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In the run-up to the vote, opponents have feared voicing their dissent against Erdogan. After all, the country remains in a state of emergency following the failed coup attempt of July 2016. Public assembly is prohibited, and 13 opposition party members remain behind bars, preventing key figures from campaigning against Erdogan. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 state and private employees have been dismissed in ongoing purges and 47,000 people have been jailed for alleged terror links. The country also hosts roughly half of the world’s jailed journalists, with correspondents who publicize their intentions to vote “No” quickly stripped of their positions.