Are Greece and Turkey setting fires to each others forests?

[Komutan]

A few years ago, a Turkish columnist was telling about a newly deceased Turkish secret agent he had known. One of the acts of this agent was "setting fire to the forests of a neighbour country as a payback for them setting fire to Turkish forests".

At the start of this summer there were many forest fires in Turkey and arson was suspected. Now at the end of summer, there are large forest fires in Greece and Greek authorities are suspecting arson too.

Of course this can not be proven. It is almost impossible to find solid evidence about the start of a forest fire. But I do not put it past both countries to do such a low act against each other.

[Papewaio]

In Australia we get plenty of local nuts who engage in lighting fires.

[KrooK]

This post is a bit similar to polish communist propaganda from 50ties of XX century.
According to propaganda US submarines spread parasites at polish coast.

Maybe Greek and Turkish governments don't love each other - but there is a different beetwen no loving someone and agression.

[Komutan]

Were there indeed parasites in Poland?

The forest fires are real and both governments have officially told that they suspect arson even though they did not blame each other.

[Ser Clegane]

My understanding was that (at least in Greece) people rather think that the culprits are persons who are hoping that they could make money from land that would be relaesed for construction after the woods are burnt down.

Seems more plausible to me than Turks and Greek setting each others woods on fire.

EDIT: Found an article on the issue:
How Arson Leads to Profits in Athens

[Tristuskhan]

Survey made in southern France about the firestarters, three categories are on top (that's a serious survey):

1- Firemen!
2- Forestry workers!
3- Farmers.
But I admit the coastline in southern France is already built up, once ago people speculating on the land's building potential were also a common feature. And guess who own the land? Farmers...

As far as I know, no spy was caught setting the forest on fire yet... but if the Greek and Turkish services have nothing to do but cracking matches in the woods, it means both countries are so peaceful they are bored with it. Secret services setting fire, armies becoming firefighters, so many useless people working for once, that's a social achievement.