ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey moved closer overnight to adopting a new constitutional bill extending President Tayyip Erdogan's powers that supporters welcome as a guarantor of stability at a time of turmoil and opponents see as a step towards an authoritarian state.
Parliament ratified the first seven of 18 articles in a second round of voting, putting the assembly on track to approve the package as a whole by Friday night. Under the new system, Erdogan could rule in the NATO member and European Union candidate until 2029.