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Turkey mob boss released while govt critics kept in prison

by Associated Press
| April 16, 2020 9:03 AM

ISTANBUL (AP) — An organized crime boss serving a prison sentence in Turkey was set free Thursday as Turkish authorities continued releasing thousands of inmates to ease overcrowding during the coronavirus pandemic while moving to keep government critics behind bars.

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