President Tayyip Erdogan celebrated what he said was a clear result in a referendum on Sunday to grant him sweeping new powers, but opponents said they would challenge the vote count which gave a narrow 51.3 percent lead to Erdogan's supporters. Nearly all ballots had been opened for...

Votes in favor of Turkish constitutional changes that could give President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers stood at 52.8 percent with around 90 percent of ballots opened, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Sunday. Votes against the changes have been rising, taking the lead in...

Turks began voting in a hotly contested referendum Sunday that could place sweeping new powers in the hands of President Tayyip Erdogan and herald the most radical change to the country's political system in its modern history. Opinion polls have given a narrow lead for a "Yes" vote, which...

Recep Tugcu is convinced: ever since "Tayyip" has been in power, Turkey is living through "its golden age." So he has no hesitation in voting "Yes" in Sunday's referendum on expanding the president's powers. The head of state's detractors accuse President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of showing...