The country is sharply split along political lines. PHOTO: AFP
"Turkey will suspend the European Convention on Human Rights in so far as it does not conflict with its international obligations," Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency.
Turkey jails generals as concern grows over crackdown
Kurtulmus said Turkey would take the step "just like France has done under Article 15 of the convention," which allows signatory states to suspend certain rights during times of war or major public emergency.
-in1715608548-0/World-Artificial-Intelligence-Conference-(WAIC)-in1715608548-0-270x192.webp)
1715605264-0/Cold-lava-flood-Indonesia-(1)1715605264-0-270x192.webp)
1699450766-0/Antony-Blinken-(2)1699450766-0-270x192.webp)
COMMENTS (1)
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ