>> this is "dw news," live from berlin turkey rejects criticism of the referendum to grant the president sweeping new powers. president erdogan tells international monitors to "know their place," dismissing political regulators as politically motivated. emmanuel macron works the crowd with just a week to go until france's presidential election. he is one of 4 candidates with a good chance to make it to the next round.

we will bring you the latest on the narrowing race. the war of words between the u.s. and north korea intensifies. now pyongyang says washington is behaving like a gangster. sarah: i am sarah harman. it is good to have you with us. hundreds of people have been protesting istanbul following an era when for president erdogan in a referendum granting him greater powers. protesters opposed the changes, which will bring about the biggest overhaul in turkish politics since the founding of the modern republic. many fear that earned one will steer -- erdogan will steer turkey towards one-man rule. a commission as called for the vote to bnl an ultimate saying there were major irregularities. the turkish government has

rejected criticism. president erdogan says international monitors should "know their place," after they say the vote failed to meet recognized standards. reporter: a hero's welcome for the turkish president in uncorrupted his supporters believe giving him a more powers will lead to a stronger turkey. "we will not listen to the words of george or helge. we will listen to the words of ahmed, hussain. we listen to the words of allah almighty." but as yes voters celebrate, opponents say the outcome is invalid. "the only decision that will end the debate about the legitimacy of the vote and ease the people's legal concerns is the

annulment of this referendum by the high electoral board." they are contesting the electoral board's decision to accept ballots without an official stamp. election observers have raised concerns about the opposition's freedom to campaign. >> on the issue of fairness, as i mentioned, we say it was an unlevel playing field, so there was a disparity. on the issue of freedom, as i mentioned, there were undue limits to fundamental freedoms. reporter: concerns, too, about what the constitutional changes mean for turkey's democracy. in istanbul, thousands took to the streets to protest what they see as a step towards autocratic rule. it is almost a century since kemal ataturk founded the turkish republic and led the country towards becoming a

modern, outward-looking, secular democracy. now turkey is again facing a seismic political shift. sarah: for more can let's cross to istanbul from where our correspondent is standing by. we just saw these striking images of protests through the streets of istanbul. tell us more. what are you see? reporter: we have seen protests in several parts of the city, notably 2 strongholds of the opponent. thousands of people have been on the streets demanding a recount, condemning what they claim is vote rigging. this is a large and pouring the large outpouring of protests -- this is a large outpouring of protests, and adjusting the, police aren't intervening. normally when you get a small crowd, plainclothes police are on the scene and are risking people away from invariably violently.

there has been no intervention as of yet, it appears, by the police. it possibly could be the fact that they don't feel any major intervention -- a possible hope that the protests will die down. we have seen protests in the capital, ankara, and smaller provincial cities as well put it is difficult to get precise details. turkish media are ignoring the protests. all of the reporting is coming across social media. the key question is what will the state and police do if the protests continue? back of the mind of the present will be the protests in 2015, the massive uprising which almost unseated the president. if these protests continued from this will be a concern that will be on the mine of the president and his supporters. sarah: erdogan also spoke out strongly this evening against the west at a huge rally. what is that all about? reporter: well, this is as much

about consolidating his supporters, very, very fiery speech. no sense of any reconciliation with the no vote in which he narrowly defeated good in fact, he mocked to them making jokes about their protests, saying they are celebrating defeat. he went for and also on the left, resurrected the idea of crusaders threatening turkey, painting a picture of we are fighting all alone. this place into the mentality of many turks that they have no friends but their own. also talking about bringing back the death penalty, launching further military operations into syria all things several under turkey's western allies. it consolidates his base and the nationalists. he lost many of the nationalists in the referendum and he will aim to bring those people back because he's looking to the presidential elections of 2019 and the general elections.

he needs those supporters back in the fold and will be increasingly playing the nationalist card and playing on the need for a strong leader. the idea having a strong leader with more powers, he believes come will consolidate his position. sarah: we heard the criticism of the election process and unequal campaign opportunities, but erdogan says he will ignore this report. does it matter of europe thinks the vote is flawed? reporter: i think in some ways it does because turkey is finding itself increasingly isolated good on the one hand that may play well with his supporters at home. on the other hand, his foreign ministry realizes that turkey is in a difficult place in the region and at some point he will need support from one powerful bloc. relations with washington seem to be increasingly strained. now that europe is possibly the only place he can have some business with their, and while

at one point he is raising this fiery rhetoric, will he want to complete break with europe as well?> if that happens, turkey will find itself almost a pariah. people are talking about turkey becoming the next belarus. the turkish economy is already slowing, and there will be concerns at some point that erdogan pull back his rhetoric. at the moment it seems erdogan is determined to take a very tough stance and consolidate his days and look to nationalist support. sarah: that is the view from istanbul this hour. thanks for your reporting. france has entered the last week of campaigning ahead of sunday's presidential elections, and it looks set to be a tight race, with polls predicting independent candidate emmanuel macron getting the most votes in the first round of voting this weekend. he is ahead of far right leader marine le pen and other main candidates francois fillon.

le pen has been addressing crowds around paris. the national front leader promises to hold a referendum on france's number should in the eu, and she aims to restore french identity that she claims is under threat from mass immigration. for more, let's bring in our reporter in paris. thanks for joining us on the line. right-wing populist leader marine le pen has been speaking at a rally. how is she getting her supporters ready for this week? reporter: that's right, sarah, the european union is enemy number one. marine le pen is getting the crowd swelled up, saying the first thing she will do as president is reinstate the borders. she is attacking fillon and macron for their record on unemployment and says the european union is the problem.

she has linked immigration to the attacks that have happened here in paris the last few years. sarah: emmanuel macron also held a rally this evening. what is his message, and who is he aiming at? reporter: macron's meeting was totally packed. his message is the opposite of marine le pen's, one of openness to he is the most pro-eu candidate on the ballot. i would say that his message is mostly aimed towards business owners, entrepreneurs, and young people. sarah: 2 messages that couldn't be more different. how would you characterize the mood of the electorate? is there a sense of excitement? do people just want this to be over? reporter: i think there is a great sense of tension that is mounted as we get closer to round one this sunday, and the french are ready for it to be over. there is a sense of excitement

because it feels like there could be a major change with this election. it is the first election in a history of the republic that many political analysts say they have never seen anything like this. ever since the primaries last fall, all the twists and turns with fillon's financial scandal, i think the french are exhausted and ready to go to the polls. sarah: all right, they will do that this weekend. thanks very much. reporter: you're welcome, sarah. sarah: let's take a quick look at other stories making headlines around the globe. dozens of students in india-controlled kashmir have been injured after a protest turned violent. students hurled rocks at government forces, who fired tear gas in return. demonstrated are angry at a police raid on the college two days ago good tensions in the region have been especially high ever since 8 people were killed by police earlier this month. in cambodia, hundreds of people

gathered at the country's infamous killing fields to mark the 42nd anniversary of the fall of the khmer rouge. 31975 and 1979, the regime to -- between 1975 and 1979, the regime killed millions of people. in portugal, a small plane crashed next to a supermarket in lisbon, killing all four people on board and one person on the ground. after takeoff from a local airfield, the plane exploded in midair and crashed into a truck, setting off a fire. authorities say they are investigating the cause. israeli police have clashed with protesters in the west bank after palestinians took to the streets to show solidarity with prisoners, who launched a coordinated hunger strike to protest conditions in prison. reporter: anger on the streets of bethlehem in the west bank. israeli police responded. the clashes came after thousands

of palestinians protested across the west bank and gaza to show solidarity for around 1500 inmates beginning a hunger strike in israeli jails. "i am the mother of two prisoners. as a mother, i'm worried about my sons, because of the strike, but i send them strength and i support them." "when prisoners go on strike, they feel free. it is a way of resisting the occupation. we can win the battle against the occupation with our empty stomachs." the hunger strike began in protest against what the prisoners claim are poor conditions, and an israeli policy of the detention without trial. there are currently 6500 palestinians being held by israel, according to advocates for prisoners rights. israel says many of the inmates were convicted of attacks or

planning attacks against them, and has called their demands unreasonable. this action came about after a call from a prominent figure in palestinian president mahmoud abbas' movement. he is serving multiple life sentences for his role in the second intifada, a violent palestinian uprising beginning in the year 2000. despite his imprisonment, he has been named as the possible future palestinian leader. israel claims the hunger strike, which comes at a time of relative calm, is politically motivated. the strike could lead to a rising tensions ahead of the 50th anniversary of the israeli occupation of the west bank, east jerusalem, and the gaza strip in june. sarah: you are watching "dw news ," live from berlin. still to come, concerns about the outcome of the constitutional referendum could scare off investment image the jeopardizing the country's shaky economic recovery.

javier will have the verdict from the money men in just a few minutes. we hope you stay with us.

sarah: welcome back. you are watching "dw news." turkey has rejected the claims of international monitors saying it's constitutional referendum was flawed with irregularities. president erdogan won a narrow victory in the vote to grant him sweeping new powers in office. so what does yesterday's referendum mean for turkey's economy? let's bring in javier from our business desk. javier: it means a lot because we know that political turmoil

is detrimental to the economy, but then again, so is a talker see. analysts are trying to assess whether the outcome will have positive or negative effect on the economy. the currency has picked up after the result spending erdogan's powers, but concerns about the future of the turkish economy are far from over. reporter: following president erdogan's referendum win, the markets reacted positively but cautiously. the turkish lira climbed up more than 2% against the dollar. the stock exchange also showed a slight uptick. but analysts say it is unclear houses stand these gains will be. >> in prior elections and prior referendum, there was euphoria in the market. there was a substantial increase . today, so far, only a marginal increase, which essentially means the financial markets have some questions in their mind.

reporter: the financial markets are right to have questions. the narrow vote points to deep political divide, and as such, the potential for social unrest. which in turn could impact investment and growth, especially in key areas like tourism. a continued challenge for turkey , which is already struggling with low growth rates, high inflation, and a lingering security concerns. javier: video streaming service netflix is due to announce its first-quarter earnings after the closing bell on monday, with investors eagerly looking for updates on subscriber numbers, especially if it is set to surpass the one million -- 100 million mark. netflix ended 2016 with 93.8 million subscribers. the stock jumped 2.5% in afternoon trading in anticipation of healthy numbers despite the decline in the number of hit shows the service had. all right, let's take a closer

look at those numbers without financial correspondent on wall street. good to see you. assuming we see these impressive figures, what does it tell us about the role that netflix is having in the media industry as a whole? reporter: netflix has become a real threat to traditional media, especially since media is struggling with fake new accusations. credit suisse believes the company has been facing the reality of the more saturated u.s. streaming market. it is constantly extending its streaming portfolio. there are several headwinds investors might be worried about, including slower than expected break of consumer adoption in regions and the more global netflix is operating, the more vulnerable it is to valuation of the dollar. netflix and amazon are strong

and gaining new users of the moment. all and all you can see both stocks gaining today. javier: on to a story that is not so successful. it seems like uber is having difficulties. did it expand to quickly? reporter: wellreporter:, it seems like it could on good friday when the markets were closed and no one was supposed to pay attention, uber released its first business figures ever. it is not listed on any stock exchange and it doesn't have to report these numbers, but an ipo is at least being considered. uber disclosed that the loss in the fourth quarter of 2016 was $991 million from almost twice as much as it lost in the first quarter of 2016. you can really see how strongly uber is still investing could all in all, the loss for 2016 revenue also rose. uber is growing strong,

operating in 570 cities worldwide. investors are enthusiastic that they keep growing. javier: thank you very much for the analysis. speaking of enthusiastic investors, saudi arabia-state owned oil giant's planning what could be the biggest ipo of all time from work $100 million. going public could further help the oil exporter give it a boost, but the company is full of unanswered questions. reporter: only 80 years ago, bedouins bred camels here for a living good now the saudi arabia oil giant is among the desert dunes. it is thought to be the world's most viable company. oil first gushed here in 1938, making the country fabulously wealthy from subsidizing the entire economy. water, electricity, food, and feel are supported by the saudi state. a liter of petrol costs $.22.

health care, education, all free of charge. there is no income tax in saudi arabia, either. all thanks to the country's abundant black gold. but now king salmon has tasked his son with reforming the economy to reduce the country's unsustainable dependence on oil revenues. the main pillar of the policy is the sale of the 5% stake in state-owned aramco. the government says that alone will bring in $100 billion, potentially the biggest ipo in history. but that is not a certainty. the company has never published results, for one. makes also say it is not at all transparent, and can't be compared -- critics also say it is not at all transport and had become. with other companies like chevron. state-owned shares on the invariably get marked down in price when launching. and in areas inhabited by sunnis and shiites, conflicts could

disrupt production. stock markets don't like uncertainties, so whatever the price, aramco's launch could generate 1001 questions. javier: british lender lloyds banking group could set up a base here in germany after brexit. according to british media, it wants to convert its current berlin branch into his eu headquarters. lloyd's is the only major british bank without a subsidiary in another european country. it would make it the first u.k. financial firm commit to berlin as a hub. time for more world news. ading back to sarah for tt. sarah: north korea's warning that nuclear war could break out at any moment if the u.s. continues its military presence on the peninsula. the country's deputy u.n. ambassador rice the u.s. for " dangerous saber rattling," responding to comments by vice president mike pence, who said the u.s. has lost its patients with north korea. pence warned north korea not to

test u.s. president donald trump or u.s. armed forces in the region. earlier i spoke with an honorary senior research fellow in sociology at the university u.k. -- leeds university u.k. i asked him if he foresees any escalation beyond angry rhetoric . >> we have been told that trump ordered a review of policy on north korea and that has come in. it hasn't been published, but there have been press reports that suggest extreme pressure is the term used but there is no plan for the sort of thing that has been alarming many people, preemptive military strike. a test is one thing, and nobody approves of north korea's nuclear program. but it would be illegal and incredibly unwise and dangerous to fire -- to attack a country on the basis of its testing. the rhetoric may go on for a while. it is in helping anybody.

but i think probably we can sleep soundly in our beds despite this. sarah: in sports news, it was do or die for darmstadt, and defeat would have had them relegated to the second tier but but the hosts put up a huge fight. they took the lead after 11 minutes. it equalized in the second half, though. darmstadt would not be denied. after an injury-time winner, darmstadt lived to fight another day. on tuesday night, real madrid posts munich in the champions league quarterfinal clash. they lost 2-1 at home against the spanish aristocrats. and it may be just what the doctor ordered. reporter: carlo can breathe a sigh of relief. he will be fit and ready to

play. >> the medical staff has done great work over the last few days. we will give him one last check. reporter: he missed the first leg in munich. a 2-1 loss. hopes are high that he can turn the tide around in madrid. real's coach downplayed the return. >> it is a plus to have him, but he is only one player. i'm not worried, because all of the team is good all over the pitch. reporter: one of the key attackers will be missing. that is just one of several reasons why the coach is unwilling to call his team favorites on tuesday night. >> it doesn't matter whether they play at home or away. they make it difficult all the way to the final whistle. bayern munich is well-known, notorious even, for playing these types of games with the

usual to win. -- with a huge will to win. reporter: this time even if they keep a clean sheet, bayern needs to score 2 goals. sarah: reminder of our top story -- tensions between north korea and the u.s. have intensified. pyongyang's ambassador to the u.s. of the country is ready for war and accused washington of behaving like a gangster. that is "dw news." i am sarah harman in berlin. thanks for watching. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] oo

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