| Updated Sat, April 15th 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wave national flags during a rally for the referendum in Konya, Turkey,yesterday. [Reuters]Much like the vast mosque he has commissioned atop one of Istanbul’s highest hills, President Tayyip Erdogan’s supporters hope a referendum on Sunday will be a crowning achievement in his drive to reshape Turkey. The campaign has split the country of 80 million down the middle, its divisions spilling over to the large Turkish diaspora in Europe. Erdogan has accused European leaders of acting like Nazis for banning rallies on security grounds, while his opponents overseas say they have been spied on. It comes from the heart,” he said, as Erdogan’s voice boomed from a television in the corner, broadcasting one of his daily campaign rallies.
Source: Standard Digital April 14, 2017 19:52 UTC