Supporters of the "no" vote have complained of an atmosphere of intimidation, with the main opposition party recording more than 100 incidents of obstruction to its campaign efforts, including beatings, detentions and threats. "Today is the day when a change, a decision to shift to a truly serious administrative system was made", Erdogan said.
"God willing, these results will be the beginning of a new era in our country", he said.
Sigmar Gabriel spoke on Monday in Tirana, where he was to meet with senior Albanian officials.
Aysel Can, a member of the AKP's women's branch, said, "For a strong Islamic state, for a strong Middle East, Turkey had to switch to this executive presidency system. For first time in republic history, Turkey changed governmental system through civilian means".
"We have said different things in (rally) squares; we have voiced different things to the nation but the nation gave its final world by saying "Yes", Anadolu agency quoted him as saying.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has narrowly won the referendum which will vastly increase his powers and could keep him in office until 2029.
"Our citizens overseas are also a significant part of this victory", Erdogan said.
"We encourage Turkey to address the Council of Europe's concerns and recommendations, including with regards to the state of emergency", the Commission said.
Rising from humble origins to take the helm of Turkey's government in 2003, Recep Tayyip Erdogan quickly attracted a fervent following.
Erdogan survived a coup attempt past year and responded with a crackdown, jailing 47,000 people and sacking or suspending more than 120,000 from government jobs such as schoolteachers, soldiers, police, judges or other professionals.
"He is a harsh leader in character", said Ankara academic Akgun, who used to head a pro-government NGO.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared on course for victory in a Sunday referendum created to assign him sweeping powers. "He secured a thin majority of 1 percent", Hakura said.
His election campaigns have been forceful and bitter, with Erdogan lashing out at his opponents, accusing them of endangering the country and even supporting terrorism.
The spokesman added that Turkey should also cease making "provocative statements" in opposition to the island's offshore oil and gas search.
The deputy head of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Bulent Tezcan said, "He will pursue a legal battle". They allege irregularities in the way the High Electoral Board handled the vote.
The board's unprecedented decision to accept as valid ballots that didn't bear the official stamp has led to outrage among opposition parties. Earlier, the party's vice chairman, Erdal Aksunger, said it would challenge between 37 percent and 60 percent of the ballot boxes and accused Anadolu's results of being inaccurate. Thus, it could be argued that whichever way the referendum finally goes, Erdoğan will most likely not bother with the result of the referendum but insist on behaving like a super president.
According to the NTV broadcaster, the shooting occurred near a polling station. He said observers were not allowed to watch the proceedings for at least 1½ hours until the party's complaint was accepted.
He further called on foreign countries to respect the results and to show greater awareness of Turkey's "sensitivities" in the "fight against terror".
Her rejection of the constitutional changes is not just personally directed at Erdogan, but is based in part on the fear that Turkey was creating an exceptionally powerful executive, not just for the current president but forever.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, whose monitors observed the vote, were to announce their findings later Monday.
Unofficial results showed that 51.3 percent of Turks approved changes to their constitution in Sunday's referendum, handing President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. Turkey's electoral board confirmed the "yes" victory.
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