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Erdogan death penalty vow likely to be tough sell in divided Turkey - Channel NewsAsia

Erdogan death penalty vow likely to be tough sell in divided Turkey

Posted 20 Apr 2017 01:20

ISTANBUL: Immediately after winning Sunday's referendum, President Tayyip Erdogan promised to reinstate the death penalty, a reform put in place 15 years ago that was seen as fundamental to Turkey's efforts to join the European Union.

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