(18 Apr 2017) Monitors from the the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) visited the Supreme Electoral Board headquarters in Turkey's capital Ankara on Tuesday.
Tana de Zulueta, head of the observer mission, told reporters that the group had paid a courtesy call and held a "cordial" meeting with board members.
The visit came as Turkey's prime minister called on the opposition to respect the result of a referendum that will expand the powers of the office of the president.
In an address to legislators from his ruling party on Tuesday, Binali Yildirim said the people had voted to switch from a parliamentary to a presidential system, adding: the "opposition should not speak after the people have spoken."
An unofficial tally carried by the country's state-run news agency gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 'yes' camp a narrow win.
Opposition parties called for the vote to be annulled because of a series of irregularities, particularly an electoral board decision to accept ballots that didn't bear official stamps, as required by Turkish law.
OSCE monitors, who also listed numerous irregularities, said the move undermined important election safeguards, drawing a harsh rebuke from Erdogan.
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