The Yes side has already declared victory with 51.3% ahead with 99% of the ballot boxes opened. People voted for or against a new Constitution that abolishes the prime minister's office, centralises all executive power in the president, and empowers the president to issue decrees and appoint judges and officials without the need for ratification by any other body.
According to a report by Kathimerini, speaking on behalf of SYRIZA, Vice President of European Parliament Dimitris Papadimoulis said that the referendum showcased how divided the Turkish nation really is, and described the result as a disputed victory by Erdogan.
On Sunday, the European Commission said Turkey should seek a national consensus on the constitutional amendments, given the narrow majority and the extent of their impact.
"There is only one way to end the discussions about the vote's legitimacy and to put the people at ease, and that is for the Supreme Electoral Board to cancel the vote", Tezcan said.
Leaders from the European Union, with which Turkey has spent years in talks to join the bloc, expressed doubt over the continuation of those negotiations after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would make moves to bring back the death penalty - a clear red line for the EU.
Giving the President sweeping powers, Turks may have taken a historic path strewn with uncertainties. They set a limit of two five-year terms for presidents.
New presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled for November 3 2019.
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But in a country that is deeply divided, "where it's nearly half and half for and against Erdogan, if you even have allegations of voter fraud, whether or not it happened, his legitimacy will be completely and constantly questioned by that half that does not vote for him". Supporters of the "no" vote have complained of intimidation, including beatings, detentions and threats.
Opposition CHP head Kemal Kilicdaroglu accused the electoral board of bias and of favouring the governing party.
"At the moment, this is a dubious vote", he said. "It would be better to have (a) face-to-face meeting and take our relationship forward", he said.As a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and a key bridge between the Middle East and Europe, Turkey is an important but hard ally in the efforts to combat ISIS, and to stem the migrant flow from Syria.
Ismail Calisan, an Ankara resident, accepted the result with grace.
In Istanbul, accountant Mete Cetinkaya said he was anxious about his country's future.
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades "expressed the hope that Cyprus will soon witness the termination of the current unacceptable situation (the forcible division of Cyprus by Turkey through military occupation) and the prevalence of the principles of law and peace throughout the country for the benefit of all its lawful citizens", the Cyprus Mail wrote on Sunday.
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