Gralhix #003 · Medium · Investigated: 20 September 2026
The handshake at the door
- Question
- In which building, and on which day, was the April 2017 handshake photo taken?
- Result
- Entrance of the Presidential Complex, Ankara · 26 April 2017 · main building reference 39.9311, 32.7989
Step by step
- 01
Fixed details
Flags give context but can be moved. I described the building by the emblem over the door, the gold panels, the square grid and the round ornament.
- 02
Agency record
Searching the names and month led to Anadolu's Getty Images record: #673348528, created and uploaded on 26 April 2017.
- 03
Ruled out press-conference framesDead end
Press-conference photos from the same day also came up. The starting photo is at a doorway, so I kept the welcoming ceremony.
- 04
Photo and news report
Ties and the gold facade match in the agency frame. A same-day A Haber report places the ceremony at the complex entrance.
- 05
Satellite
The main building and its forecourt were marked on satellite imagery.
Calculations
- At this latitude 0.0001° is about 11.12 m north-south and about 8.53 m east-west.
Limits
- The point marks the building; the photographer's position was not measured.
Sources
- Gralhix · OSINT Exercise 003Exercise by Sofia Santos
- Getty Images · #673348528Okan Özer / Anadolu; watermark retained
- A Haber · 26 Nisan 2017Same-day report
- Esri World ImagerySatellite imagery: Esri, Vantor, Earthstar Geographics, GIS User Community. Acquisition date not verified.
Exercises: Sofia Santos / Gralhix. Analysis and walkthrough: Ahmet Göker. Screenshots and photos remain the property of their owners.