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Opponents seek to annul Turkish vote as Erdogan's new powers become reality

By Gulsen Solaker and Tuvan Gumrukcu
ANKARA, Apr 18 (Reuters) Turkey's main opposition began a battle today to annul a referendum handing President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers, while the bar association and an international monitor said an illegal move by electoral authorities may have swung the vote.
A defiant Erdogan, whose narrow victory exposed the nation's deep divisions, has said Sunday's vote ended all debate on the more powerful presidency he has long sought, and told European observers who criticised it: "talk to the hand".
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