Turkey Referendum
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Turkey Cabinet Overhaul Coming as Erdogan Eyes Party Return
EghtesadOnline: Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said he’ll discuss an overhaul of the cabinet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in coming months, signaling changes in key posts after…
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How a Handwritten Note Gave Erdogan an Uncheckable Election Win
EghtesadOnline: Turkey’s referendum on presidential powers had just finished. Counting was under way. Then, supervisors at more than 167,000 polling stations received an unprecedented order from…
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Zarif congratulates Turkey on yes vote to constitutional referendum
EghtesadOnline: Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the Turkish peoples yes vote to the country’s constitutional referendum…
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Turkey Rules Out Early Elections as Narrow Win Draws EU Concerns
EghtesadOnline: Turkey won’t call early elections to speed up the transfer of power to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the nation’s deputy prime minister said after a narrow referendum that drew…
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Erdogan Says He Doesn't Care What Europe Thinks About Turkey's Vote
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan treated a crowd of supporters gathered outside his presidential palace on Monday evening to a speech laced with invective against Europe,…
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Opposition calls for Turkish vote annulment after Erdogan wins powers
EghtesadOnline: Turkey's main opposition party demanded on Monday that a referendum granting President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers be nullified after a narrow "Yes" vote that exposed bitter…
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Turkey’s referendum is an internal affair: Iran’s FM spokesman
EghtesadOnline: During the first press conference of the Persian New Year, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi answered the questions related to regional and international developments…
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Claiming victory, Turkey's Erdogan says may take death penalty to referendum
EghtesadOnline: Claiming victory, Turkey's Erdogan says may take death penalty to referendum
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Erdogan Wins Vote to Gain Sweeping Powers in Turkish Overhaul
EghtesadOnline: Turkey voted to hand Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping authority in the most radical overhaul since the republic was founded 93 years ago on the expectation he’ll safeguard security…
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Erdogan's Bid for Sweeping Power Set to Climax With Sunday Vote
EghtesadOnline: Turkish voters will decide on Sunday whether to endorse President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bid to centralize power in his hands in the most radical shake-up since the republic was…
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Erdogan says Turks in Europe should defy 'grandchildren of Nazism'
EghtesadOnline: President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called on Turkish voters in Europe to defy the "grandchildren of Nazism" and back a referendum this month on changing the constitution, comments…
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Turks in Germany start voting in referendum on boosting Erdogan's powers
EghtesadOnline: Turks living in Germany began casting their ballots on Monday in a referendum which proposes changing Turkey's constitution to increase President Tayyip Erdogan's powers.
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Investors Just Want Turkey's Referendum Done With: Scenarios
EghtesadOnline: On April 16, Turks will vote “yes" or “no" on a proposal to reshape Turkey’s democracy by abolishing the post of prime minister and handing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping…
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Turkey Parliament Triggers Referendum on Presidential System
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s campaign to secure sweeping executive authority won approval of parliament early Saturday. Turks will have the final say in a referendum…