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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also told reporters in Istanbul, "I believe in our people's common sense of democracy and that they will walk toward
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Erdogan, his ruling Justice and Development Party and the proponents of the constitutional amendments had campaigned hard for yes votes in the plebiscite
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Murat Yetkin, chief editor of the Hurriyet Daily News, argued that if the outcome is "yes," it will have a dramatic effect on the quality of democracy in
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Erdogan was elected president by 52 percent of popular votes in 2014.
The voting process across the western part of Turkey was generally peaceful as no incidents have been reported thus far.
In the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, however, three people were killed after disputes over conflicting political views degenerated into an exchange of
gunfire at a polling station, private Dogan News Agency reported.
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Following the report, Turkey's Supreme Election Board made an announcement declaring that the "yes" seals will be accepted as valid.
Independent observers have reported some other violations including one that noted Zeliha Akgul, a female voter, saw her name "signed" on the voters' list in
Istanbul. She filed a complaint, the report said.
Observers from the 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have also monitored the voting process in Turkey to assess whether it
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