by TurkeyPurge | Aug 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
By means of new decrees issued on Friday, 3,000 more convicts will be released immediately on probation unless they were convicted of terrorism, sexual crimes or coup involvement. In addition, a total of 10,000 convicts will move from closed to open prisons. Last...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 15, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
The unprecedented increase in the number of people jailed as part of Turkey’s ever-expanding purge following the July 15 coup attempt, has created the need for more space in prisons. Upon this newly-emerged deprivation, the Justice Ministry said the government will...