A tea vendor works by the light of a few candles after a major power cut around Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey 31 March 2015. -EPA/SEDAT SUNA
ISTANBUL, March 31, 2015 (AFP) - A massive power cut caused chaos and shut down public transport Tuesday across Turkey, with the government refusing to rule out that the electricity system had been the victim of an attack.
The nationwide power cut, the worst in one-and-a-half decades, began around 10:36 am (0736 GMT) in Istanbul, the state-run Anatolia news agency quoted the Turkey Electricity Transmission Company (TEIAS) as saying.
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