Power outage

Sources from the Energy Ministry claim that a major cyber-attack is the source of the widespread electricity cuts across Istanbul in recent days, according to reports in the Turkish media. 

"The attacks are generally aiming to seize Internet sites and secure infiltration," a senior anonymous source said on Dec. 31, as quoted by state-run Anadolu Agency.

A top electoral official in Turkey has reassured the public that the controversial blackouts during the local elections last year would not be repeated in the upcoming parliamentary elections, as ?all cats have been caught.?

Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z has reiterated his comments about taking the necessary precautions to avoid any power outages during voting for the June 7 general elections, a concern expressed by opposition parties after a major power outage left the country without power for eight hours during the local elections of March 31, 2014.

Turkey's top energy official has vowed that the government will take all measures to prevent electricity shortages during the June 7 elections after opposition parties expressed concerns because of a massive power blackout on March 31 that left most of the country in darkness. 

Turkey's top energy official has vowed that the government will take all measures to prevent electricity shortages during the June 7 elections after opposition parties expressed concerns because of a massive power blackout on March 31 that left most of the country in darkness. 

The head of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (TE?A?) has resigned following the massive electricity blackout which affected nearly the entire country, Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z said April 6.

Speaking a press conference, Y?ld?z said five main distribution lines became disabled during work on the lines.

Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z has said it is ?too early? to say the cause of the huge electricity blackout that left almost the whole of Turkey in darkness on March 31 was a cyber-attack, underlining that efforts are still ongoing to find its exact cause two days on.

A massive power outage affected more than 76 million people in 80 out of 81 Turkish provinces for as long as nine hours on March 31, and its cause is still a matter of debate. Here is an explanation of the crisis in four questions, including suggested causes: 1) What happened in Turkey on March 31?

As one of our editors said around the front page desk yesterday, our news agenda on March 31 could have made headlines for at least a month in any Scandinavian newspaper.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said officials are inspecting all possible causes, including a terror attack, for the electricity cut across Turkey, as power blackouts continue in several provinces including Istanbul and Ankara.