At a time when Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared that there could be no delay in using capital punishment against the coup plotters, European Union foreign ministers urged him to respect the law and human rights in dealing with defeated coup plotters, warning that reinstating the death penalty would likely end Ankara's EU membership bid.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini noted that Turkey was a signatory of the European Convention on Human Rights, which bans capital punishment across the continent.
Abolishing capital punishment, which in Europe remains only in Belarus, is at the heart of EU policy. Erdogan's position, which the Turkish government will discuss with opposition parties, appeared to be a step too far for EU ministers, even as the EU faces a particularly tricky time with Turkey in the next three months.
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