The outcome of a referendum in Turkey on moving to a presidential system was achieved despite the opposition of "those with the worldview of crusaders’’, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
"We fought against all enemies, we were attacked by those who have the worldview of the crusaders. But as a nation we remained strong. We can only bow to our shrines and not to anyone else," Erdogan said at Ankara’s airport, Sputnik News reports.
On Sunday, the Turks expressed their support for constitutional changes on shifting to a presidential system (broadening presidential powers) with preliminary results showing over 51 percent of support.