Turkey's ruling party triumphs in key referendum

2010-09-13 1

Turkish voters on Sunday approved divisive constitutional changes to reshape the judiciary and curb the military's powers, handing the Islamist-rooted government a major political victory. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said provisional results showed that some 58 percent of the voters backed the amendments in the referendum, hailing the outcome as a "turning point" for Turkish democracy.Duration: 01:32