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[OPINION] Turkey’s corrections system is failing

Ali Yıldız* According to recent data published by the Turkish Ministry of Justice, there were 314,502 inmates in Turkish prisons as of March 31, meaning...

Turkey had 2nd highest incarceration rate in Europe in 2021: CoE annual report

Turkey had the second-highest prison population rate of the 47 Council of Europe (CoE) member states as of January 2021, with 325 prisoners per...

1 pct of Turkey’s population is in prison or on probation: study

One percent of Turkey’s population is either behind bars or on probation, according to the results of a study. Switzerland’s Lausanne University conducted a study...

Turkey had the highest incarceration rate in Europe in 2020: CoE annual report

Turkey had the highest incarceration rate of the 47 Council of Europe (CoE) countries as of January 2020, with 357 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants,...

Turkey sees record rise in number of new prisons, inmates during AKP rule

There has been a record rise in the number of prisons constructed as well as the number of people who were put behind bars...

Turkey keeps sick inmate in prison after repeated intensive care treatment

Sabri Kaya, an inmate in an Osmaniye detention facility with a heart condition, was sent back to prison after several visits to intensive care due to...

Turkish NGO says it received coronavirus-related complaints from 26 prisons

The Civil Society Association for the Department of Corrections (CISST) has said that from March 20 to 24 it received complaints from 26 prisons related...

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