Turkey Pushes Referendum Vote Using German Right to Free Speech

Recep Tayyip Ergodan has sought to expand his power since the failed military coup in July 2016.
Turkish diplomats have been flooding into Europe as part of an international campaign tour to secure a “yes” vote in the referendum. They are targeting Germany because nearly 2 million Turks living in the country still retain their Turkish passports giving them a right to vote.
German officials have not made campaigning easy. Several rallies have been scrapped in the past few weeks after German officials warned Turkish diplomats they could not guarantee security at the events.

A European Union bid remains elusive for Turkey and unlikely under President Erdogan.
As Germans grapple with the question, the situation remains dire for President Erdogan’s camp. Analysts around the world are saying the diaspora vote in Germany could be the referendum’s deciding factor.