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What is happening in Erdogan's Turkey?

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    13 April 2017
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Turkey is about to vote in a referendum to decide whether the power of the president should be increased.

But how much has Recep Tayyip Erdogan already changed his country?

TAP HERE to find out.

President Erdogan supporters in RizeImage source, Reuters

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