<br /> <p>Protesters marched through Istanbul’s streets on April 16, accusing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of “being a thief” in response to the passing of a controversial constitutional referendum</a> that will grant the president sweeping executive powers.</p><p>Opposition parties had voiced concerns over allegations of fraud and vote tampering. Both the Republican People’s Party (CHP</a>), who plan on contesting at least 2.5 million votes, and the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP</a>) said it would object to two-thirds of ballots cast due to vote “manipulation”.</p><br />
