The 1916 Great Ankara Fire caused extensive damage to the Turkish city of Ankara on September 15, 1916. The areas affected included the Hisarönü, ÃÂñkrñkçñlar Yokuà Âu, Bedesten, Saraçlar Bazaar and Atpazarñ. 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. After the fire, only two mosques and seven churches remained in Ankara.