turkey is surrounded by water on three sides — the mediterranean sea, the black sea and the aegean — and then in the east, it's mountainous and rugged, and all that influences the climate in very different ways. it is a country that is so rich in natural diversity, its sweeping pine forests are one of its key assets. but as temperatures rise, these forests are being destroyed by wildfires that are getting ever more intense. i start myjourney in mugla province on turkey's western coast, a short boat ride from the coastal town of bodrum where thick pine forests stretch all the way down to the beaches.