EU Warns Turkey Over Death Penalty After Coup

Turkey has been warned if it brings back the death penalty all negotiations to join the European Union are off.

EU chief Jean Claude Juncker also said the country is in no position to become a member of the bloc "any time soon" following the attempted coup.

His comments come after Preisdent Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a crackdown detaining thousands of soldiers, police, judges, teachers and civil servants.

Amnesty International has claimed it has received "credible evidence" of detainees being beaten, tortured and raped.

Jean-Claude Juncker with Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year

:: Turkey Extends Detention Without Charge Period

Mr Juncker, the EU Commission President, said: "I believe that Turkey, in its current state, is not in a position to become a member any time soon and not even over a longer period."

He added that a country with the death penalty had no place in the bloc.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu responded by telling Mr Juncker not to threaten Turkey or look down on the country.

Fethullah Gulen has been accused of orchestrating the coup

Mr Cavusoglu has also demanded the US extradite Fethullah Gulen, warning ties with the NATO ally will be affected if it fails to do so. He is due to visit America to raise the issue.

The US-based Muslim cleric is accused of orchestrating the failed 15 July coup, but he has denied any involvement in the insurrection.

Mr Erdogan's administration has detained 13,000 people since the attempted coup after declaring a three-month state of emergency.

On Monday, it was reported arrest warrants had been issued for 42 journalists, including the prominent reporter Nazli Ilicak, who has opposed the clampdown.

Amnesty International's Europe Director John Dalhuisen has called for Turkey to let in international observers to ensure the correct treatment of those rounded up in the security crackdown.

He said: "It is absolutely imperative that the Turkish authorities halt these abhorrent practices and allow international monitors to visit all these detainees in the places they are being held."

Turkey has been in discussions to join the EU since 2005, but its membership is controversial and has been strongly opposed by Germany.

The UK had supported Turkey's membership, which became a contentious issue during the EU referendum.

David Cameron argued the country would not gain access to the EU "for decades" but the winning Leave camp argued it would be much sooner.

EU Warns Turkey Over Death Penalty After Coup

Turkey has been warned if it brings back the death penalty all negotiations to join the European Union are off.

EU chief Jean Claude Juncker also said the country is in no position to become a member of the bloc "any time soon" following the attempted coup.

His comments come after Preisdent Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a crackdown detaining thousands of soldiers, police, judges, teachers and civil servants.

Amnesty International has claimed it has received "credible evidence" of detainees being beaten, tortured and raped.

Jean-Claude Juncker with Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year

:: Turkey Extends Detention Without Charge Period

Mr Juncker, the EU Commission President, said: "I believe that Turkey, in its current state, is not in a position to become a member any time soon and not even over a longer period."

He added that a country with the death penalty had no place in the bloc.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu responded by telling Mr Juncker not to threaten Turkey or look down on the country.

Fethullah Gulen has been accused of orchestrating the coup

Mr Cavusoglu has also demanded the US extradite Fethullah Gulen, warning ties with the NATO ally will be affected if it fails to do so. He is due to visit America to raise the issue.

The US-based Muslim cleric is accused of orchestrating the failed 15 July coup, but he has denied any involvement in the insurrection.

Mr Erdogan's administration has detained 13,000 people since the attempted coup after declaring a three-month state of emergency.

On Monday, it was reported arrest warrants had been issued for 42 journalists, including the prominent reporter Nazli Ilicak, who has opposed the clampdown.

Amnesty International's Europe Director John Dalhuisen has called for Turkey to let in international observers to ensure the correct treatment of those rounded up in the security crackdown.

He said: "It is absolutely imperative that the Turkish authorities halt these abhorrent practices and allow international monitors to visit all these detainees in the places they are being held."

Turkey has been in discussions to join the EU since 2005, but its membership is controversial and has been strongly opposed by Germany.

The UK had supported Turkey's membership, which became a contentious issue during the EU referendum.

David Cameron argued the country would not gain access to the EU "for decades" but the winning Leave camp argued it would be much sooner.

EU Warns Turkey Over Death Penalty After Coup

Turkey has been warned if it brings back the death penalty all negotiations to join the European Union are off.

EU chief Jean Claude Juncker also said the country is in no position to become a member of the bloc "any time soon" following the attempted coup.

His comments come after Preisdent Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a crackdown detaining thousands of soldiers, police, judges, teachers and civil servants.

Amnesty International has claimed it has received "credible evidence" of detainees being beaten, tortured and raped.

Jean-Claude Juncker with Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year

:: Turkey Extends Detention Without Charge Period

Mr Juncker, the EU Commission President, said: "I believe that Turkey, in its current state, is not in a position to become a member any time soon and not even over a longer period."

He added that a country with the death penalty had no place in the bloc.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu responded by telling Mr Juncker not to threaten Turkey or look down on the country.

Fethullah Gulen has been accused of orchestrating the coup

Mr Cavusoglu has also demanded the US extradite Fethullah Gulen, warning ties with the NATO ally will be affected if it fails to do so. He is due to visit America to raise the issue.

The US-based Muslim cleric is accused of orchestrating the failed 15 July coup, but he has denied any involvement in the insurrection.

Mr Erdogan's administration has detained 13,000 people since the attempted coup after declaring a three-month state of emergency.

On Monday, it was reported arrest warrants had been issued for 42 journalists, including the prominent reporter Nazli Ilicak, who has opposed the clampdown.

Amnesty International's Europe Director John Dalhuisen has called for Turkey to let in international observers to ensure the correct treatment of those rounded up in the security crackdown.

He said: "It is absolutely imperative that the Turkish authorities halt these abhorrent practices and allow international monitors to visit all these detainees in the places they are being held."

Turkey has been in discussions to join the EU since 2005, but its membership is controversial and has been strongly opposed by Germany.

The UK had supported Turkey's membership, which became a contentious issue during the EU referendum.

David Cameron argued the country would not gain access to the EU "for decades" but the winning Leave camp argued it would be much sooner.

EU Warns Turkey Over Death Penalty After Coup

Turkey has been warned if it brings back the death penalty all negotiations to join the European Union are off.

EU chief Jean Claude Juncker also said the country is in no position to become a member of the bloc "any time soon" following the attempted coup.

His comments come after Preisdent Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a crackdown detaining thousands of soldiers, police, judges, teachers and civil servants.

Amnesty International has claimed it has received "credible evidence" of detainees being beaten, tortured and raped.

Jean-Claude Juncker with Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year

:: Turkey Extends Detention Without Charge Period

Mr Juncker, the EU Commission President, said: "I believe that Turkey, in its current state, is not in a position to become a member any time soon and not even over a longer period."

He added that a country with the death penalty had no place in the bloc.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu responded by telling Mr Juncker not to threaten Turkey or look down on the country.

Fethullah Gulen has been accused of orchestrating the coup

Mr Cavusoglu has also demanded the US extradite Fethullah Gulen, warning ties with the NATO ally will be affected if it fails to do so. He is due to visit America to raise the issue.

The US-based Muslim cleric is accused of orchestrating the failed 15 July coup, but he has denied any involvement in the insurrection.

Mr Erdogan's administration has detained 13,000 people since the attempted coup after declaring a three-month state of emergency.

On Monday, it was reported arrest warrants had been issued for 42 journalists, including the prominent reporter Nazli Ilicak, who has opposed the clampdown.

Amnesty International's Europe Director John Dalhuisen has called for Turkey to let in international observers to ensure the correct treatment of those rounded up in the security crackdown.

He said: "It is absolutely imperative that the Turkish authorities halt these abhorrent practices and allow international monitors to visit all these detainees in the places they are being held."

Turkey has been in discussions to join the EU since 2005, but its membership is controversial and has been strongly opposed by Germany.

The UK had supported Turkey's membership, which became a contentious issue during the EU referendum.

David Cameron argued the country would not gain access to the EU "for decades" but the winning Leave camp argued it would be much sooner.

EU Warns Turkey Over Death Penalty After Coup

Turkey has been warned if it brings back the death penalty all negotiations to join the European Union are off.

EU chief Jean Claude Juncker also said the country is in no position to become a member of the bloc "any time soon" following the attempted coup.

His comments come after Preisdent Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a crackdown detaining thousands of soldiers, police, judges, teachers and civil servants.

Amnesty International has claimed it has received "credible evidence" of detainees being beaten, tortured and raped.

Jean-Claude Juncker with Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year

:: Turkey Extends Detention Without Charge Period

Mr Juncker, the EU Commission President, said: "I believe that Turkey, in its current state, is not in a position to become a member any time soon and not even over a longer period."

He added that a country with the death penalty had no place in the bloc.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu responded by telling Mr Juncker not to threaten Turkey or look down on the country.

Fethullah Gulen has been accused of orchestrating the coup

Mr Cavusoglu has also demanded the US extradite Fethullah Gulen, warning ties with the NATO ally will be affected if it fails to do so. He is due to visit America to raise the issue.

The US-based Muslim cleric is accused of orchestrating the failed 15 July coup, but he has denied any involvement in the insurrection.

Mr Erdogan's administration has detained 13,000 people since the attempted coup after declaring a three-month state of emergency.

On Monday, it was reported arrest warrants had been issued for 42 journalists, including the prominent reporter Nazli Ilicak, who has opposed the clampdown.

Amnesty International's Europe Director John Dalhuisen has called for Turkey to let in international observers to ensure the correct treatment of those rounded up in the security crackdown.

He said: "It is absolutely imperative that the Turkish authorities halt these abhorrent practices and allow international monitors to visit all these detainees in the places they are being held."

Turkey has been in discussions to join the EU since 2005, but its membership is controversial and has been strongly opposed by Germany.

The UK had supported Turkey's membership, which became a contentious issue during the EU referendum.

David Cameron argued the country would not gain access to the EU "for decades" but the winning Leave camp argued it would be much sooner.

EU Warns Turkey Over Death Penalty After Coup

Turkey has been warned if it brings back the death penalty all negotiations to join the European Union are off.

EU chief Jean Claude Juncker also said the country is in no position to become a member of the bloc "any time soon" following the attempted coup.

His comments come after Preisdent Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a crackdown detaining thousands of soldiers, police, judges, teachers and civil servants.

Amnesty International has claimed it has received "credible evidence" of detainees being beaten, tortured and raped.

Jean-Claude Juncker with Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year

:: Turkey Extends Detention Without Charge Period

Mr Juncker, the EU Commission President, said: "I believe that Turkey, in its current state, is not in a position to become a member any time soon and not even over a longer period."

He added that a country with the death penalty had no place in the bloc.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu responded by telling Mr Juncker not to threaten Turkey or look down on the country.

Fethullah Gulen has been accused of orchestrating the coup

Mr Cavusoglu has also demanded the US extradite Fethullah Gulen, warning ties with the NATO ally will be affected if it fails to do so. He is due to visit America to raise the issue.

The US-based Muslim cleric is accused of orchestrating the failed 15 July coup, but he has denied any involvement in the insurrection.

Mr Erdogan's administration has detained 13,000 people since the attempted coup after declaring a three-month state of emergency.

On Monday, it was reported arrest warrants had been issued for 42 journalists, including the prominent reporter Nazli Ilicak, who has opposed the clampdown.

Amnesty International's Europe Director John Dalhuisen has called for Turkey to let in international observers to ensure the correct treatment of those rounded up in the security crackdown.

He said: "It is absolutely imperative that the Turkish authorities halt these abhorrent practices and allow international monitors to visit all these detainees in the places they are being held."

Turkey has been in discussions to join the EU since 2005, but its membership is controversial and has been strongly opposed by Germany.

The UK had supported Turkey's membership, which became a contentious issue during the EU referendum.

David Cameron argued the country would not gain access to the EU "for decades" but the winning Leave camp argued it would be much sooner.

Mass Shooting At Florida Club's Teen Night

Two people have been killed and at least 13 others wounded in a mass shooting at a Florida nightclub.

The shooting took place outside Club Blu in Fort Myers in the early hours of Monday morning, said Lt Jim Mulligan of the Lee County Sheriff's Office.

Three people have been detained by police.

Police have marked where dozens of shots were fired

The incident is thought to have taken place during a 'teen night' at the club, with some of the people at the event as young as 13.

One witness said that she heard around 30 gunshots from the scene and believes they came from a number of weapons.

Timothy Settles posted this on Facebook from hospital, saying he did not want to die

Timothy Settles posted a video on Facebook of him in a hospital bed after being injured in the shooting. 

Syreeta Gary's daughter was at the club when the attack happened.

Speaking on a Twitter video, she said: "Well, I just thank God that my daughter is okay. She could have been shot. She was dodging bullets and dropping between cars.

"It is ridiculous that kids have to go through this and they cannot enjoy themselves because you have people with criminalistic minds who want to terrorise people."

Police have detained three people in connection with the shooting at Club Blu 

At least 20 police officers attended the scene and roads in the area were sealed off. 

The shootings happened at 12.30am local time.

A police statement said: "The Fort Myers Police Department and Lee County Sheriff's Office are actively canvassing the area looking for other persons who may be involved in this incident.

"At this time the scene is still very active as investigators and crime scene personnel attempt to determine what occurred."

A bullet casing found outside the club

The mass shooting comes more than a month after an attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in Florida. Forty nine people were killed on June 12, and another 53 were wounded.