What the records say
- When
- 1917
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 39.92° N, 32.85° E
- Description
- deadly fire in Ankara, Turkey
- Date from
- year in its name
Placed at the town its description names, Ankara.
1916 Great Ankara Fire
Deadly fire in Ankara, Turkey
The 1916 Great Ankara Fire caused extensive damage to the Turkish city of Ankara on September 15, 1916. The areas affected included the Hisarönü, Çıkrıkçılar Yokuşu, Bedesten, Saraçlar Bazaar and Atpazarı. It is estimated that up to 1,900 people lost their lives in the fire. The 1916 fire was part of successive fires which occurred in 20 provinces of Turkey in the span of three years.
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