Conclusion surveys have given a limited lead for a "Yes" vote, which would supplant Turkey's parliamentary majority rules system with an almighty administration and may see Erdogan in office until no less than 2029.
The result will likewise shape Turkey's stressed relations with the European Union. The NATO part state has checked the stream of vagrants - primarily displaced people from wars in Syria and Iraq - into the alliance yet Erdogan says he may survey the arrangement after the vote.
Exactly 55 million individuals are qualified to vote at 167,140 surveying stations the country over, which open at 7.00 am (0400 GMT) in the east of the nation and shut down at 5 pm (1400 GMT). Turkish voters abroad have as of now cast their polls.
The submission has sharply partitioned the country. Erdogan and his supporters say the progressions are expected to alter the present constitution, composed by officers taking after a 1980 military overthrow, go up against the security and political difficulties Turkey confronts, and maintain a strategic distance from the delicate coalition administrations of the past.
Rivals say it is a stage towards more noteworthy dictatorship in a nation where around 40,000 individuals have been captured and 120,000 sacked or suspended from their occupations in a crackdown taking after a fizzled upset last July, drawing feedback from Turkey's Western partners and rights bunches.
Relations amongst Turkey and Europe hit a low amid the choice battle when EU nations, including Germany and the Netherlands, banned Turkish priests from holding revitalizes in support of the progressions. Erdogan called the moves "Nazi acts" and said Turkey could reexamine ties with the European Union after numerous times of looking for EU participation.
Signal WAVING SUPPORTERS
On the eve of the vote, Erdogan held four separate arouses in Istanbul, encouraging supporters to turn out in vast numbers.
"April 16 will be a defining moment for Turkey's political history... Each vote you cast tomorrow will be a foundation of our recovery," he told a horde of banner waving supporters.
"There are just hours left at this point. Call every one of your companions, relatives, associates, and make a beeline for the surveys," he said.
Erdogan and the decision AK Party, drove by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, have delighted in a lopsided share of media scope in the development to the vote, eclipsing the common principle resistance Republican People's Party (CHP) and star Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP).
Erdogan has looked to disparage CHP pioneer Kemal Kilicdaroglu, playing recordings of his errors amid energizes, and has related the "No" vote with support for psychological warfare.
Kilicdaroglu has blamed Erdogan for looking for a "limited administration", and said the proposed changes would put the nation in peril. "This is not about right or left... this is a national issue... We will settle on our decisions on account of our youngsters and future," he said amid his last rally in the capital Ankara.
Advocates of the change contend that it would end the present "two-headed framework" in which both the president and parliament are straightforwardly chosen, a circumstance they contend could prompt stop. Until 2014, presidents were picked by parliament.
The administration says Turkey, confronted with strife toward the south in Syria and Iraq, and a security danger from Daesh and Kurdish PKK activists, needs solid and clear authority to battle psychological warfare.
The bundle of 18 revisions would nullify the workplace of head administrator and give the president the specialist to draft the financial backing, pronounce a highly sensitive situation and issue orders administering services without parliamentary endorsement.
The result will likewise shape Turkey's stressed relations with the European Union. The NATO part state has checked the stream of vagrants - primarily displaced people from wars in Syria and Iraq - into the alliance yet Erdogan says he may survey the arrangement after the vote.
Exactly 55 million individuals are qualified to vote at 167,140 surveying stations the country over, which open at 7.00 am (0400 GMT) in the east of the nation and shut down at 5 pm (1400 GMT). Turkish voters abroad have as of now cast their polls.
The submission has sharply partitioned the country. Erdogan and his supporters say the progressions are expected to alter the present constitution, composed by officers taking after a 1980 military overthrow, go up against the security and political difficulties Turkey confronts, and maintain a strategic distance from the delicate coalition administrations of the past.
Rivals say it is a stage towards more noteworthy dictatorship in a nation where around 40,000 individuals have been captured and 120,000 sacked or suspended from their occupations in a crackdown taking after a fizzled upset last July, drawing feedback from Turkey's Western partners and rights bunches.
Relations amongst Turkey and Europe hit a low amid the choice battle when EU nations, including Germany and the Netherlands, banned Turkish priests from holding revitalizes in support of the progressions. Erdogan called the moves "Nazi acts" and said Turkey could reexamine ties with the European Union after numerous times of looking for EU participation.
Signal WAVING SUPPORTERS
On the eve of the vote, Erdogan held four separate arouses in Istanbul, encouraging supporters to turn out in vast numbers.
"April 16 will be a defining moment for Turkey's political history... Each vote you cast tomorrow will be a foundation of our recovery," he told a horde of banner waving supporters.
"There are just hours left at this point. Call every one of your companions, relatives, associates, and make a beeline for the surveys," he said.
Erdogan and the decision AK Party, drove by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, have delighted in a lopsided share of media scope in the development to the vote, eclipsing the common principle resistance Republican People's Party (CHP) and star Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP).
Erdogan has looked to disparage CHP pioneer Kemal Kilicdaroglu, playing recordings of his errors amid energizes, and has related the "No" vote with support for psychological warfare.
Kilicdaroglu has blamed Erdogan for looking for a "limited administration", and said the proposed changes would put the nation in peril. "This is not about right or left... this is a national issue... We will settle on our decisions on account of our youngsters and future," he said amid his last rally in the capital Ankara.
Advocates of the change contend that it would end the present "two-headed framework" in which both the president and parliament are straightforwardly chosen, a circumstance they contend could prompt stop. Until 2014, presidents were picked by parliament.
The administration says Turkey, confronted with strife toward the south in Syria and Iraq, and a security danger from Daesh and Kurdish PKK activists, needs solid and clear authority to battle psychological warfare.
The bundle of 18 revisions would nullify the workplace of head administrator and give the president the specialist to draft the financial backing, pronounce a highly sensitive situation and issue orders administering services without parliamentary endorsement.
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