An earlier alert quoted Secretary of State John Kerry as warning Turkey its NATO membership was in jeopardy. Kerry actually said NATO has a "requirement" for democracy and will measure Turkey's actions, but a spokesman said it was "too soon to say" its membership was at risk.
   
 
News Alert Mon., Jul. 18, 2016 8:41 a.m.
  
 
Correction: Kerry says NATO will scrutinize Turkey's democratic performance but did not warn that its membership in NATO was in jeopardy
An earlier alert quoted Secretary of State John Kerry as warning Turkey its NATO membership was in jeopardy. Kerry actually said NATO has a "requirement" for democracy and will measure Turkey's actions, but a spokesman said it was "too soon to say" its membership was at risk.
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