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Turkey may consider use of death penalty - Erdogan

17 July 2016 09:02 (UTC+04:00)
Turkey may consider use of death penalty - Erdogan

Turkey may consider usage of the death penalty, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, Haber 7 TV channel reports.

According to him, the consideration of the requirements of the people is the right of any democratic country.

Earlier, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has not excluded the usage of death penalty for to the rebels.

The coup attempt was suppressed by early Saturday, with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim stating that all coup supporters were identified and would be apprehended as the country was returning to normal life. Over 180 people were killed and 1,470 were injured during the events, while nearly 3,000 people have already been detained, according to the prime minister.

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