Turkey could reintroduce death penalty

Turkey could reintroduce death penaltyThe Health Minister of Turkey, Mehmet Muazzinoglu, said today that the death penalty could be reintroduced in Turkey, the Turkish channel Haber7 reports. The minister said that this question is currently being considered by the state authorities of the country.The minister said that there is an objective necessity for the death penalty, referring to the recent rapes and murders of four children.Later Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey could not reintroduce capital punishment in the country due to Turkey's EU obligations. The death penalty was abolished in Turkey 10 years ago.The Health Minister of Turkey, Mehmet Muazzinoglu, said today that the death penalty could be reintroduced in Turkey, the Turkish channel Haber7 reports. The minister said that this question is currently being considered by the state authorities of the country.
The minister said that there is an objective necessity for the death penalty, referring to the recent rapes and murders of four children.
Later Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey could not reintroduce capital punishment in the country due to Turkey's EU obligations. 

The death penalty was abolished in Turkey 10 years ago.