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Where does referendum leave Turkey's ties with West?

Experts expect more trouble between Turkey and the United States and Europe in the coming period, but will it lead to a complete breakdown in ties?
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RTS12ODH
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Ankara’s ties with Europe appear set to remain tense for the foreseeable future, following negative European responses to the results of Turkey’s Constitutional referendum April 16.

Those results gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a weaker victory than he expected but still validated what Europeans fear will be his authoritarian rule.

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