Incarcerated nation: “Number of people in Turkish prisons up by 15.7 percent in 2017

I think I will end up in jail when I return to Turkey. I am getting used to it.

Number of people in Turkish prisons up by 15.7 percent in 2017

The number of people in Turkish prisons increased by 15.7 percent in 2017 up to over 232,000 compared to 2016, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on Dec. 5.

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