Content tagged with constitutional referendum

“This result is not legitimate”
“This result is not legitimate”
MPs Garo Paylan and Selina Doğan assessed the referendum result and the decision of Supreme Board of Election of Turkey.
19 April 2017 Gözde Kazaz
HDP appeals for annulment of referendum
HDP appeals for annulment of referendum
After CHP, HDP appealed for annulment of referendum. HDP also filed a criminal complaint against the head of Supreme Board of Election of Turkey (SBE).
19 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
European Commission: Turkey must investigate alleged irregularities
European Commission: Turkey must investigate alleged irregularities
European Commission urged Turkey to conduct investigation on alleged irregularities in referendum held in Turkey on April 16.
18 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
Major election fraud suspicion in Viranşehir
Major election fraud suspicion in Viranşehir
Rıdvan Yılmaz, spokesperson of HDP Election Committee, claimed that block votes were cast in 60 neighborhoods in Viranşehir district of Urfa. In Viranşehir, there are 13,067 “yes” and 58 “no” votes.
18 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
CHP to meet head of SBE
CHP to meet head of SBE
Demanding annulment of referendum, CHP will meet Sadi Güven, head of Supreme Board of Election of Turkey (SBE) today.
18 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
People protesting referendum result
People protesting referendum result
Protests have been staged in Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Antalya and Eskişehir.
18 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
OSCE: the SBE issued instructions undermining an important safeguard and contradicting the law
OSCE: the SBE issued instructions undermining an important safeguard and contradicting the law
OSCE released the preliminary report on the referendum in Turkey based on the findings of international observers, who state that the referendum was held in an unlevel playing field and did not live up to Council of Europe standards. It is also stated that the legal framework was inadequate for the holding of a genuinely democratic process.
17 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
Baydemir: this picture increased our hope
Baydemir: this picture increased our hope
HDP Spokesperson Osman Baydemir assessed the referendum result in a press conference held in HDP headquarter.
17 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
The US and EU to wait for OSCE report
The US and EU to wait for OSCE report
Initial statements from the US and EU concerning the constitutional referendum in Turkey state that they will wait for the observation report of OSCE.
17 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
Historic referendum in Turkey: narrow win for “yes”
Historic referendum in Turkey: narrow win for “yes”
The constitutional referendum was held in Turkey yesterday. Yes campaign won 51.41% of the votes, while No got 48.59%. Turnout was said to around 85%. President Erdoğan declared victory last night before the official results.
16 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
Constitutional amendments in five questions by Human Rights Watch
Constitutional amendments in five questions by Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) accessed the constitutional amendments that will be voted on April 16 in terms of human rights, rule of law, independence of judiciary, separation of powers, checks and balances, international law and parliament's role.
4 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
Armenia said “yes” to constitutional amendments
Armenia said “yes” to constitutional amendments
With the referendum held on November 6, Armenia said yes to a controversial constitutional amendment.
7 December 2015 Varduhi Balyan