NPR | Historic Referendum In Turkey Grants More Power to President NPR Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim declared victory in the referendum bid to convert Turkey from a parliamentary to a strong president system of government. The historic referendum, which passed by a narrow margin, grants more power to President ... Erdogan Claims Vast New Powers After Narrow Victory in Turkish Referendum RIP Turkey, 1921 – 2017 Erdogan's Victory in the Referendum on His Powers Will Leave Turkey Even More Divided |
New York Times | Turkey, Pope Francis, Aleppo: Your Morning Briefing New York Times President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey claimed a narrow victory in a national referendum that expands the powers of his office, a watershed moment that the country's opposition fears may cement his one-man rule. Continue reading the main story. |
Voice of America | Turks Approve Referendum Strengthening Presidential Powers Voice of America Turkey's ruling party has claimed victory in a referendum granting broad new powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, authorities announced late Sunday. With 99 percent of the ballots counted, official Turkish media placed the "yes" vote at more than ... |
Turkey Votes 'Yes' To Give More Power to Erdogan NPR Turkey's historic constitutional referendum was held to decide whether more power should be concentrated in the hands of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On Sunday, the Turkish people voted "yes." RAY SUAREZ, HOST: We start the show with a look at ... |
The Guardian | Turkey referendum: Erdoğan wins vote amid dispute over ballots – as it happened The Guardian Turkey should seek the “broadest possible national consensus” in its constitutional amendments given the narrow win for the yes campaign, the European Commission has said. Unofficial results showed that 51.3% of Turks approved changes to their ... |
UPI.com | Indiana police report another vehicle crash involving a wild turkey Fox News A motorist suffered minor injuries last week when a large wild turkey crashed into the windshield of an SUV on an Indiana highway. It was the fourth time a turkey had flown into the windshield of a moving vehicle on an Indiana road in recent weeks ... Look: Turkey crashes through windshield into rear of SUV - UPI.com Another turkey crashes into vehicle on Indiana road Another Indiana turkey slams into windshield |
CTV News | Turkey smashes through windshield of SUV on highway 400 in Barrie CTV News There were some scary moments for a family driving on highway 400 in Barrie on Sunday, when a turkey smashed through the windshield of their SUV. “We were driving along, and a gigantic turkey came right at the car. There was really nowhere my husband ... |
Huffington Post | Turkey's constitutional referendum: experts express fear for a divided country Huffington Post Despite controlling 90% of media coverage, using all sorts of stick-and-carrot mechanisms via the state, imprisoning the leaders and parliamentarians of Turkey's third-largest party and more than 200 hundred journalists, Erdoğan could not get a clear win. |
New York Times | Turkey Investigating 17, Some Americans, Accused in Failed Coup New York Times Throughout the campaign, Mr. Erdogan and his allies have frequently manufactured diplomatic spats with European countries, in what some analysts described as a bid to persuade nationalist voters to vote “yes” to his proposed reforms to secure Turkey's ... Schumer, Bharara being probed for alleged ties to failed Turkey coup cleric Turkey launches investigation into 17 US politicians, bureaucrats and academics over last year's attempted coup US 'politicians, bureaucrats & academics' caught in Turkey's failed coup attempt probe |
The National Interest Online | Is America's Alliance with Turkey Doomed? The National Interest Online The startling breakdown in Anglo-Ottoman relations might serve as a useful model for policymakers to evaluate the troubled alliance between the United States and Turkey. The sixty-year period between the Crimean War of 1853–56 and the July Crisis of ... |