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Reintroduction of Death Penalty in Turkey to Shatter Its EU Dreams - Juncker

© REUTERS / Vincent KesslerEuropean Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker arrives to attend a debate on the future of the E.U. to mark the upcoming 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, March 15, 2017
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker arrives to attend a debate on the future of the E.U. to mark the upcoming 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, March 15, 2017 - Sputnik International
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that if Turkey would reintroduce the death penalty, that would be equal to breaking off [EU membership] negotiations.

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Turkey May Hold Referendum on Death Penalty Reinstatement - Erdogan
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The reintroduction of the capital punishment in Turkey will mean the end of the EU accession talks, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Sunday.

Earlier in February, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country may seek to reinstate death penalty as there was public demand for it.

“If Turkey would reintroduce the death penalty, that would be equal to breaking off [EU membership] negotiations,” Juncker told Bild am Sonntag newspaper.

The death penalty was banned in Turkey in 2004 as part of Turkey's attempt to be closer to the European Union. However, after a July attempted coup in Turkey, voices requesting the reinstatement of the death penalty have been on the rise.

Turkish anti riot police officers detain a Turkish soldier who allegedly took part in a military coup as they are leaving in a bus the courthouse at Bakirkoy district in Istanbul on July 16, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Turkey became the candidate for EU membership in 2005. In March 2016, its candidature received a boost as it signed an agreement with the European Union on taking back migrants who arrived illegally in Greece in exchange for financial aid and concessions on visas.

However, Brussels' relationship with Ankara took a hit in the aftermath of the coup, when the European Union objected to the Turkish government's clampdown on those suspected of ties to the coup organizers.

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