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OVER 2000 FOREIGNERS KEPT IN TURKISH PRISONS
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 28, 2012 - 12:58 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 2,310 foreign nationals are currently serving
time behind bars in Turkey either as convicts or arrestees, according
to information obtained from the Justice Ministry.
Among all foreign nationals imprisoned in Turkey, Iranians top the
list with 477 convicts and arrestees, while Turkmenistan was second
with 265 prisoners. Georgia was third with 165, Syria was fourth with
122, while Nigeria was fifth with 111, according to reports.
Bulgaria, Romania, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, South Africa and Iraq
followed the top five, with each country having more than 40 nationals
in prison in Turkey.
Some 71 stateless individuals with no bonds of citizenship to any
country are also serving time in Turkish jails, Hurriyet Daily News
reported.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 28, 2012 - 12:58 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 2,310 foreign nationals are currently serving
time behind bars in Turkey either as convicts or arrestees, according
to information obtained from the Justice Ministry.
Among all foreign nationals imprisoned in Turkey, Iranians top the
list with 477 convicts and arrestees, while Turkmenistan was second
with 265 prisoners. Georgia was third with 165, Syria was fourth with
122, while Nigeria was fifth with 111, according to reports.
Bulgaria, Romania, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, South Africa and Iraq
followed the top five, with each country having more than 40 nationals
in prison in Turkey.
Some 71 stateless individuals with no bonds of citizenship to any
country are also serving time in Turkish jails, Hurriyet Daily News
reported.
From: Baghdasarian