German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned Turkey against reintroducing th death penalty.

The move is not in compliance with the EU values, he warned .

He warned that bring back the death penalty would mean an end to talks on country's accession to the European Union, TASS reported. The Minister also said he plans to discuss the matter with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

At the same time Steinmeier urged Ankara to respect principles of a legal state after a coup attempt.