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The Ministry of Justice has answered the Parliamentary question of CHP MP Utku Çakırözer about the arrested journalists. “The data as detailed as requested require a separate or special study or research”, the Ministry has stated.

According to data published by the Ministry of Justice, the number of imprisoned detainees and convicts reached 131,317. In other words, the number of prisoners in Turkey now exceeds the population of each provinces of Dersim, Bayburt, Ardahan and Kilis.

Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute shows that the deepening of the crisis has caused an increase in unemployment. In December 2008 alone, 533,000 people lost their jobs.