Turkey rejects referendum challenges as activists detained
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes a mid-May meeting with US President Donald Trump will lay the foundation for a stronger cooperation between the two countries (AFP Photo/ADEM ALTAN)/ Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's election authority on Wednesday rejected opposition requests to cancel a referendum that boosted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority as police detained activists over street protests following the contested poll. The narrow victory of the 'Yes' campaign in Sunday's referendum handed Erdogan sweeping new powers -- ...
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