Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Turkey Failed Coup: Citizens Divided in Death Penalty Debate


Turkey became a candidate for the EU membership in 2005. It's been pushing for it for more than two decades. Ankara dropped the death penalty to follow EU rules. But after the failed coup, President Erdogan says he will approve it as a law if the Parliament agrees to it. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Jamjoon reports from Istanbul.