Talk to the hand: Erdoğan tells election observers to 'know their place' – video

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Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks to his supporters in Ankara on Monday and criticises international election observers who have cast doubt on Sunday’s referendum result. The vote, which gave Erdoğan sweeping new powers, has been judged by independent observers to have fallen short of international standards

Source: Reuters

Monday 17 April 2017 22.16 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2017/apr/17/talk-to-the-hand-erdogan-tells-election-observers-to-know-their-place-video

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Erdoğan’s referendum victory spells the end of Turkey as we know it

My country has voted for greater authoritarianism. What we saw yesterday was the revenge of those on the periphery of Turkish society

Monday 17 April 2017 10.35 BS

By Yavuz Baydar

President Erdoğan addresses his supporters in Istanbul, after declaring victory in Turkey’s referendum.

Photograph: HANDOUT/Reuters

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/17/erdogan-referendum-victory-end-turkey