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Türkiye: prison population exceeds capacity by nearly 100,000 amid recent surge in arrests

According to March data from the Ministry of Justice, Türkiye’s 395 prisons are housing 398,694 people, surpassing their official combined capacity of 299,940 by 98,754 people, representing a 133.9 percent occupancy rate.

Source: turkish minute (09/04/2025)