Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept.14
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The people of Turkey demand reinstating the death penalty, country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, Sabah newspaper reported Sept. 14.
Erdogan said that if the Turkish parliament decides to restore the death penalty, no one has the right to criticize this, since decisions of the parliament reflect the will of people.
Earlier, Turkey’s Minister for the EU Affairs Omer Celik said that reinstating the death penalty in Turkey wasn’t put up for consideration by the country’s parliament.
Turkey cancelled the death penalty in 2001. Reinstating the death penalty was discussed after the military coup attempt in Turkey.
On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them. However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246, excluding the coup plotters, and over 2,000 people were wounded.
Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.
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