Turkish President Recep Erdogan has declared disaster zones in five provinces in the south of the country, where forest fires continue - Antalya, Adana, Mersin, Mugla and Osmaniye.

Erdogan also said that the Turkish authorities will allocate 50 million lira (about $ 6 million) for emergency measures to eliminate damage from fires, Aljazeera reports..

Ergodan also said that in the near future the authorities are investigating the causes of the fires.. According to him, one of the versions of their origin is sabotage..

Fires in southern Turkey continue for four days. Six people became their victims, about 400 were injured..