A widespread power shortage has been confirmed in 23 Turkish provinces, including Ankara and Istanbul. The subway system is at a standstill and flights across the country have also suffered setbacks.
Turkey’s Anadolu agency reports that the outages struck around 10:36am Turkish time, according to officials. Eleven out of 16 flight radar receivers are reported to be down, according to Turkish air traffic control. Flights in and out of the capital have been grounded.
This is the first outage event of such magnitude in 15 years, according to the daily Hurriyet paper.
@IvorCrotty dark.
— Lucy Kafanov (@LucyKafanov) March 31, 2015
Electricity blackouts in at least 23 Turkish provinces including Ankara and Istanbul. Metro trains grind to a halt.
— Isobel Finkel (@is_fink) March 31, 2015
#BREAKING: MORE PHOTOS FROM #TURKEYBLACKOUThttp://ift.tt/1bM5IQb
— Kaya Alexander Heyse (@KayaHeyse) March 31, 2015
A widespread power outage in Turkey is affecting flights. 11 of 16 FR24 receivers are down. http://t.co/F84acygyGx http://ift.tt/1adF2Ye
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 31, 2015
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