All those responsible for failed coup will be beheaded: Erdogan
‘Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that he will chop off the heads of traitors while the country marks the first anniversary of a failed coup.
Addressing a thousand-strong march on Saturday, Erdogan warned that his government was seriously mulling reintroducing the death penalty.
“First of all we will chop off the heads of those traitors,” he said.
“Did my people have guns in their hands? They had their flags — just as they do today — and a weapon way more effective. They had their faith,” he added.
Any move towards reintroducing capital punishment in Turkey would end negotiations for the country’s EU ascension.
Turkey has been attempting to become part of the EU for decades. Formal EU accession negotiations, however, began in 2005. The process has been mired in problems, and only 16 chapters of the 35-chapter accession procedure have been opened for Ankara so far.’
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