As Turkey’s armed forces seized control of the country today, an odd scene unfolded on CNNTurk as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared live on the screen of an iPhone. News reports indicated he was safe but did not confirm his location, while Erdogan called on the public to support him in public squares and airports. Being forced to rely on internet communications like FaceTime is particularly notable for Erdogan, who has been described as “One of the world’s most determined internet censors,” for repeatedly shutting down access to services like Twitter and YouTube. Reports of a Turkish block on Twitter swirled almost as soon as the attempted coup began, which Twitter has not confirmed.
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan CNN TÜRK’e açıklama yaptıhttps://t.co/C0EYdmeAz6 https://t.co/IHVrhCBVEB
— CNN Türk (@cnnturk) 15 июля 2016 г.