Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that True Path Party...

Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller was standing in the way of Turkey abolishing the death penalty. Communicating through his spokesman, Ecevit said that Ciller's attitude was making Turkey's European Union's accession process more difficult.
However, he still expressed hope that an arrangement possibly involving the Felicity Party (SP) or Justice and Development Party (AKP) could still bring about the abolition.