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Turkey’s prison population surges in 7 months, with overcrowding worsening - Turkish Minute

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Turkey’s prison population has surged by over 50,000 in seven months, with overcrowding worsening as critics link the crisis to government-led mass arrests, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s administration, the prison population has steadily increased. As of July 1, 2024, Turkey’s prisons housed 342,526 inmates. At that time, the total prison capacity was 295,328. By February 3, 2025, the number ha…
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Turkey’s prison population surges in 7 months, with overcrowding worsening - Turkish Minute

Turkey’s prison population has surged by over 50,000 in seven months, with overcrowding worsening as critics link the crisis to government-led mass arrests, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s administration, the prison population has steadily increased. As of July 1, 2024, Turkey’s prisons housed 342,526 inmates. At that time, the total prison capacity was 295,328. By February 3, 2025, the number ha…

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Turkey’s prison population surges in 7 months, with overcrowding worsening - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Turkey’s prison population has surged by over 50,000 in seven months, with overcrowding worsening as critics link the crisis to government-led mass arrests. Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s administration, the prison population has steadily increased. As of July 1, 2024, Turkey’s prisons housed 342,526 inmates. At that time, the total prison capacity was 295,328. By February 3, 2025, the number had climbed to 392,456, exceeding a slightly …

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