eBianet News: The Turkish Minister of Justice Mr. Sadullah Ergin, stated that the number of childern that are in turkish priosners for political reasons have increased from 17 in 2005 to 1,023 in 2010.
these data was released based on BDP Deputy Buldan's request and she had asked about conviction that were on the grounds political activism in Turkish Criminal Law.the list and report that was published shed a new light on the number of Kurdish children in prisons.
the numbers goes as stated below:
| year | convicted | Acquitted |
| 2005 | 17 | 78 |
| 2006 | 14 | 67 |
| 2007 | 47 | 97 |
| 2008 | 36 | 122 |
| 2009 | 1015 | 1144 |
| 2010 | 1023 | 857 |
The total numbers of Arrests and convictions for Men and women are as followed:
| year | Men | Women |
| 2005 | 2314 | 412 |
| 2006 | 3355 | 374 |
| 2007 | 5284 | 647 |
| 2008 | 5423 | 649 |
| 2009 | 8299 | 912 |
| 2010 | 8686 | 1206 |
The source for the Article and the numbers : http://www.bianet.org/english/children/136289-1023-child-political-convicts---dramatic-increase
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