Turkey to extend state of emergency after referendum win
AFP
17 April, 2017, 15:55
Update: 17 April, 2017, 15:55
A man hold a child as they came to celebrate and greet Turkish president during a speech at the conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) headquarters in Istanbul, on 16 April, 2017, during a rally, after the results of a nationwide referendum that will determine Turkey's future destiny. Photo: AFP
Istanbul, Turkey: Turkey is set to extend a nearly nine-month state of emergency after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a key referendum boosting his powers, CNN Turk and NTV television reported on Monday.
The decision to extend the emergency, first imposed in the wake of the 15 July failed coup, was to be made at a meeting of Turkey’s top security council at the presidential palace from 1630 GMT, the reports said. Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli confirmed to A Haber television the issue would be discussed at the meeting.