In this Oct. 29, 2016 file photo, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, follows a military honour guard walking to the mausoleum of Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on Republic Day in Ankara, Turkey. Since quashing a July coup attempt, Turkey’s president has used extraordinary powers from a state of emergency to arrest and purge thousands of opponents. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also vowed to back public demands to reinstate the death penalty and suggested submitting Turkey’s long-sought goal of European Union membership to a referendum. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici/File)
