Locals living without power in the highlands of the Bulancak district of the Black Sea province of Giresun learned of the July 15 failed coup attempt 10 days afterward from a shepherd, Habertürk reports.
“We have not have power in our highlands for years. We cannot listen to the radio or watch television or hear the sounds of the call to prayer. We even learned of the coup which happened on July 15 from a shepherd,” Emine Akçal, a local who pioneered the petition, said.
Akçal also noted there were no telephone lines in some highlands and calls to prayer were not recited in some places, adding the locals in the highlands wanted power to improve highland tourism and be informed of developments in the world.
