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Is Turkey bringing back the death penalty?
Supporters of the death penalty, which was abolished in 2004, have become increasingly vocal in Turkey since the July 2016 coup attempt.
How Turkey could reinstate the death penalty
We have had an uncomfortable year of talk about the noose. But how would the government bring it back and what crimes would be covered?
A step back from the death penalty
Tentatively, cautiously, we can say that Turkey is dropping talk of reinstating capital punishment
Principles in the face of an atrocity
Lawyers refuse to defend an alleged murderer and a minister calls for the death penalty. What principles does Turkey actually stand for?