Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets supporters on August 7, 2016 during a rally against July's failed military coup.

On April 16, Turkish voters will be asked to approve controversial reforms that would hand sweeping powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkish lawmakers have already passed what's been dubbed the "power bill."

If Turkish voters follow suit it'll lead to profound changes in the the way the country's 80 million people are governed.

The 18-article constitutional reform package -- put forward by Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) -- would turn Turkey's parliamentary system into a presidential one, effectively consolidating the power of three legislative bodies into one executive branch with the president as its head.

The reforms would also abolish the role of prime minister while granting authority to the president to issue law, declare states of emergency, dismiss parliament and to appoint ministers, public officials and half of the senior judges. It's known as the "power bill."

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