Erdogan on Sunday declared victory for the "yes" vote in the referendum, the biggest political overhaul in Turkey's modern history, but opponents said the vote was marred by irregularities and they would challenge its result.
Erdogan, meanwhile, called the referendum "the most democratic election. ever seen in any Western country" and admonished the OSCE monitors to "know your place".
Turkey's High Electoral Board made a last-minute decision on Sunday to count ballots that had not been stamped by officials.
They also come just eight months after the Turkish president survived a failed coup. Tana de Zulueta, head of the observer mission, told reporters that the group had paid a courtesy call and held a "cordial" meeting with board members. "You can not build a change in the political system on such a controversial and unfair referendum".
US President Donald Trump called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to congratulate him on winning the referendum boosting his powers, the White House said on Monday.
But opponents fear the changes will lead to autocratic one-man rule, ensuring that Mr Erdogan, who has been accused of repressing rights and freedoms, could govern until 2029 with few checks and balances.
Opposition parties filed formal requests asking the electoral board to void the referendum result over concerns about voting irregularities.
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CHP party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu also accused the electoral board of bias and favoring Erdogan's party.
Turkey's top election authority on Tuesday rejected an opposition bid to annul the referendum on expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers after complaints of vote-rigging, state media reported.
He went on to warn that calling for street protests is unacceptable.
Ms. Schinas said, "We ... call on all actors to show restraint and on the authorities to launch transparent investigations into these alleged irregularities found by the observers". He added that "we expect the main opposition party's leader to act more responsibly".
Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans during a protest in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul, Turkey, April 17, 2017.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Erdogan and Trump would meet in person next month, before a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit. "The constitutional change was accepted by the choice of over 25 million people".
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