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Pro-Kurdish HDP deputy gets 21 months in jail for insulting Erdogan

Pro-Kurdish HDP deputy gets 21 months in jail for insulting Erdogan

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 4, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Pro-Kurdish Republican Peoples’ Party (HDP) Şırnak deputy Leyla Birlik was sentenced to 1 year and 9 months in prison for insulting Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday. A Şırnak deputy sentenced Birlik to one and a half year in prison, and increased the punishment by...
Turkey boosting prison capacity to be able to jail 345,000 people in 5 years

Turkey boosting prison capacity to be able to jail 345,000 people in 5 years

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...

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