DETROIT – Melih Oztalay of Birmingham was an eye witness to the attempted military coup in Turkey Friday night, July 15. He has been with us as the CEO of SmartFinds but joins Internet Advisor as a freelance reporter to give a first-hand account of the attempt to take over the Turkish government by certain military commanders.
Oztalay called WJR from Istanbul, Turkey, on a Voice Over Internet connection – not a phone line. Part of his fascinating story is the role that social media like Twitter and Facebook had in spreading the news when formal media channels were shut down. You are going to want to listen to this podcast:
