by TurkeyPurge | Dec 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The Turkish government plans to build 228 prisons in 5 years which will increase the total prison capacity by 137,687. In response to a question from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Murat Erdemir, the General Directorate of Prisons said the...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 5, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish government is headed for mass killings of people jailed over alleged or real links to the Gülen movement, in a staged riot in Silivri prison, a lawyer representing a former police chief imprisoned as part of a crackdown against the movement claimed underlying...
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