No wonder, the No front is so frustrated. Their kingdom is dead. Democracy is not something taken for granted. And referendum results will not automatically bring more freedom but that’s step towards that direction. Now all of us, citizens, should work now. Kemalism, a modernizing foundational ideology, that has long lost its essence and became a regressive and oppressive ideology is not kaput. Its major guardians, the Army and higher judiciary are at their weakest point.
Apart from the most of Alevis, who symbolize the one who fell in love with its rapist- Remember the bloody Dersim massacre-, and direct beneficaries of the old regime (older bureacracy, army-related citizens, older richer families whose wealth is indebted to Kemalist state formation, loyal civil servants and their offsprings), all oppressed sections of society are happy today. I hope AKP will seize this bright day and opportunity and incorporate the voices of the subalterns into its party line… We will all see together.
MAM | Not Enough but YES…Yes but not Enough
HIGHEST “YES” VOTING CITIES:
Bingöl: % 95
Siirt: %95
Diyarbakır: % 94
Mardin: % 94
Hakkari: %93
HIGHEST “NO” VOTING CITIES:
Tunceli: %81
Kırklareli: %74
Edirne %73
Tekirdağ: %64
İzmir: %63
MAIN FOCUS: Turks opt for constitutional reform | 13/09/2010
Fifty-eight percent of those who cast their ballots in Sunday’s referendum in Turkey voted in favour of extensive constitutional reform. The press sees the vote as consolidating democracy in Turkey, but senses potential danger for the country’s secularism and separation of powers.
The World From Berlin: ‘Turkey Now Needs to Forge a New Political Culture’ – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International
Analysis: Referendum reveals three faces of Turkey
Reuters
… incorporation of formerly excluded people into power structures,” said Soli Ozel, a professor of international relations at Istanbul’s Bilgi University.
The coalition?s inept EU referendum lock | The Spectator
Turkish referendum an idyll, Armenian journalist says | Armenia News – NEWS.am
Turkey’s former President Kenan Evren casts his vote during a referendum in Ankara September 12, 2010. Kenan Evren leaded the 12 September 1980 military coup as Chief of Staff and and was elected as the President of Turkey on November 7, 1982 with the approval of the new constitution. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the changes to a charter drafted in the 1980s after a military coup exactly 30 years ago are needed to strengthen democracy and bring Turkey closer to European norms. Turks voted on Sunday on whether to amend the constitution in a referendum seen as a tussle between a government led by conservative Muslims and secular opponents for influence over the EU candidate country’s future.? Read more » REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Press Review after Referendum
Turkish vote sparks bids to try 1980 coup leaders | Reuters
EU welcomes result of Turkish referendum
The Associated Press: Turkey: nation on a dual course
Referendum victory for Turkish PM
Turkey Referendum Triumph Paves Way For Third AKP Term, New Constitution
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Referring to Ergenekon, an alleged army coup plot against the AKP, he said that there was “no mafia left in the country anymore.
The lesson the naysayers should take
Turkish vote gets Western backing
Referendum Talk
I was on Chicago Public Radio’s “Worldview” program talking about the Sept. 12 referendum in Turkey and the constitutional reform package that Turkish voters passed today. You can hear the interview, which also covers a number of other related issues, here.
Reforms to boost Turkey’s EU bid – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
from Turkish Digest
CHP leader apologizes for not voting in Turkish charter poll
Yes Means Yes
Mavi Boncuk
The Turkish referendum poll gave a strong go-ahead to the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government with its reforms on Sunday, as a constitutional amendment package garnered higher than expected 58 percent of the national vote.
Media: Support for Turkey constitutional changes | Top AP Stories | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle
Two scores that matter in Turkey | Al Jazeera Blogs
Lawsuit against coup-leaders in wake of Turkey’s referendum – Monsters and Critics
After Turkey?s referendum: how serious are the AKP?s opponents?
Another visit to the polls, another comfortable victory for the Justice and Development Party (AKP). It won?t have escaped anyone paying even casual attention to Turkish politics that a pattern has emerged over the past eight years. The AKP wins. It is adept at the business of accumulating votes and it consistently punches above its weight. This raises a number of questions about the opposition. In particular, why haven?t policies and tactics developed to meet the AKP challenge more effectively? That?s a question I?ll return to in a subsequent post. But to use a cruder metric for the moment, why hasn?t fundraising and political spending risen on the back of the visceral antipathy that is so clearly felt towards the AKP by many people in Turkey?
A heavy defeat
THE EU URGED TURKEY TO IMPLEMENT REFORMS, DRAFT NEW CONSTITUTION
Morning Brief: In victory for Erdogan, Turks approve changes to military constitution
Top news: In a nationwide referendum yesterday, Turks approved 26 amendments to the country’s constitution, which supporters say will reign in the power of the military and make the government more accountable, but opponents believe will give Turkey’s Islamic-oriented government too much power over the judiciary.
Turkey referendum boosts Erdogan’s Islam-rooted AKP party
Turkish Reforms Pass by Wide Margin
Turkish voters approved a sweeping package of constitutional reforms by a wide margin, handing a major victory to the Islamist-rooted government.Voting in shadow of Turkish e-state
Turkey has come a long way toward becoming an e-state with high-tech voting – or so I thought after the last local elections. My experience Sunday raised some doubts.
Snap Analysis: Turkish voters strongly back charter reform | Reuters
BERK ÇEKTİR – Yes or no? A rough guide to the Turkish referendum
YAVUZ BAYDAR – After a ?yes? win, political storm will gather, slowly
ŞAHİN ALPAY – Is Turkey unable to liberalize without Europe?
İHSAN DAĞI – Towards a Post-Kemalist republic
Turkey voters appear to favor constitutional changes – latimes.com
HEADLINES (IN TURKISH) VIA
Turkish referendum is a step in the right direction
Reacting to Turkey’s referendum result yesterday in support of constitutional reforms, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (FDP, Germany), spokesperson for the ALDE group on EU-Turkey accession negotiations in the foreign affairs committee said:
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