Turkey reinstating death penalty would end EU talks: Germany

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: AFP

Germany warned Turkey on Monday that if it reinstated the death penalty it would bring an end to accession talks with the European Union.

After President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in the wake of a failed coup attempt that Turkey would consider a return of capital punishment, Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman told reporters: "Introducing the death penalty in Turkey would mean the end of EU membership talks."

EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogeherini echoed those sentiments.

"Let me be very clear... no country can become an EU state if it introduces the death penalty," Mogherini said when asked about the possible impact on long-stalled accession talks with Ankara.

Read more: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/turkey-reinstating-death-penalty-end-eu-talks-germany-095951025.html

[MowCowWhoHow III]

1. Death penalty is what people in the streets are calling for.

Death penalty is what people in the streets are calling for. We must listen as we work for the people: Turkey PM
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/754988645279490050

US says #Turkey must show 'evidence not allegations' against Gulen
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/754979429055602688

We are disappointed by US requesting proof linking Gulen to coup. Is this coup not proof enough?: Turkey PM
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/754988927145107456

We may review our friendship with Washington: Turkish PM
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/754988418824798208

[DetlefK]

2. As if Erdogan gives a flying fuck about the will of the people:

Turkey had national elections in 2015. Twice.

The first election, in May, ended with Erdogan as the victor, but he had suffered a loss of votes so his party no longer had the majority in parliament. Erdogan would have needed to form an alliance with some other party to get above the 51% threshold.
In such multi-party systems, it's customary that within a few days after the election, envoys are exchanged between parties for preliminary negotiations on who is willing to ally with whom.

Except Erdogan never launched the negotiation-process. Even though he desperately needed the cooperation of another party to form a government, he never got in touch with other parties.
Erdogan waited the whole thing out until another paragraph was triggered: If a government is not formed within X months, new elections are held.

And so Erdogan got a second election because he had sabotaged the first one. Because he didn't like that he was just the winner. He wanted to be the ultimate winner.




And what a COINCIDENCE: On the eve of the second election, an ISIS-bombing went off in an anti-Erdogan-demonstration in Ankara. Triggering with the voters the desire for a strongman who will protect them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Ankara_bombings

[rpannier]

7. It may be what they are calling for

But it prevents them from being an EU member
They will have to choose
The cannot have both
Being a member of the EU is not a right
If Turkey chooses to do something that is prohibited to membership then they can't be a member

[NWCorona]

12. Turkey is going to crap. Erdogan is fermenting the worst in his people.

Didn't his supporters behead a surrendering soldier?

[MowCowWhoHow III]

3. Kerry warns Turkey’s NATO membership could be in jeopardy

Kerry warns Turkey’s NATO membership could be in jeopardy

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged the Turkish government to uphold democratic principles as it purges thousands of officials in the aftermath of an attempted coup.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2016/07/18/kerry-warns-turkeys-nato-membership-could-be-in-jeopardy/

#US Consulate General in #Istanbul says demonstrations are expected around its buildings, US citizens to avoid area
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/754994903717994496

[bemildred]

4. Oh I think they are done for now anyway. nt

[AntiBank]

5. hell yes, even before this there was NO WAY Turkey would ever be allowed in

[Javaman]

6. and now begins erdogan's reign of terror.

this is getting very interesting.

any wonder why there was an attempted coup?

[Equinox Moon]

8. I guess the USA could not be part of the EU

[cstanleytech]

9. Well considering there is an entire ocean between North America and Europe that's a safe bet. nt

[Equinox Moon]

11. Oh for goodness sakes... Because of the having the death penality

or did you get that part?

[yeoman6987]

14. I find it interesting secretary Kerry is saying turkey's membership in the UN

is in jeopardy while the United States has a death penalty. Seems like a strange thing to say.

[cstanleytech]

16. Oh, I got it but the silly part was even the suggestion that the US might

even have a shot at joining the EU when the fact is that it does not.

[NWCorona]

13. Well we do legally kill people

[geek tragedy]

10. That's a dead letter anyways, Turkey has proven itself to be Middle Eastern, not European nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. I don't know how "European" is proved, but part of Turkey is clearly in Europe.

The little bit that's on the west bank of the Bosporus Strait is on the European continent.

[geek tragedy]

19. a geographic technicality. Turkey has a toehold on the European continent

but has virtually nothing in common with Europe.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

20. Or, a more common metaphor, Turkey is like a camel's nose sticking inside the tent.

This geographic technicality gives it some rights.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

15. They would be nuts to admit Turkey

Absolutely nuts.

[forest444]

17. Short of barbarian autocracies like Saudi Arabia, Turkey has one of the worst human rights records.

The Kurds and Armenians know all about that.

Plus, they've been a key transshipment point for heroin and money laundering hub for decades. Borderline rogue state.

[eissa]

21. THIS! The genocide denial alone makes them ineligible

Never mind their atrocious human rights violations, and the fact that having a minuscule amount of territory connected to Europe hardly makes them European in any sense of the word.