Defarges said on French broadcaster BFM on Saturday that Erdogan's strengthened powers would lead "only to catastrophe".
He said Turkey was still committed to negotiations.
"The U.K. asked her people and they voted for Brexit", he said.
The Council of Europe applies its monitoring scheme to all countries when they join, but this was the first time it has been reopened against any member of the body, infuriating the Ankara government.
Turkey has been trying to join the European Union since the 1960s, but the formal negotiations started in 2005.
Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn, who is responsible for negotiations with countries wanting to join the bloc, called on European Union foreign ministers when they meet in Malta on Friday to consider a new format for relations with Turkey, one that could ease mutual frustrations and reinforce cooperation.
In an interview with Christian World News, Dr. Aykan Erdemir brought up the allegations of electoral fraud affecting the recent referendum as well as the scandal about the Supreme Council of Election's last-hour changes in the rules of counting. The text expressed serious concerns about the constitutional amendments that passed in Turkey's 16 April referendum.
Following a divisive referendum that will consolidate governmental power under the presidency, now held by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's opposition has been protesting the vote, which they say was rigged.
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Turks voted a week ago by a narrow margin to abolish the post of prime minister and concentrate power in the hands of the president, the biggest overhaul of Turkey's political system since the modern state was established almost a century ago.
About 2,000 people waving red banners reading "The "No" is not finished" took to the streets in Istanbul's Asian quarter, Kadikoy, shouting "We are shoulder to shoulder against fascism".
Unofficial results show the Yes campaign won with 51.41 percent, while the No vote stood at 48.59 percent.
Alev Korun, an Austrian MP and member of the Council of Europe's observer mission, said that there is "a suspicion that up to 2.5 million votes could have been manipulated", as cited by Reuters.
"The decision taken by political motivations is baseless and is null and void" Bahçeli said, adding that he strongly condemns the "unacceptable" decision.
Oliver reported that, while Trump's press secretary Sean Spicer tried to remain neutral on the issue during a press briefing considering the controversy surrounding vote legitimacy, Trump actually called President Erdogan to congratulate him on his victory.
The official results are due to be released by the election board at the beginning of May.
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