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Erdoğan signals reinstatement of death penalty after referendum

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that Parliament is expected to reinstate capital punishment after an April 16 referendum that will switch...

Erdoğan says Turkey may hold another referendum on death penalty

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey may hold a new referendum on whether to reinstate the death penalty following a public referendum that...

Bahçeli vows unconditional support for reintroduction of death penalty

Leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli has called on the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to speed up plans to...

Gül calls on gov’t to end state of emergency

Former President Abdullah Gül on Saturday called on the government to end the state of emergency that was declared following a failed coup attempt...

Deputy PM Türkeş says against reinstating death penalty in Turkey

Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Tuğrul Türkeş, who joined the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after resigning from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) last...

Erdoğan on reinstating death penalty: I don’t make decisions based on what foreigners say

In a series of speeches slamming the European Union for its criticism of Turkey over violation of human rights and media freedoms and the...

[VİDEO] Erdoğan says Turkey will reintroduce death penalty despite EU norms

The Turkish government does not care about what “Western countries” say about the planned reinstatement of capital punishment, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Bar associations, law societies condemn Turkey’s efforts to reinstate capital punishment

A total of 36 law societies and bar associations from European Union and other countries have released a written statement condemning Turkey’s efforts to...

Turkish PM to propose reinstatement of death penalty in constitution

  Following support expressed by Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli for the government’s intention to reinstate capital punishment in Turkey, the prime minister...

MHP leader calls on gov’t to join forces to reinstate death penalty

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli has called on the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government to join forces to reintroduce the death...

Spokesperson says introducing death penalty against CoE membership

Daniel Holtgen, director of communications at the Council of Europe (CoE) and spokesperson of Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland, has dismissed plans by Turkey to introduce...

Erdoğan says death penalty to soon be reinstated

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that legislation to reinstate capital punishment, which was abolished in 2004, will soon be taken to Parliament...

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