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The sheer number of 228,137 individuals taken into custody and detained on remand as a result, and over 79,774 arrests  since the attempted coup with little or no clarity about the charges, is highly disturbing. The occupational profile of those detained reveals that the majority are members of the judiciary, public officials, members of the parliament, mayors, journalists, human rights defenders, academics, teachers, lawyers, businessmen, students and members of the military. From the number of detained persons, including immediately in the aftermath of the attempted coup, it is evident that reasonable suspicion, an essential requirement for the imposition of pretrial detention, has not been present at every stage of individual detention.

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As of March 20, 2018, at least 224,974 inmates and detainees were deprived of their liberty in Turkey. Out of them 57.5% (129,472) were inmates having received final sentences, 11% (24,813) deprived of liberty and awaiting the outcome of respective appeals and 33.2% (70,689) detainees pending trial or investigation. In comparison, in 2015 the total number of  those arrested/convicted/sentenced was 178,089 and 154,179 in 2014. When the AKP came into power, this number was around 59,429, or only one-fourth of those currently deprived of liberty.

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Suspicious deaths of alleged members of the Hizmet/Gülen Movement in places of deprivation of liberty however only intensified. From the information contained in the enclosed lists, it can be concluded that the most common causes of death made public by the authorities are suicide, heart attack of seemingly healthy individuals and death as a result of lack of medical care. In all the cases no prompt or independent official investigations have been conducted.

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From the information contained in the enclosed lists, it can be concluded that the most common causes of death made public by the authorities are suicide, drown in river\Sea, cancer, serious illnesses, heart attack of seemingly healthy individuals and death.

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Based on the 2016 statistics released by the Ministry of Justice, the number of investigations on offences listed under the Anti-Terror Law and those provided for under the Title “Offences against the Nation and the State”  increased fivefold compared to the preceding year, reaching 229,662 investigations. Out of them 67% (155.014) of those investigations were initiated based on Article 314 (1) of the Turkish Penal Code.

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Teachers 45.7%, Academics 11.8%, Police officer 16.5%, Ministry Personnel 3.9% detained and arrested while escaping the witch hunt in Turkey.

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445 people are detained, 40 people are arrested and 27 people are died while trying to escape to Greece.

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The denial of consular services and the related deprivations for Turkish citizens living abroad since the attempted coup of July 15, 2016, includes the cancellation and confiscation of passports, the refusal to extend the validity of passports and the refusal to provide nationality IDs or passports to children born to Turkish citizens abroad.
While the full extent of the actions of the Turkish government in regard to the arbitrary deprivation of citizenship is not known, this is certainly an increasingly serious problem. The Journalists and Writers Foundation documented 116 cases of denial of passports and nationality IDs for newborns in 16 countries as of September 2017.

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63 Turkish nationals allegedly linked to Hizmet Movement were abducted in Turkey and abroad in partnership with the Turkish Intelligence Organization (MIT)

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92 Turkish nationals allegedly linked to Hizmet Movement were jailed upon arrival in Turkey

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48 Turkish nationals allegedly linked to Hizmet Movement were detained, arrested, or imprisoned abroad at the request of Turkish Government

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184 Turkish nationals allegedly linked to Hizmet Movement were deported by the request of Turkish Government