President Erdogan of Turkey has told supporters that he will approve the death penalty being reintroduced if parliament votes for it.

Amid an ongoing crackdown since an attempted coup was suppressed, the president appeared outside his Istanbul residence as the crowd called for capital punishment to be restored.

"This issue will be discussed in parliament, these villains have carried out bombings and I believe that political parties in parliament will make the right decision," Erdogan told his …
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