MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A coup attempt took place in Turkey on July 15 and was suppressed the following day. Over 240 people were killed and more than 2,000 injured during the failed coup excluding the victims among the coup plotters, according to the country's authorities.
“The decision is still pending,” Simsek told reporters on a visit to Russia as head of the Turkish delegation.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the country would have capital punishment back on the law books if the people demanded this.