Turkey’s Jails Overflow as Prison Population Tops 400,000 - Turkish Minute

Turkish woman jailed over alleged Gülen links attempts suicide a month before release - Stockholm Center for Freedom

A Turkish woman imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement attempted suicide on Thursday, one month before her scheduled release, the TR724 news website reported. Melike Öztürk, 34, was found with self-inflicted injuries at the Afyon Women’s Open Prison, where she had been transferred four months earlier. Prison officials said she had performed morning prayers and returned to bed before being discovered with cut wrists. She reportedly h…

Turkey’s jails overflow as prison population tops 400,000 - Turkish Minute

The number of people held in #Turkish prisons rose by over 4,000 in a month, pushing the total inmate population to over 400,000, exceeding the official capacity by more than 100,000.

SEVİNÇ ÖZARSLAN Melike Öztürk (34), who was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison within the scope of the investigations targeting the Gülen community in Isparta and had 1 month left until her release, attempted to commit suicide by slitting her wrists in the Afyon Women’s Open Prison where she is being held. Announcing on his social media account that Öztürk was in serious condition and had undergone surgery, DEM Party Deputy Ömer Faruk G…