“According to the information received by the consulate general in the prefecture and the city administration, there are no Russian citizens among the victims.

The night before, local authorities carried out a preventive evacuation of tourists from several hotels at risk.

They were temporarily housed in hotels in a safe part of the city, ”the Facebook post said.

It is clarified that currently there is no fire hazard for hotels in Marmaris.

“Most of the hotels continue to function normally and receive new tourist groups.

During the day, it is planned to return all tourists to hotels at the place of their permanent rest, ”added the Russian Embassy.

Earlier, Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said that the situation with forest fires in the republic is improving.