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Turkey releasing murderers – but not political opponents – from prison amid coronavirus pandemic

  • Written by Ahmet T. Kuru, Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
Turkey releasing murderers – but not political opponents – from prison amid coronavirus pandemicReleased prisoners sit in a bus outside Ankara, Turkey -- while government critics remain behind bars due to Turkey's sweeping terror laws.AP

Turkey has begun to release about 90,000 prison inmates, half of them temporarily and the other half permanently, to prevent COVID-19’s spread and to ease overcrowding.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...

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