President Trump called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to congratulate him on his referendum victory, according to the White House.
The French foreign ministry called on Turkey to respect the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits capital punishment, and said it would be assessing the OSCE's conclusions.
"The crusader mentality in the West and its servants at home have attacked us", he told a crowd as he arrived at Ankara airport, in response to the vote monitors' assessment.
Opposition parties also pointed out that the electoral commission had accepted ballots without official stamps on them, which may easily allow for fraud.
"Whether the official announcement is Yes or No, we will object to 2/3 of ballots". Here's a quick rundown on what happened in Sunday's vote and what lies ahead for Turkey.
"There is only one decision to ease the situation in the context of the law - the Supreme Election Board (YSK) should annul the vote", the Dogan news agency quoted CHP deputy leader Bulent Tezcan as saying. The cabinet said it hoped the vote would contribute to "more development success across the country".
"The ballot papers are not fake, there is no [reason] for doubt", Guven said.
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The behavioral health agency where he worked said an extensive background check before he was hired turned up nothing worrisome. Godwin's daughter said he was killed while collecting cans in a plastic shopping bag. "That's all he was doing".
In another challenge to Turkey's European partners, Erdogan said a separate referendum might be held on putting an end to its accession process. "There is a serious and solid problem of legitimacy that will forever be debated".
"For the first time in the history of the Republic, we are changing our ruling system through civil politics", Erdogan said, referring to the military coups which marred Turkish politics for decades. Nevertheless, it could cement his hold on power in Turkey for a decade and is expected to have a huge effect on the country's long-term political future and its worldwide relations.
The main opposition parties have said they would challenge the result, and worldwide observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed concern about the conduct of the campaign. He does not see a narrow victory as anything less than a mandate.
The new constitutional changes transform Turkey's governance from a parliamentary system to an executive presidency, significantly expanding the powers of the top office.
It would also mean that Erdogan, who became president in 2014, could seek two more five-year terms leaving him in power until 2029.
The changes won't go into effect until the 2019 election, but on Monday the Turkish government imposed its third consecutive state of emergency giving Erdogan's AK Party, many of those powers immediately.
European Union (L) and Turkish flags fly outside a hotel in Istanbul, Turkey May 4, 2016.
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