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Türkiye: prison population has increased sevenfold under AKP rule
The number of incarcerated people in Türkiye's prisons has reached 420,904. This marks a sevenfold increase from the 59,429 recorded in 2002, the year the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power.
Source: Bianet (24/10/2025)