German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends an event that is honouring volunteers who help refugees, in Berlin, Germany, April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday that the German government had noted Turkey's preliminary referendum result and respected Turkish citizens' right to decide on their constitution.
"The Turkish people were called upon to vote on a change of Turkey's constitution. The German government takes note of the preliminary referendum result and respects the right of Turkish citizens to decide on their own constitutional order," Merkel and Gabriel said in a statement.
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