Referendum day news mapped here.
5:30 pm: According to friends from Adana and Lüleburgaz, nationalist MHP constituencies predominantly voted for “No”. Though not representative of course.
Weird, Yeni Şafak's sister TV channel, illegally breaching reporting ban, giving very different results to the ones journalists are getting https://t.co/YTsrkzZv5K
— Ankaralı Jan (@06JAnk) April 16, 2017
The Turkish president urges a decision ‘beyond the ordinary’ in the country’s controversial constitutional referendum
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has cast his ballot in Istanbul as tens of millons of Turks go to the polls in a controversial referendum the Turkish president described as a “not an ordinary vote”.
Erdogan. Pixabay image. Public domain.
The last time there was a referendum in Turkey was seven years ago, and all the changes were approved. But in the seventh referendum in its history today, the country is more markedly divided and the spoils are much greater.
ISTANBUL, 16 APRIL 2017 – The Turkey Blocks internet shutdown observatory is to keep watch over communications networks throughout Turkey for signs of censorship or interference on the day of a critical referendum. The election, which will…
On the eve of the constitutional referendum in Turkey, Yordam Kitap publishing house issues Wolfgang Borchert’s manifesto, giving it the emblematic title “Say no!”. An interview with editorial director Hayri Erdoğan
