Turkey to ‘follow France’ and suspend European rights convention

Turkey will follow France’s example in suspending temporarily the European Convention on Human Rights following its declaration of a state of emergency, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Thursday (21 July), according to broadcaster NTV.

Turkish civilians in commandeered APC. Istanbul, 16 July. [DubTV/YouTube]

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