White House will not comment on Turkey referendum before observers' report

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that it would wait to comment on a referendum that granted sweeping new powers to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. "There is an international commission that is reviewing this and issues a report in 10 to 12 days. We will wait and let them do their jobs," White House spokesman Sean Spicer said at a briefing. (Reporting by Steve Holland, writing by Ayesha Rascoe; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)