U.S. Warns on Turkey’s Place in NATO as Erdogan Cracks Down
- Kerry says alliance to assess Turkish acts ‘very carefully’
- EU sends parallel warning over introducing death penalty
Kerry: Turkey Should Respect Democracy, Law
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown after a failed coup prompted doubts about the country’s longstanding place in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and eligibility for eventual European Union membership.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said NATO would assess whether Turkey upholds democratic values amid a wave of arrests tied to last Friday night’s attempt by a group of Turkish military rebels to overthrow Erdogan.