In a historic referendum, Turkish citizens have voted in favour of a presidential system in their country.
More than 86 percent of the 55 million registered voters participated in the polls. The narrow victory margin of the “Yes” camp was in line with many projections before the referendum that had predicted a neck and neck close fight.
Revellers took to the street to celebrate their victory at the polls. Others took to social media, and the hashtags #TurkeysChoice and #TurkeyReferendum began trending on Twitter.
The tweets ranged from the usual congratulatory messages…
Congratulations!! #ErdoganLeaderOfTheMuslim #TurkeyReferendum
— Er Tariq A (@thetariq007) April 16, 2017
We support u @RT_Erdogan
— SIRFNAWAZ (@TheDs_Pk) April 16, 2017
Congratulations! ppl of turkey who voted and said YES in #Turkeyreferendum
Congratulation Turkey made a bold and brave choice in today's referendum. Best Wishes to all. #Turkeyreferendum #Turkeyvotes @RT_Erdogan
— Yahya Mir Orakzai (@YahyaMirPTI) April 16, 2017
...to those defining a win for democracy:
#Turkeyreferendum says EVET by slightly over 51%.
— Rana Kabbani (@RanaKabbani54) April 16, 2017
This shows both division over identity politics in country, but also rigour of democracy.
No wins in Diyarbakir; yes in Gaziantep & anlurfa- all major Kurdish areas #Turkeyreferendum
— Elmira Bayrasli (@endeavoringE) April 16, 2017
@RT_Erdogan you didn't win, democracy did#Turkeyreferendum #TurkishReferendum
— johnbag (@johnsbags) April 16, 2017
The three major city in Turkey, stanbul-Ankara-zmir all voted No. This is so crucial regardless of the final result. #Turkeyreferendum
— Glsin Harman (@gulsinharman) April 16, 2017
Many drew parallels to votes in other countries:
#Erdogan wins nationwide, yet loses largest cities. This election reminds me of something else.. #Trump #Turkeyreferendum
— Garrett Krivicich (@GarrettsView) April 16, 2017
Very interesting! Result from #turkeyreferendum is very similar to #Brexit . Yes 51.32% - No 48.68%
— Yasemin Allsop (@yallsop) April 16, 2017
23.06.2016 #Brexit Nigel Farage
— Juan Rojas Romero (@jcrojasro) April 16, 2017
02.10.2016 #Colombia @AlvaroUribeVel
08.11.2016 #US @POTUS
16.04.2017 #TurkeyReferendum Erdogan
Wow, that's a very high turnout. UK's highest ever turnout was 72% for Eu referendum #Turkeyreferendum https://t.co/kTE5NOPobJ
— Joe covfefe (@JlwJoe) April 16, 2017
There were others who were not happy with the outcome:
We all should be worried. #TurkeyReferendum #Trump #NorthKorea ....
— CJ Room (@cjroom) April 16, 2017
#turkey is not Europe #Erdogan #Turkeyreferendum
— Topillo (@Topillo_ollipot) April 16, 2017
Is really what happened in #Turkeyreferendum today? Are we sure about these results? Was the procedure fair?
— Philip Gavrilos (@philipgavrilos) April 16, 2017
So sad that a beautiful country is going in the wrong direction #Erdogan #Turkeyreferendum
— Klevis Qeleshi (@KlevisQeleshi) April 16, 2017
Some just added their two cents:
Nonethless Turkish people have spoken. Other voices are just irrelevant. End Of Story! #TurkeyReferendum https://t.co/Sv0Y2qrMpz
— Zain (@Abidin_Xain) April 16, 2017
#Turkeyreferendum Whenever a popular vote goes against Western Globalist Imperialist agenda, they insult the voters.
— Moosa (@moosa_mv) April 16, 2017
People who voted #Trump & #Brexit have no right to troll #Erdogan win. #Turkeyreferendum
— Muhammad Zafar (@ZafarCma001) April 16, 2017
Who will congratulate Erdogan first - Putin, Rouhani or Trump? Any guesses? #Turkeyreferendum
— Chapman Baxter (@SussexMark) April 16, 2017
And this person, like many others, was simply amazed about the fact that there is a city in Turkey called Batman:
Batman! #Turkeyreferendum #TurkishReferendum pic.twitter.com/BCJ9YywkFi
— Michael Nitsch (@mad_minifi) April 16, 2017
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