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Turkish prisons struggle to cope with demand

At least 50,000 people have been jailed in Turkey since the 2016 coup attempt and there are plans to build 228 new prisons over the next five years to make room for more.

Turkish gendarmes work outside the Silivri prison complex near Istanbul, Turkey, August 5, 2016. Picture taken August 5, 2016.  REUTERS/Osman Orsal      - S1AETVXXECAB
Turkish gendarmes work outside the Silivri prison complex near Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 5, 2016. — REUTERS/Osman Orsal

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