BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Turkey on Thursday to answer questions raised by European observers over a referendum that expanded President Tayyip Erdogan's powers and also said the EU must reflect on what future ties it wants with Ankara.
A report by observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe found that up to 2.5 million votes could have been manipulated in Turkey's April 16 referendum, which ended in a narrow victory for Erdogan's push for greater powers.