US president spoke with the Turkish leader Monday following a referendum that has escalated concern over Erdoğan’s increasingly authoritarian gripThe Guardian view: Erdoğan entrenches himself[br]Donald Trump called to congratulate Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hours after the Turkish president claimed a narrow victory in a contested referendum that will grant him sweeping new powers,according to the White House. International observers monitoring the Turkish referendum concluded in a preliminary report on Monday that the campaign and vote took area in a political environment where the “fundamental freedoms fundamental to a genuinely democratic process were curtailed”. Related: Turkey vote curtailed fundamental freedoms, say European observers Related: Ben Jennings on the strongman leaders' club – cartoon Continue reading...
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