Election officials count votes at a polling station during a referendum in Izmir, Turkey, April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
ANKARA (Reuters) - It will be impossible to tell how many unstamped ballots were accepted in Turkey's referendum to expand President Tayyip Erdogan's powers, or their impact on the tight result, because no records were kept, the head of the bar association said.
Sunday's referendum narrowly approved granting Erdogan sweeping authority over a NATO-member state which faces conflict on its southern borders and hosts 3 million refugees, making its stability vital to EU neighbours despite worsening relations.
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