The list of prisons in Turkey is based on official data provided by the Ministry of Justice in Turkey (as of December 2008).

Prison types

Type Capacity
A 792
A1 508
A2 744
A3 1,731
B 1,068
C 1,696
D 1,732
E 29,753
F 4,966
H 3,225
K1 3,553
K2 1,446
L 15,084
M 9,107
T 3,400

Kr

Type B, C and D

Name/Place, Province Type Capacity Name/Place, Province Type Capacity
Ardahan B 68 Akşehir, Konya C 280
Çal, Denizli B 70 Bolvadin, Afyonkarahisar C 84
Çubuk, Ankara B 48 Burhaniye, Balıkesir C 174
Develi, Kayseri B 66 Kocaeli C 460
Düzce B 122 Osmaniye C 218
Ereğli, Konya B 86 Salihli, Manisa C 220
Gönen, Balıkesir B 64 Tarsus, Mersin C 260
Haymana, Ankara B 54 Total Type C 1,696
Iğdır B 100 Diyarbakır D 688
Kaman, Kırşehir B 44 Denizli D 1,044
Mihalıççık, Eskişehir B 58 Total Type D 1,732
Reyhanlı, Hatay B 60
Seydişehir, Konya B 60
Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara B 44
Tire, Izmir B 64
Yalvaç, Isparta B 60
Total Type B 1,068

Type E and F

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Type L and M

Type H and T

Name/Place Type Capacity Name/Place Type Capacity
Bursa H 740 Bakırköy Metris 1 T 1,000
Erzurum H 740 Bakırköy Metris 2 T 1,000
Eskişehir H 624 Ümraniye T 1,000
Gaziantep H 511 Erzurum/Oltu T 400
Kartal H 610 Total Type T 3,400
Total Type H 3,225

Closed and open prisons

Name/Place Type Capacity Name/Place Type Capacity
Aksaray closed 228 Adıyaman open (independent) 300
Artvin closed 120 Afyonkarahisar open (independent) 192
Balıkesir closed 274 Ankara open (independent) 310
Bartın closed 356 Ayaş open (independent) 300
Bolu closed 148 Bozüyük open (independent) 160
Boyabat closed 60 Ceyhan open (independent) 200
Dinar closed 80 Çanakkale open (independent) 300
Edirne closed 500 Dalaman open (independent) 280
Elmadağ closed 70 Edirne open (independent) 240
Erzincan closed 150 Erciş open (independent) 260
Gerede closed 30 Erzurum open (independent) 210
Hakkâri closed 192 Eskipazar open (independent) 100
İmralı prison closed 1 Eskişehir open (independent) 250
İzmir closed 2031 Foça, Izmir open (independent) 350
Kars closed 200 Gemlik open (independent) 182
Kayseri closed 700 İskilip open (independent) 142
Keskin closed 125 Kalecik open (independent) 70
Milas closed 70 Kırıkhan open (independent) 100
Mudurnu closed 32 Kırşehir open (independent) 300
Paşakapısı closed 350 Konya open (independent) 160
Şırnak closed 32 Maltepe, Istanbul open (independent) 444
Tekirdağ closed 320 Niğde open (independent) 300
Tokat closed 208 Sarayköy open (independent) 80
Siirt open (independent) 250
Sincan open (independent) 240
Sivas open (independent) 235
Silivri, Istanbul open (independent) 400
Pınarbaşı open (independent) 50
Anamur hired 30
Sum 6277 Sum 6,435

Women, children and juveniles

Name/Place Type Capacity
Karataş Women (closed) 144
Ankara Women (closed) 352
Bakırköy, Istanbul Women (closed) 912
Denizli Women (open) 350
Ankara Children and Juveniles 324
Maltepe, Istanbul Children and Juveniles 950
İncesu Children (closed) 60
Ankara Educational Centre 108
Elazığ Educational Centre 120
İzmir Educational Centre 132
Sum 3,452

Explanatory note

The lists were created using a table of the General Directorate for Penal and Arrest Centres (Adalet Bakanlığı Ceza ve Tevkifevleri Genel Müdürlüğü) as part of the Ministry of Justice in Turkey. The lists can be downloaded as an excel-file. It reflects the situation as of 1 December 2008. For the locations neither the districts nor the provinces were mentioned. In addition the General Directorate for Penal and Arrest Centres presents a total of 384 prisons (omitting prisons that have no separate administration) having a total capacity to accommodate 98,238 prisoners.

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