Summary The power cut resulted from a failure in the country's power distribution system.
ISTANBUL (AFP) - A massive power cut caused chaos Tuesday in large parts of Turkey, shutting down the metro systems in Istanbul and the capital Ankara, reports and official sources said.
The power cut began around 10:40 am (0740 GMT) in Istanbul and around the same time several other Turkish cities, private NTV television said.
It added that the power cut resulted from a failure in the country s power distribution system.
The Istanbul municipality also confirmed on Twitter that the city s subway network was halted.
NTV said the power cut affected at least two dozen cities, where telephone and Internet lines were also mostly down.
