Catlobby Gallery: Twitter Responds to Cat Blamed for Turkish Poll Power Cuts

Twitter users have been posting funny cat pictures to mock Turkey's energy minister Taner Yildiz, who blamed a cat for causing power cuts that disrupted local elections.

Votes had to be counted by candlelight in parts of Ankara and other Turkish cities, leading to allegations of election fraud on social media.

When energy minister Taner Yildiz blamed an errant cat for wandering into a power station and knocking out the lights, Twitter responded with cat pics and barbed humour using the hashtag #catlobby. If they keep this up, prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have to ban Twitter again.

@wellsla Caught! pic.twitter.com/R2sPwP6DLd
— T. A. (@zanesfather) April 1, 2014

#catlobby The true leader of the lobby has been caught. pic.twitter.com/wpFVTvMwHf
— T. A. (@zanesfather) April 1, 2014

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It's because they run on solar power! #catlobby #kedilobisi #turkey pic.twitter.com/5XfWLzQjct
— Capulcu Tonella (@diehimbeertonis) April 1, 2014

Now, pointing fingers! This is the other cat quilty of the blackout on election night #Turkey #ErdoganAttacksFreedoms pic.twitter.com/8WTtRzLqfi
— Ebru (@EbruAkman) April 1, 2014

Best excuse EVER to post funny catpics. #kedilobisi #catlobby #occupygezi-revenge-cat did it. #turkey pic.twitter.com/Qcr2gIHbXe
— Capulcu Tonella (@diehimbeertonis) April 1, 2014

#Catmath 9 lifes x loads of cats i Turkey=41 Powercuts Logic via @diehimbeertonis #turkey #direnkedi #turkeyelections pic.twitter.com/ddT5WfUyko
— Carolien Geurtsen (@Caro_Geurtsen) April 1, 2014

@aylushka_a @wellsla pic.twitter.com/mQYRaIqUnf
— T. A. (@zanesfather) April 1, 2014

Terrorist ninja cats attack Turkish power station during election! The workers surrendered immediately! #CatLobby pic.twitter.com/iXL2dM4XW6
— Samuel Dönig (@samueldlek) April 1, 2014