zionist Regime worried at turkish yes vote

Zionist regime worried at Turkish yes vote

2010/09/13

An abolsute yes vote from Turkish Muslim people to a general plebiscite on limiting the of authority of atheists and army in the country's constitution has worried the Zionist regime more than any other party concerned as the regime has pinned hope on the Turkish atheist regime following the ouster of its strategic ally in Iran or Pahlavi regime in 1979. Turkish voters firmly supported the constitutional amendments proposed by the country's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who leads the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Preliminary results from a referendum held on Sunday in Turkey over a government-backed package of constitutional reforms showed that 58.43 percent of voters approved the amendments while 41.56 percent voted against, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported. The results are seen as a major boost to Erdogan's government ahead of the general election scheduled for mid-2011. "Turkish people voted on Sunday in favor of changes in the country's constitution. This is a result of our nation's democratic aspirations," CNN Turk quoted Erdogan as telling a crowd of jubilant supporters at his party's office in Istanbul. The Turkish prime minister went on to say that the result of the referendum sent an important message of democratic maturity to world nations. He highlighted that September 12 marks a turning point in our Turkey's democracy. Erdogan said approximately 58 percent of votes counted after Sunday's referendum backed 26 proposed amendments to the constitution, a Press TV correspondent in Istanbul reported. He called the result a victory for democracy that will put an end to the constitution introduced after the 1980 military coup. The Turkish government describes the constitutional changes as a "step in the right direction" towards European Union membership. They will also make the military more accountable to civilian courts.