article_snippet.sent: an elderly woman was one of millions of Turks left confused and concerned by the worst power outage to grip country in more than a decade.
article_snippet.sent: Dozens of cities across Turkey lost power for hours on Tuesday.
article_snippet.sent: More than 24 hours later, Turkish officials were still at pains to explain the power outage.
article_snippet.sent: As electricity was just starting to come back on in Istanbul on Tuesday, a second crisis erupted.
article_snippet.sent: Online and in the streets, some Turks began linking the massive electricity blackouts to the hostage-taking inside one of Turkey's best-protected buildings, even though there is little to suggest the two incidents are connected.
highlights_snippet.sent: This week, Turkey was gripped by a massive power outage and a deadly hostage crisis .
  