Welcome to OSINT Exercise #003!
Task briefing:
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 Erdo?an, 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 on the right.
Click here to see the photo on its own.
Difficulty level:
Beginners: Medium
Experts: Easy
It is only here to be used for educational purposes.
Solution and full walkthrough
Are you stuck?
That’s ok, it happens to us all. You can try again later or watch my detailed explanation on how to overcome all obstacles with an OSINT mindset. Next time you’ll know exactly what to do.
Did you complete it?
Well done! You should always verify your answers and try to expand your skill set by watching my video or by reading walkthroughs created by other OSINT community members.
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List of walkthroughs created by the OSINT community for this exercise
- walnut – “Challenge to “OSINT Exercise #003,4,5”“
- Donovan Engelmann – “My Solution to Gralhix?s OSINT Exercise #003“
- [FR] KrowZ – “[FR] OSINT Challenge 003 (Gralhix) – Writeup” ⭐
- OSINTtrainee – “Solution for OSINT challenge #003 by Sofia Santos“
- Legion Soul – “OSINT Exercise 003, and 004“
- Collins.K – “GRALHIX OSINT EXCERCISE #003 WALKTHROUGH“
- Vincent A. Barkman – “OSINT Exercise #003 — Write-up“
- Omid Sobhani – “Title: Turkey: Geolocation OSINT Exercise 003“
- Tomi McCluskey – “Gralhix OSINT Excercise #003“
- Ragmthy – “OSINT Exercise 003“
- Mohamed H. Ahmed – “Solving the Challenge: A walkthrough to Sophia Santos’ #003 OSINT Exercise” ⭐
- L00ck3r – “Sofia Santos Challenge #003” ⭐
- InfoRecon76 – “OSINT Exercise #003 Walkthrough: Locating a Diplomatic Venue“
- Tosintndeh – “Gralhix Geolocation #003“
- Viktoras Draugelis – “OSINT Exercise 003“
- Victor Mwai – “OSINT(Exercise 3)“
- Cyber-Jot – “Sofia Santo’s OSINT Exercise #003” ⭐
- Dam Coffee – “Gralhix Exercise #003“
- Elliot MCHX – “OSINT Exercise #003 (My Walkthrough)“
- Fywqdk – “Exercise0043“
- [FR] MenTa – “Step-by-Step Image Geolocation #1” ⭐
- anonymous – “GRALHIX OSINT EXCERCISE #003 WALKTHROUGH“
- alexs106 – “Writeup OSINT exercise 003 by Sofia Santos“
Why is my walkthrough not showing up?
- I’m no longer accepting walkthroughs for this specific exercise.
- One or more answers were incorrect or missing.
- The link you sent me was incorrect or incomplete.
- The walkthrough was hosted on a platform that tracks viewers (e.g, LinkedIn).
- I suspected AI was heavily involved in the production of your walkthrough.
- I suspected the walkthrough was written primarily by following my video rather than your original work.
- I haven’t had the time to review and add it yet.
- I forgot about it (doesn’t usually happen, but I’m not flawless).
Why do some walkthroughs have a star in front of them?
The golden star emojis were introduced on the second year anniversary of OSINT Exercises. I use it to highlight walkthroughts that I feel stand out and deserve extra recognition for quality, originality, or depth.
You can read more about the reasoning behind my decision in blog post: “Two Years of OSINT Exercises: The Importance of Community Learning.”
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