Alev Korun from the Council of Europe Delegation of Observers has said “The YSK has made a decision to count unsealed ballots valid in contravention of the law”.

Having called the HDP voters “scumbags”, AKP MP Kocabıyık has sued sociologist Öztürk upon responding to Kocabıyık’s offense as “No, you are the scumbag”.

Announcing its preliminary findings and conclusions as to the referendum, OSCE pointed out that “the referendum took place on an unlevel playing field and the two sides of the campaign did not have equal opportunities” and noted that a “an important safeguard” had been removed as to YSK’s decision to abolish the requirement of sealed envelopes and ballot papers.

Unofficial election results were protested last night too due to YSK’s decision to accept unsealed ballots. In total 24 people were detained in Eskişehir and Antalya.

Vice PM Kurtulmuş has announced that the cabinet decision to extend the State of Emergency was submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Left-wing, Kurdish or member of Gülen movement. Some of them are still unemployed, some work as carpenters, some opened up a shop and some are inaccessible.

Unemployment was one of the ways of oppression, and this pressure increased with the OHAL announced after the July 15 coup attempt.

“No” votes are leading in the referendum in nine out of 10 provinces to whose municipalities which were originally governed by DBP a trustee was appointed.

Unemployment rate has increased to 13% by 1.9 points in January 2017 compared to the same month of last year. The unemployment has risen to 15.4% in women and 11.9 in men. Youth unemployment has been declared as 24.5%.

Three articles of the Constitutional Amendment Package can be implemented instantly. These articles concern the membership of the President to a political party, the reorganization of the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors as well as abolishing military justice system.

According to Article 98 of the The Law on Basic Provisions on Elections and Electoral Registers, unsealed ballot papers are invalid.

According to Anadolu Agency’s figures, ratio of the “Yes” votes is 51.18%, “No” votes is 48.82% in the constitutional amendment referendum.

The President of the Supreme Election Board Güven as to the Referendum has announced that they had considered the unsealed ballot cards valid as well as the seals saying “Yes” instead of “Choice” upon request by an AKP official.

Upon the state-run Anadolu Agency announcing the nonofficial results of the referendum, residents in various districts of İstanbul have protested the results by banging pots and pans.

CHP and Meral Akşener have criticized unsealed ballot papers and said they would object to the results.

Turkey votes the constitutional amendment.

Voting for the constitutional amendment referendum has started.

The first one of the exclusive file news reports, each prepared by two journalists together, will start going online as of April 18 on the website of bianet.

A soldier and a village guard have lost their lives in an explosion occurred during security search in Turkey’s eastern province of Van.

16 of the 17 suspects including Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Ekrem Dumanlı, Emre Uslu, Tuncay Opçin arrested as a part of the FETÖ investigation face three life sentences.