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The European Commission welcomed the approval of constitutional changes by Turkish voters in a referendum Sunday, calling them a step in the right direction, reports the Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review.
“These reforms are a step in the right direction as they address a number of long-standing priorities in Turkey’s efforts toward fully complying with [EU] accession criteria,” said EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule.
Some 58 percent of Turkish voters approved the controversial constitutional changes to reshape the judiciary and curb the military’s powers, according to provisional results announced by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Fule said the result “demonstrates the continued commitment of Turkish citizens to reforms in view of enhancing their rights and freedoms.
“However, their impact on the ground will depend on their actual implementation,” he noted.