Turkish president addresses nation in crisis via FaceTime
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's short statement to the country didn't stand a chance of soothing fears that he was being ousted in a coup:
Yes, away from the capital on vacation, Erdogan was forced to address the nation via FaceTime. His whereabouts are unknown.
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