Turkish PM accuses main opposition leader of using terrorist groups' rhetoric

Turkish PM accuses main opposition leader of using terrorist groups' rhetoric

ANKARA – Anadolu Agency

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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said  the result of the upcoming referendum on constitutional reforms would be important for the future of Turkey on Feb. 11. 

"We will say 'Yes' on behalf of the nation. We will say 'Yes' for the nation. We will say 'Yes' to which the nation says 'Yes'.  "We are counting the days until we can implement the system of government that is becoming to our nation," he told a meeting with his party's mayors in southern Antalya province. 

The premier said that they would crown the republic with a full democracy after the referendum. "The result of the [constitutional] referendum is very important for the future of Turkey." 

He also accused the main opposition Republican People’s Party's (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu -- who will vote No in the April 16 referendum – of using terrorist organizations' rhetoric when talking about the constitutional referendum. 

"The main opposition leader almost speaks the language of FETO members, PKK members, and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) members," Yıldırım said. "[This is] unworthy. The main opposition is the alternative of the government. Using the method of terrorist organizations would only damage the main opposition party."