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of canterbury who have who have lain for centuries in a forgotten crypt. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president erdogan has claimed victory in turkey s referendum on the constitution. votes are still being counted but reports suggest a narrow win for his reforms which would give him extensive new powers. mr erdogan says the changes are needed to give the country greater political stability, and a more efficient government. opponents have not conceded defeat. our world affairs editor, john simpson, reports from istanbul. they chant: recep tayyip erdogan, recep tayyip erdogan! this was a day which could change turkey forever, a day when the president, who turned up to vote in his home area of istanbul, asked the nation to abolish many of the constitution‘s checks and balances on him. and make it at least possible for him to stay as president until 2029. wearing his familiar lucky jacket, he says, this referendum is a choice of change and transformation for a ne ....
cuts chelsea s lead to just four points. hello. turkey s president recep tayyip erdogan is claiming victory in the controversial referendum on expanding his powers. with almost all the votes counted, the yes campaign has maintained a slim lead, with 51.3% in favour. but the opposition is disputing the result, complaining of massive irregularities with the voting. supporters of president erdogan have been celebrating on the streets of ankara and istanbul. they believe he now has a mandate for the biggest political reform in turkey s modern history. the president himself called it a historic move that ll make the country stronger, but acknowledged the split in opinion and called for unity. translation: today is really important, because we will now start to reconstruct turkey from tomorrow. we do not need a necessary discussions, unnecessary talks and whatever, because it will not help oi’ whatever, because it will not help or benefit our country. we just have to create ....
look back at 20 years of bbc hardtalk. thank you. you talk about frustration with government now, but your whole career basically sounds as though you have been banging your head against a brick wall. did you learn some lessons from that? of course, of course. what lessons did you draw? it seems like the only lesson you took was, you know what, after a while you betray your best friends in politics? no. i don t agree with that at all. i bet you know. i bet you know! how do you feel as president that you are going to go down in history as a president who presided over a loss of a large part of your territory? i understood that you wished to do this interview, and you wished to reply to questions that we, in the name of the bbc, are putting towards you. am i not right? yeah, cheers. hardtalk. to the next 20 years! well you got water and i ve got wine?! that s terrible! 0ur show has a name which gives you a very strong clue as to what you re going to get. and i do wonder s ....
in the bahrain grand prix gives him a clear lead over lewis hamilton in formula 1. good evening. turkey s president recep tayyip erdogan has declared victory in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers. he said tonight that the country had opened a new page in its democracy. the country had opened but opponents say the result amounts to one man rule, with the president now able to abolish the role of prime minister and, if necessary, dissolve parliament. it was a close vote, with widespread support for the constitutional changes in rural areas, but with many rejecting the proposals in the bigger cities, including istanbul. in the bigger cities, including opponents are alleging voting fraud and say they ll challenge the result. fraud and say they ll john fraud and say they ll simpson reports. tonight, the victors were out in force, celebrating as though they had won by a big majority. in force, celebrating as though instead of by a whisker. in force, ....
and coming up: john crowley of the international business times and the daily telegraph s tim stanley help me review the sunday morning papers, including the daily telegraph s exclusive on prince harry s struggle to come to terms with his mother s death. that is the papers, in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. turkey s president, recep tayyip erdogan, has declared victory in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers. he said tonight the country had opened a new page in its democracy, but opponents say the result amounts to one man rule, with the president now able to abolish the role of prime minister, and if necessary, dissolve parliament. it was a close vote, with widespread support for the constitutional changes in rural areas, but with many rejecting the proposals in the bigger cities. opponents are alleging voting fraud, and say they will challenge the result. our world affairs editor john simpson reports from istanbul. tonight, ....