Turkey's Erdogan suggests next referendum on reinstatement of death penalty

By Conor Gaffey, 19 April 2017
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested holding a referendum on reinstating the death penalty—a move that, if successful, would end the country’s long-running attempt to join the European Union. Turkish voters backed a constitutional referendum that concentrates power in the hands of the president on Sunday. With 99.97 percent of the ballots counted by Monday, the “Yes” [...] Read more here: Newsweek

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