In southeastern Turkey, in the city of Silopi, a temperature of 50.5 degrees was measured. The city is located just one mile from the country's border with Iraq and Syria.
The latest national record of 49.5 degrees was measured in August 2023.
Around the country, 132 weather stations also recorded record temperatures for July, according to the department.
The heat wave has Turkey in a tight grip, and fires are being fought in several regions. In the northern province of Karabük, the rescue service has been fighting for four days to extinguish a fire that has forced several residents to evacuate.
On Wednesday, eleven people died near Eskisehir, about 20 miles southwest of Ankara, when they were fighting a forest fire, according to local authorities.
