Turks Vote In Plebiscite On Constitutional Reform

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turks voted on Sunday on whether to amend the constitution in a referendum seen as a tussle between a government led by conservative Muslims and its secular opponents for influence over the EU candidate country's future.

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