Op-ed: Will Turkey's failed coup mean constitutional amendment to reinstate death penalty?

By Selin Girit, 20 July 2016
Pro-Erdoğan supporters in Taksim square in Istanbul on Saturday after the failed coup attempt (photo credit: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
Pro-Erdoğan supporters in Taksim square in Istanbul on Saturday after the failed coup attempt (photo credit: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
<p>At a funeral held in Istanbul of those killed during the coup attempt, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was giving a speech.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.4px;">He was interrupted by chants from the crowd. "We want the death penalty," they shouted repeatedly.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 20.4px;">And President Erdogan heard them loud and clear.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 20.4px;">"In democracies, people's demands cannot be set aside," he responded. "Those who attempt a coup must pay a price."&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 20.4px;">It had already been trending on Twitter for a day.
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