firefighters, village residents and teachers from a local school responded. The fire...
A transformer exploded at the Çorum Organised Industrial Zone (OSB) in Turkey, after which a fire started in the oil tanks supporting the transformer. Firefighters from the OSB Directorate and Çorum Municipality responded, and the fire, which lasted about two...
On 6 September 2018, a fire broke out at the Safranbolu Trafo Merkezi substation in Safranbolu district of Karabük province, Turkey. The substation is operated by Türkiye Elektrik İletim AŞ (TEİAŞ). The cause of the fire had not been identified when the...
A transformer exploded in the Ortakent-Yahşi neighbourhood of Bodrum, Muğla province, Turkey, on 8 July 2017, according to initial assessments reported by Haber 7 from Anadolu Agency. The explosion started a fire in an area of grass and scrubland. The wind...
A fire broke out at an electricity transformer in the Muradiye neighbourhood of Eyyübiye district, in the central area of Şanlıurfa, Turkey, on 1 March 2016. The cause had not been identified at the time of reporting. Nearby residents noticed the fire and...
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