The French government said it would "follow with great care" the worldwide monitors' final report in coming weeks, particularly in relation to a reported last-minute change of rules by the electoral boards to allow ballots that had not been officially stamped.
As reported by the Reuters news agency, Erdogan repeated his intention to review Turkey's suspension of the death penalty, a step which would nearly certainly spell the end of Ankara's European Union accession process.
After last summer's deadly coup attempt blamed on the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), which martyred 249 people and injured some 2,200 others, Turkey declared a state of emergency on July 20.
Sunday's vote ended all debate on forging a stronger presidency, said Erdogan, who argues that concentration of power is needed to prevent instability.
Turkey's "Yes" campaign was led by the AK Party and supported by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
During the referendum campaign, held under a state of emergency, Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) mobilized all of the resources of the government, including its financial resources and its power over the media, to promote the "Yes" campaign, while working to intimidate and disrupt the opposition.
The White House says Trump and Erdogan also discussed Trump's decision to bomb a Syrian regime airfield in response to a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters in Istanbul, Turkey, April 16, 2017.
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Cezar Florin Preda, head of a delegation from the Council of Europe, said it "did not live up to. standards" because of an inadequate legal framework, a "skewed pre-vote campaign" in favour of Yes and intimidation of the opposition.
Trump called the Turkish leader on Monday shortly after worldwide monitors delivered a harsh verdict on the referendum on constitutional changes.
Trump joins a short list of leaders who have openly congratulated Erdogan, including Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Saudi King Salman.
Turkey's foreign ministry dismissed the observers' criticism as lacking objectivity and impartiality.
The call comes despite concerns from global monitors and opposition parties about numerous voting irregularities. The two largest opposition parties both challenged Sunday's referendum, saying it was deeply flawed.
In an address to legislators from his ruling party on Tuesday, Binali Yildirim said the people had voted to switch from a parliamentary to a presidential system, adding: the "opposition should not speak after the people have spoken".
The president survived a coup attempt past year and responded with a crackdown, jailing 47,000 people and sacking or suspending more than 120,000 from government jobs such as teachers, soldiers, police, judges or other professionals. "Because we do not have the authority to forgive the murders of our martyrs", Erdogan said at a rally Monday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is claiming victory after his push to give himself sweeping executive powers received 51.4 percent of the vote. Previously, he'd promised to "revisit" the European relationship once the referendum was out of the way.
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