Matching Pairs FORESTOnline version FOREST GUARDS by FOREST GUARDs 1 Forest covers 23 million of 2 Forest cover before the formation of the Republic 3 The constitution prohibits forests being transferred from state ownership; however, 4 The wildfires started in ... on 28 July 2021,[6] with the temperature around 37 °C (99 °F). 5 Wildfires in Turkey are increasing in some regions due to 6 May 2021 was the hottest May 7 The first big afforestation project was 8 Forest now covers just over a quarter of Turkey, 9 private afforestation permits allow the private sector to reforest state land. 10 20 million lira (3,500,000 USD) support was provided to 11 22 million cubic metres of wood was harvested 12 Since the 1940's the number of fires per year had increased 13 In July and August 2021, a series of more than two hundred wildfires burnt 14 10% forest are Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean and East Anatolian. 15 5% of forest is 16 High rainfall in the eastern Black Sea Region sustains 17 Almost all forest is state owned and managed by the General Directorate of Forestry 18 A quarter of the Black Sea Region is forested, and other regions with over 19 There are also six million hectares of maquis, 20 Most of the burnt forest was for over 50 years coppice and the rest high forest. in 1923 is not well known from around 1000 to around 3500. Turkish pine 1,700 square kilometres of forest in Turkey's Mediterranean Region of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry reforested by the private sector. Manavgat, Antalya Province private afforestation permits allow the private sector to reforest state land. 765 families in 2019 mostly in the south and west. Turkey's 78 million hectares in 2019 but 4000 years ago most of the country was forested. in 1939 10% forest are Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean and East Anatolian. larch (22%), oak (24%) and red pine (27% - 5.9 million ha) climate change in Turkey. temperate rainforest.