Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said he would support the death penalty if parliament submits the proposal, Xinhua news agency reported.
Erdogan said this after a deadly bomb believed by Kurdish militants, killed a mother and an infant on Tuesday, sparking outrage across the country.
Speaking at the funeral service, Erdogan vowed to press ahead with the fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) “until the last terrorist remains.”
Responding to a call to reinstate the death penalty from mourners, he pledged to support the proposal if parliament submits it.
On July 31, a roadside bombing killed the wife and 11 month-old baby of a Turkish soldier in the southeastern province of Hakkari.
Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2004 as part of its bid to join the European Union (EU).