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07-16-2016, 02:46 AM
Turkey's president releases statement via FaceTime as country in chaos
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As an attempted government coup unfolds in Turkey, the president has given a statement to a local TV network via FaceTime.*
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke to CNN Turk and national network NTV via Apple's iPhone video call service and called on his supporters to take to the streets.
SEE ALSO: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube blacked out in Turkey amid attempted coup (http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/turkey-facebook-twitter-youtube-blocked-attempted-coup/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
"I urge the Turkish people to convene at public squares and airports. There is ** power higher than the power of the people," Erdogan said on Friday, according to New York Times journalist Ceylan Yeginsu (https://twitter.com/CeylanWrites), who is reporting from Istanbul. "The chain of command has been violated. This is a step against the higher ranks by their superiors." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/turkey-recep-erdogan-facetime/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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As an attempted government coup unfolds in Turkey, the president has given a statement to a local TV network via FaceTime.*
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke to CNN Turk and national network NTV via Apple's iPhone video call service and called on his supporters to take to the streets.
SEE ALSO: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube blacked out in Turkey amid attempted coup (http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/turkey-facebook-twitter-youtube-blocked-attempted-coup/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
"I urge the Turkish people to convene at public squares and airports. There is ** power higher than the power of the people," Erdogan said on Friday, according to New York Times journalist Ceylan Yeginsu (https://twitter.com/CeylanWrites), who is reporting from Istanbul. "The chain of command has been violated. This is a step against the higher ranks by their superiors." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/turkey-recep-erdogan-facetime/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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