From an unnamed TT source.
Recent unformed reports suggest that there is right now a military coup by seculars is taking place right now against President Erdogan’s Government. 80 Turkish cities out of 81 hit by outrage. No electricity across country.
It is confirmed that there is no electricity at all
72 Million people are in blackout
UPDATE:
Well. some of the Turkish satellites are down right now.
Breaking news
ULTRA WEIRD you know, because Turkey has no national grid, there are different power stations. They are not connected to each other. There are natural gas plants, coal plants, hydroelectric plants, wind farms, and they are not connected to each other They are independent. If one is down, the other one is supposed to take care.
And the electric company is not “reachable” right now, the ministers said
13:03 BREAKING: AIR TRAFFIC SUSPENDED IN CAPITAL-CITY ANKARA
Electricity back in half of Istanbul
No electricity in Izmir, Ankara
Turkish Ministry of Energy says he has no idea what happened
13:16 Electricity is gone again
13:19 Turkish PM says all possibilities for power outage, including terror attack, being investigated
Her dakika yenisi ekleniyor! Türkiye genelinde elektrik kesintisi yaşanan iller http://t.co/keucdN32nY pic.twitter.com/CP1jiWAHxU
— CNN Türk (@cnnturk) March 31, 2015
Burası Taksim Metrosu elektrikler kesildi göç ediyoruz. pic.twitter.com/6WwFoDkRV2
— Tayfun Geçim (@tayfungecim) March 31, 2015
Massive power cut has struck across Turkey (VIDEO)
Edited time: March 31, 2015 09:33
Widespread power outages have struck Turkey, with rail networks and air traffic radars crippled. The nation is facing the worst event of its kind in 15 years. The possibility of a terrorist attack is being investigated.
The outage was confirmed in some 23 provinces, including Ankara and Istanbul, by news agency Anadolu. Later information from Broadcaster NTV put the number at 40. An energy official at the ministry has offered no immediate comment, while the power supplier TEIAS likewise did not respond to questions.
The subway system is at a standstill and flights across the country have also suffered setbacks.
MORE: Hurriyetdailynews: In the western province of Kocaeli, one of the industrial centers of Turkey, several factories stopped production in the morning as most of the province was affected by the blackout. Local reports of a “huge explosion” in Kocaeli have not been confirmed
“…72 Million people are in blackout…”
and they’re having power failures as well.