The CHP submitted an application to annul Sunday's vote, objecting to the electoral board's decision to allow unstamped ballots. Turkey's Supreme Electoral Council will hear objections against Sunday's referendum today.
The Turkish government now has the mandate to push forward with Erdogan-backed reforms to the constitution after Turkish citizens approved them in a referendum on Sunday.
People who polled "yes" and people who polled "no" to Turkey's transition to a presidential system share the same reason: they want peace and an end to PKK-linked violence.
Turkey's cabinet accepts advice of National Security Council to extend the state of emergency that has been in place since a coup attempt last July by three more months.
Turkey's leadership says it has no plans to dissolve parliament and call for early elections before the 2019 polls. The "Yes" victory in Sunday's referendum was narrow, and the opposition are contesting the outcome.
Turkey has voted "yes" in a referendum on constitutional change that will usher in a presidential system of governance. In the wake of a close vote, reactions were mixed.
Mehmet Alcu,78, lives in Demirbilek in the southeastern region of Van with his wife, who was too sick to come to the polling station. In another village, 12 people cast votes in 12 minutes.
"Yes" and "no" supporters campaign peacefully on Saturday, the final day of what has been a vibrant campaign for a referendum that proposed to fundamentally change Turkey's political system from a parliamentary to a presidential one.
Parliamentarians from three main political parties explain why they will vote "yes" or "no" in the upcoming referendum.
After a big debate at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), here is the list of current and proposal versions
Turkey's governing AK party has long advocated for constitutional reform. With a go-ahead from MHP Chairman Devlet Bahceli, they submitted the proposal for amendments to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
The Republican People's Party, CHP, is the main opposition party that opposes the presidential system.
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