According to the analyst by saying third countries Dehghan also means the countries, which in case of resolution will attempt to send a peacekeeping mission to Karabakh, which isn’t in line with Iran’s interests either.
“Now the leading power has bigger resources to exert pressure over the part centralized in big cities, they are reporters, political scientists, human right defenders, environmentalists and etc. I don’t observe any opportunity that democracy supporters were able to win Erdogan at least until 2019, when these changes will come into force,” he said.
They kept posters entitled “No, we will win”, urging to annul the referendum results. According to Cumhuriyet newspaper, a large number of people were detained during the protests in Izmir and Antalya.
“Our monitoring showed the ‘Yes’ campaign dominated the media coverage and this, along with restrictions on the media, the arrests of journalists and the closure of media outlets, reduced voters’ access to a plurality of views.”
Referendum day proceeded in an orderly and efcient manner in the limited number of polling stations visited by international observers. In some cases, access for ODIHR observers during the opening and voting in polling stations was either denied or limited.
“Negative implications in social moods, Turkey’s domestic policy, in the context of intra-ethnic situation, in particular, linked to Kurds, and economists claim that it’ll have a negative effect on Turkey’s economy,” he said.
The National Security Council of Turkey will convene a session on April 17 to discuss extending the state of emergency in the country, Vice Prime Minister of the country Nurettin Canikli told A Haber.
“If the decision on re-introducing death penalty is passed in the Parliament, I will ratify it. If it doesn’t pass, we will hold another referendum on introducing death penalty,” he said.
Protests erupted in Turkey’s Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and other cities after the constitutional referendum results were published. The protestors chanted “This is just the beginning, we will continue the struggle”, Sozcu news agency reported.
Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan expressed hope for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The Iranian Minister made the remarks during a meeting with Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov in Tehran, Mehr reported.