Turkey's government encouraged by referendum results, VOA News (2010)
This article reports on the declaration of the final results of the referendum in Turkey. In the government-supported referendum, the majority of the voters approved the changes to the Constitution. Prime Minister Erdogan was surprised by the overwhelming victory: all 26 reforms were successfully approved. The referendum touched many different topics: the military will now be under the control of civilian courts, women and trade unions' rights have been extended. The two main opposition parties criticized the reforms.
The link address is: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Turkeys-Government-Encouraged-for-Further-Reforms-by-Referendum-102797044.html
