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Erdoğan pledges support for capital punishment after murder video sparks outrage
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again
brought up the issue of restoring the death penalty, vowing to approve such
legislation if parliament passes it,...
Erdoğan vows to punish attacker if New Zealand does not: report
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said Turkey would make a man accused of murdering 50 people in two Christchurch mosques last week pay...
AKP ally to introduce capital punishment bill to Turkish parliament in October
Ultranationalist Grand Unity Party (BBP) leader and deputy Mustafa Destici announced on Sunday that he would introduce a bill to parliament in October to...
Erdoğan vows to take steps to reinstate capital punishment
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the funeral of terror victims in Sivas province on Wednesday, saying he would take steps to reinstate capital punishment...
Erdoğan says Turkey should reinstate death penalty after referendum
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that the government should take reinstatement of capital punishment to Parliament for passage after an upcoming...
Erdoğan signals reinstatement of death penalty after referendum
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has revealed plans to reinstate the death penalty in Turkey following a public referendum that will be held on April...
UK says reinstating death penalty would cause incalculable damage to Turkey’s int’l standing
Alan Duncan, British foreign office minister, said that reinstating death penalty after Friday’s failed military coup attempt would cause incalculable damage to standing of...
PM hints at re-introducing capital punishment for rebel army commanders
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım implied in his speech on Saturday that capital punishment might be included in the Turkish law following a group of...