A picturesque village perched high on the slopes of hills offered a stunning sea panorama on Turkey's western coast -- until the engulfing flames turned the scene from paradise to a nightmare. Forest fires have ripped through forests and steep valleys around Turkey's third most-populous city Izmir in recent days. Abdullah Ozata was desperate to see the scale of the damage when he returned to his nearby village of Sancakli, one of the areas where residents were evacuated to avoid the rushing flames. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES