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Turkey's sweeping presidential reforms clear first parliament vote | EUROPE ONLINE

Turkey's sweeping presidential reforms clear first parliament vote
Europe

Istanbul (dpa) - The Turkish parliament on Sunday gave its first approval to 18 constitutional amendments that grant expansive powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The lawmakers must wait at least 48-hours before voting a second and final time on the legislation, which would change Turkey from a parliamentary system to a presidential one.

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