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Turkey referendum

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, shakes hands with Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok, left, prior to their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, October 3, 2018. (Cem Ozdel/Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)
October 3, 2018, 8:21 pm
Turkey says ‘Nazi remnant’ dispute with Dutch has ended
Ankara mends ties with Netherlands following 2017 row, after The Hague barred officials campaigning on its soil for Turkish referendum
By Agencies
Pedestrians walk past a poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan under the caption, 'Thank you Istanbul,' at Taksim Square in Istanbul, on June 28, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Bulent Kilic)
July 6, 2018, 8:32 am
Freshly empowered Erdogan set to flex muscles as Turkey enters new era
With smaller cabinet and no PM, new presidential system ‘creates a lot of space for a president to act alone and rule the country as one person,’ critics say
By Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi and Raziye AKKOC
People gesture and chant slogans as they protest to defy a ban and march on the way to Taksim Square during the May Day rally, in Istanbul, on May 1, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC)
May 1, 2017, 10:09 pm
Turkish police fire tear gas, detain 200 at May Day riots in Istanbul
Protesters waving anti-government banners barred from Taksim Square, cops seize Molotov cocktails, hand grenades
By Kadir Demir and Fulya Ozerkan
Parvez Ahmed
April 28, 2017, 12:10 pm
Parvez Ahmed
The crisis of democracy in Turkey
Erdogan’s latest power grab was achieved through (more or less) democratic means — and there’s the rub
Turkish police officers escort detainees after their arrest for alleged links with US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen on April 26, 2017 in the central city of Kayseri. (AFP Photo/Dogan News Agency Dogan News Agency/Olcay Duzgun)
April 26, 2017, 11:54 pm
Turkey detains, suspends thousands in huge new anti-Gulen crackdown
Latest wave targeting alleged supporters of exiled cleric comes week after vote expanding Erdogan’s powers
By Fulya Ozerkan and Stuart Williams
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) as he arrives for a meeting at the Turkish parliament on April 18, 2017 in Ankara. (ADEM ALTAN / AFP)
April 18, 2017, 1:53 pm
Turkey’s premier calls on opposition to respect referendum
Republican People’s Party to lodge formal demand to annul results, citing major violations in ballots
By AP and AFP
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a rally of supporters a day after the referendum, outside the Presidential Palace, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, April 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
April 18, 2017, 4:31 am
White House confirms Trump congratulated Erdogan on referendum win
US president praises the controversial victory, thanks Turkish leader for backing missile strike against Assad regime
By AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, acknowledges supporters during a rally as he leaves after delivering a speech at the conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) headquarters in Istanbul, on April 16, 2017, following the results of a nationwide referendum. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)
April 18, 2017, 1:48 am
Turkey says Trump called Erdogan to congratulate on referendum win
US president’s call comes amid opposition claims of fraud and European fears of growing authoritarianism in Ankara
By AFP
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer and wave Turkish national flags as the presidential convoy parades in Ankara, on April 17, 2017 following the results of a nationwide referendum on Erdogan's powers. (Adem Altan/AFP)
April 18, 2017, 1:32 am
Turkey cabinet agrees to extend emergency after referendum
Ministers vote to extend suspension of legal rights by three more months, extending crackdown period after July coup attempt to nearly a year
By AFP
A supporter of the 'Yes' campaign brandishes a picture of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan among other supporters waving Turkish national flags at a rally near the headquarters of the conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) on April 16, 2017 in Istanbul after the initial results of a nationwide referendum that will determine Turkey's future destiny. (AFP/Ozan Kose)
April 17, 2017, 7:09 pm
Erdogan must heal divided Turkey after bitter referendum
But it’s unclear whether the strongman leader is interested in reconciliation following narrow win in divisive, contested vote
By Raziye AKKOC
A woman supporting Turkish president waves a Turkish national flag as she celebrates during a rally near the headquarters of the conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) on April 16, 2017 in Istanbul after the results of a nationwide referendum that will determine Turkey's future destiny. (AFP/Ozan Kose)
April 17, 2017, 4:03 pm
Turkish referendum was ‘unlevel playing field’: monitors
International observers also say vote count marred by late procedural changes, casting doubt on result under which Erdogan gets sweeping new powers
By AFP
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and his wife Emine, center, look at their granddaughter Mahinur as she casts a ballot inside a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, April 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
April 16, 2017, 3:28 pm
Two killed in fight outside polling station in Turkey
Tensions run high as country goes to the polls to vote on a referendum that would grant sweeping powers to the president
By AP and ToI Staff
A woman casts a ballot inside a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, April 16, 2017. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)
April 16, 2017, 12:44 pm
Polls open in Turkey’s historic referendum on reforms
President Erdogan seeking to gain sweeping executive powers, which opponents fear will turn the country into a one-man show
By Elena Becatoros and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
People cheer and flash a four-finger sign called "the rabia sign" as the Turkish president delivers a speech in Istanbul, on April 15, 2017, during a rally on the eve of the constitutional referendum. (Ozan Kose/AFP)
April 16, 2017, 6:24 am
Tense Turkey braces for crunch referendum on Erdogan powers
Polls show a race too close to call; critics fear a bolstered presidency could lead to authoritarian rule
By Stuart Williams
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech during a campaign rally on the eve of the constitutional referendum, on April 15, 2017 in Istanbul. (Ozan Kose/AFP)
April 16, 2017, 6:00 am
Erdogan, Turkey’s pugnacious ‘chief,’ eyes new poll knockout
The man who has dominated Turkish politics since 2002 hopes Sunday’s referendum will help consolidate his position – and his legacy
By Stuart Williams
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