Turkish foreign ministry slams observer report

ISTANBUL

Turkey slammed a recent report by international observers on the April 16 constitutional referendum, calling it "biased" and "unacceptable” on April 17.

"The initial findings in question are a reflection of a biased and prejudiced approach," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement, referring to the observations made by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) monitors.

The foreign ministry said it was "unacceptable" to state that the poll fell short of international standards.