Erdogan: One man two faces?
In November of 2012 Erdogan gives reasoning to reinstate death penalty in Turkey. In December of 2013, the same Turkish leader loudly opposes death penalty on a war crime convict in Bangladesh.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/12/us-turkey-erdogan-deathpenalty-idUSBRE8AB0K620121112
Erdogan pointed to the United States, Russia, China and Japan as countries where capital punishment is implemented, saying Turkey must review the situation. He suggested families of murder victims should have a say in the fate of killers. "We do not consider the state has the authority to forgive the killer. This authority belongs to the family of the victim, it cannot belong to us," he said.
In December of 2013, the same Turkish leader loudly opposes death penalty on a war crime convict in Bangladesh http://www.todayszaman.com/news-333932-.html
He expressed his regret over the death of Quader Mollah to a crowd of supporters in the Aegean province of İzmir on Friday. He said there are nearly 300 cases similar to that of Mollah stemming from the independence war and spoke about the necessity of putting an end such political cases. "I want to stress in particular that these kinds of investigations, based on emotions, should end and that everyone expects the realization of justice," Erdoğan said. The Turkish prime minister has condemned the execution of an opposition leader in Bangladesh, calling it a mistake that "history will not forgive." Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he had a telephone conversation with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina, just hours before the execution but that the Bangladeshi authorities executed Abdul Quader Mollah despite his call.
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