Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory on Sunday night in a historic referendum on a new constitution that will hand him sweeping new powers.
But the narrow winning margin fell well short of the 55 per cent mandate he predicted. Opposition parties demanded recounts as results reported by the government-controlled Anatolian news agency showed Mr Erdogan ahead by just 51.3 per cent after 98 per cent of ballots had been counted.
The results included a No majority in Istanbul, the nation’s economic and social powerhouse where Mr Erdogan first built his political base as mayor. It was the first time he had lost an election in the city since 2002.
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