EU, US have little leverage as Turkish democracy backslides
Originally published November 21, 2016 at 5:32 am Updated November 21, 2016 at 5:52 am
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Since quashing a July coup attempt, Turkey’s president has used extraordinary powers from a state of emergency to arrest and purge thousands of opponents. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also vowed to back public demands to reinstate the death penalty and suggested submitting Turkey’s long-sought goal of European Union membership to a referendum.
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