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    Erdogan Calls Snap Elections In Turkey, And State Of Emergency Is Extended

    The votes will be held June 24, likely under a state of emergency and more than a year earlier than expected. The move hastens the implementation of reforms granting the presidency broad new powers.
    by Colin Dwyer Apr 18, 2018 3 minutes
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets members of his ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, at the Grand National Assembly in Ankara earlier this year.

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called new presidential and parliamentary elections for June 24, more than a year earlier than scheduled. The change announced Wednesday by Erdogan speeds the implementation of the constitutional changes approved last year, which will give the president broad new powers upon completion of the next national election.

    Just hours after Erdogan's televised address Wednesday, Turkish lawmakers voted to extend the country's state of emergency

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