Erdogan Threatens A Brexit (Turxit?) And He Isn't Even A Member!

[Khandro]

Turkish Politics under this clown seems to be reaching a point of absurdity, and he wants even more power over his people to become the new sultan, will he get it? https://www.rt.com/news/382322-erdogan-turkey-eu-brexit-referendum/

[fender62]

perhaps he decided the eu club is dead in the water and sinking fast
looking at the u.k's brexit may have focused his attention.

[Khandro]

emmie; //do they have the death penalty in Turkey?//

'Law 5218 of 14 July 2004 abolished the death penalty for all times. Turkey ratified Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, overseen by the Council of Europe, in February 2006.'

After the failed 2016 coup d'état, some politicians are talking about restoring the death penalty and if Erdogan gets his way to have absolute power through this election it doesn't bode well for the 10,000 officers, teachers and journalists etc. he has locked up from the failed coup of last summer . He had to release thousands of common criminals back into society because there wasn't enough jail space to house them.
They are according to reports already suffering appalling conditions being 'raped, tortured and hog-tied', probably many have already disappeared.

[jno]

the issue is the Armenian "genocide", if that's what it was. Turkey says whatever happened was under a previous regime - the Ottoman empire - which many Turks fought to overthrow; they don't see why they should be blamed for the actions of the defunct Caliphate.

However, there's a big Armenian disapora in France who will stop Paris ever agreeing to Turkey joining.

[naomi24]

This is nonsense. So Turkey holds a referendum on whether or not to continue with a process to join the EU. If the answer is ‘Yes’, so what? It doesn’t affect the outcome of the process. If the answer is 'No', job done.

[jourdain2]

Makes sense, Naomi -status quo- but I have a concern about the Cyprus issue.