by TurkeyPurge | Dec 23, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said in a written statement that as of Oct. 12, 2016, there were 194,973 inmates in 372 Turkish prisons. In response to a question submitted to Parliament by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Minister Bozdağ...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 22, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
The Turkish government has arrested a total of 39,378 people and detained another 92,607 since the failed coup attempt of July 15, Turkish Justice Min Bekir Bozdağ said on Monday. According to a report appeared in the news website Diken on Tuesday, Bozdağ said people...
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