A Huge Hologram Delivered a Speech for Turkey's Prime Minister

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan couldn't attend a meeting of the Justice and Development Party in the Turkish city of Izmir over the weekend, so he sent a 10-foot digital hologram of himself to deliver his speech.

In the video below, the lights go out over the crowd as a blue light unfurls upward and solidifies into a bigger — if hazier — prime minister.

The crowd cheered during the pre-recorded speech, which expressed the need for people to remain strong in their beliefs with the approach of the March municipal elections. The upcoming elections will likely display the public's opinion of his party's leadership. Erdoğan found himself under exceptionally heavy political fire following a massive corruption investigation in December, which forced the resignations of three of his cabinet members. Read more...