Gralhix OSINT Exercise #003
A record of my attempt at solving OSINT Exercise #003 by Sofia Santos, as part of my self-study efforts.
The original exercise can be found here:
https://gralhix.com/list-of-osint-exercises/osint-exercise-003/
Brief
In April 2017 Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, the then president of Somalia, visited Turkey. A news agency published a photo where he was seen shaking hands with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the country’s president. The article did not disclose where the photo was taken. Your task is to find out the name and coordinates of the location seen below.
Method
A reverse image search brings up a good number of articles and photos showing the Turkish president meeting various international delegates in this exact spot. Some of those articles mention Ankara, the capital city of Turkey.
Searching for “president ankara” immediately brings up the Ankara Presidential Palace, the doors of which look like they will fit the brief image.
The same red and gold symbol above the door is present, along with the ornate golden door surroundings.
The area surrounding the presidential palace doesn’t have Street View, so to find the correct orientation of the building I compared a more zoomed-out image showing the doors and grounds with the 2D map.
The brief image was taken at the Ankara Presidential Palace doors, coordinates 39°55'50.8"N 32°47'54.9"E.
