It was the ultimate faux paw.
Outrageous video apparently taken ahead of the high-profile appearance captured the felines quickly tiptoeing, one by one, across the empty stage during a G20 summit.
"Obama and Putin upstaged by three cats," BBC journalist Duncan Stone tweeted with his 18-second video.
Amused Twitter users offered a range of explanations for the bizarre catwalk -- from the critters providing extra security to smelling a rat.
"That’s the most Turkish thing I’ve ever seen," wrote Jonathan Cox, likely referencing Istanbul`s large number of stray cats.
"Must be the same gang which cut the electricity on election day," Serdar Aytamaner replied, remarking on last year`s power outage, which wrecked havoc on the country`s elections.
Oddly enough, Turkey`s energy minister did indeed blame that catastrophe on cats.
Cats Nearly Steal The Show Ahead of G20 Meeting In Turkey - Video
16 November 2015
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As President Barack Obama and fellow world leaders prepared to take the stage in Turkey on Sunday they were upstaged by three cats -- and those were just the ones we could see.
