(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected criticism by monitors of Sunday’s referendum in which he won sweeping new powers.
“Know your place,” he said, after the observers said the president had been favoured by an “unequal” campaign.
The narrow victory was ruled valid by Turkey’s electoral body, despite claims of irregularities by the opposition.
US President Donald Trump congratulated Mr Erdogan on his victory, as 51.4% of voters supported the changes.
In a phone call, Mr Trump also thanked the Turkish leader for supporting the US missile strike on a Syrian government airbase on 7 April, the White House said.
In a separate development, Turkey extended the state of emergency for three months. The measure, introduced after a failed coup last July, was set to expire in two days.
