Turkey's main opposition began a battle on Tuesday to annul a referendum handing President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers, while the bar association and an worldwide monitor said an illegal move by electoral authorities may have swung the vote.
Meanwhile hundreds of people were demonstrating in Istanbul, protesting the narrow win of the president.
Responding to the results, Mr. Erdogan said Turkey had made a historic decision in backing an executive presidential system, adding that the "Yes" camp had secured 25 million referendum votes, 1.3 million ahead of "No". This would allow Erdogan to rejoin the governing AK Party he co-founded, or to lead it. Those results are expected before the end of the month.
On Tuesday, Yildirim said Erdogan would be invited to join the party as soon as the official results are declared.
Angry opposition groups have cried foul and demanded a recount.
In its statement, the USA state department said: "We look to the government of Turkey to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all its citizens, regardless of their vote on April 16th, as guaranteed by the Turkish constitution and in accordance with Turkey's global commitments, such as under the Helsinki Charter".
One of Turkey's main grievances with the United States is the policy started by the Obama administration of supporting Kurdish fighters in Syria who are fighting IS forces.
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Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, chant slogans during a protest outside Istanbul's Court House, Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
But the tight result of a highly charged campaign laid bare divisions in the country, while European observers and the head of Turkey's bar associations union said a decision to count unstamped votes broke electoral law. Some voters had been unable to cast their ballots in private, he added.
The referendum has no "democratic legitimacy", HDP spokesman and lawmaker Osman Baydemir told reporters in Ankara. "You can not build a change in the political system on such a controversial and unfair referendum".
"The German federal government expects the Turkish government to seek respectful dialogue with all political and societal powers in the nation after a tough referendum campaign", the statement from Merkel and German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel read.
Worldwide observers charged Monday that the referendum campaign was conducted on an "unlevel playing field" and that the vote count was marred by late procedural changes that removed key safeguards.
"The OSCE's report has no reliability as their observations lack objectivity and are extremely partial", Cavusoglu told a news conference in Ankara.
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