Location of Political Handshake Identified Through OSINT Techniques

Uncovering the location of a significant political handshake. In this OSINT exercise, Sofia Santos challenges readers to identify the location of a photo featuring former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo shaking hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, taken during a visit to Turkey in April 2017. By utilizing Google image search and Google Maps, the investigation reveals that the photo was taken at the Front Entrance of the Ankara Presidential Palace. Key details, such as the presence of specific artifacts in the image and corroborating video evidence, helped pinpoint the exact coordinates of the location as 39.93116826482835, 32.799616279024214. This exercise highlights the effectiveness of open-source intelligence techniques in uncovering hidden details.