Parliament votes in favor of constitution that boosts Erdogan’s powers

We’re waiting now for word Turkey is expanding its banana production after the one-time democracy’s parliament voted in favor of a new constitution that gives President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vast powers, BBC reported. Channeling his inner Idi Amin, Erdogan has ensured the document would abolish the post of prime minister, give him power to keep Turkey in an extended state of emergency and allow him the power to “appoint and fire ministers.” A second vote in parliament is due later this week. The proposed constitution will ultimately have to be passed in a referendum.