List of prisons in Turkey

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

Type B, C and D Name/Place, Province Type Capacity Name/Place, Province Type Capacity Ardahan B68 Akşehir, Konya C280 Çal, Denizli B70 Bolvadin, Afyonkarahisar C84 Çubuk, Ankara B48 Burhaniye, Balıkesir C174 Develi, Kayseri B66Kocaeli C460 Düzce B122Osmaniye C218 Ereğli, Konya B86Salihli, Manisa C220 Gönen, Balıkesir B64Tarsus, Mersin C260 Haymana, Ankara B54Total Type C 1,696 Iğdır B100 DiyarbakırD688 Kaman, Kırşehir B44 DenizliD1,044 Mihalıççık, Eskişehir B58Total Type D 1,732 Reyhanlı, Hatay B60 Seydişehir, Konya B60 Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara B44 Tire, İzmir B64 Yalvaç, Isparta B60Total Type B 1,068

Type E and F

PlaceTypeCapacity Adana E 1,168 Adıyaman E 576 Afyonkarahisar E 600 Amasya E 550 Antalya E 1,000 Aydın E 850 Bitlis E 592 Burdur E 514 Bursa E 1,000 Çanakkale E 704 Çankırı E 628 Diyarbakır E 744 Elazığ E 468 Elbistan, Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş E 608 Erzurum E 700 Gaziantep E 1,000 Giresun E 600 Gümüşhane E 500 Hatay E 648 Isparta E 648 Kahramanmaraş E696 Kastamonu E522 Kırklareli E630 Kırşehir E516 Konya E700 Kütahya E508 Malatya E590 Manisa E544 Mardin E580 Mersin E854 Muğla E728 Muş E 670 Nazilli E 668 Nevşehir E 522 Niğde E 444 Ordu E 550Samsun E 570 Siirt E 600 Sinop E 477 Sivas E 850 Şanlıurfa E 600 Trabzon E 586 Uşak E 536 Ümraniye, Istanbul E 1,000 Yozgat E 714 Total Type E 29,753

PlaceTypeCapacity Adana F368 Ankara F1368 F2368 Bolu F368 Edirne F368 İzmir F1368 F2368 Kırıkkale F368 Kocaeli F1368 F2368 Tekirdağ F1368 F2550 Van F368 Total Type F 4,966

Type K Name/Place Type Capacity Name/Place Type Capacity Ağlasun, Burdur K142 Arguvan, Malatya K260 Ahlat, Bitlis K142 Ayvalık, Balıkesir K260 Akdağmadeni, Yozgat K142 Bismil, Diyarbakır K260 Alaçam, Samsun K142 Çifteler, Eskişehir K260 Almus, Tokat K142 Çivril, Denizli K260 Altınözü, Hatay K142 Doğanşehir, Malatya K262 Araban, Gaziantep K148 Erdemli, Mersin K260 Araklı, Trabzon K142 Gülnar, Mersin K260 Arhavi, Artvin K142 Horasan, Erzurum K262 Bahçe Tipi K142 İvrindi, Balıkesir K260 Bayramiç, Çanakkale K142 Kale, Denizli K260 Bozcaada, Çanakkale K142 Karahallı, Uşak K260 Bozkurt K142 Karamürsel, Kocaeli K260 Cizre, Şırnak K142 Keban, Elazığ K262 Çameli, Denizli K142 Keçiborlu, Isparta K260 Çerkeş, Çankırı K142 Kırkağaç, Manisa K260 Çerkezköy, Tekirdağ K142 Korgan, Ordu K260 Daday, Kastamonu K142 Kula, Manisa K260 Delice, Kırıkkale K141 Lice, Diyarbakır K260 Derik, Mardin K142 Niksar, Tokat K260 Diyadin, Ağrı K142 Orta, Çankırı K260 Domaniç, Kütahya K142 Selendi, Manisa K260 Durağan, Sinop K142 Şebinkarahisar, Giresun K260 Dursunbey, Balıkesir K184 Torbalı, İzmir K260 Eflani, Karabük K142Total Type K21,446 Eşme, Uşak K142 Felahiye, Kayseri K142 Gediz, Kütahya K142 Gölbaşı, Adıyaman K142 Gölhisar, Burdur K142 Göynük, Bolu K154 Güdül, Ankara K142 Gürpınar, Van K142 Halfeti, Şanlıurfa K142 Havran, Balıkesir K142 Hazro, Diyarbakır K142 Hendek, Sakarya K142 Hilvan, Şanlıurfa K142 İpsala, Edirne K142 Kalecik, Ankara K142 Karacasu, Aydın K142 Karaisali, Adana K142 Karakoçan, Elazığ K142 Karşıyaka, İzmir K142 Kaş, Antalya K142 Keles, Bursa K142 Kıbrıscık, Blu K142 Kınık, İzmir K142 Kızıltepe, Mardin K142 Kumluca, Antalya K142 Mengen, Bolu K142 Of, Trabzon K142 Ovacık K142 Pazaryeri, Bilecik K146 Pınarhisar, Kırklareli K142 Saimbeyli, Adana K142 Samandağ, Hatay K142 Saray, Tekirdağ K142 Sarıgöl, Manisa K144 Sarıkaya, Yozgat K142 Sarıoğlan, Kayseri K142 Sarız, Kayseri K142 Selim, Kars K142 Silopi, Şırnak K142 Silvan, Diyarbakır K142 Söğüt, Bilecik K142 Sulakyurt, Kırıkkale K144 Susuz, Kars K142 Şabanözü, Çankırı K142 Şarköy, Tekirdağ K142 Şefaatli, Yozgat K144 Tomarza, Kayseri K142 Tufanbeyli, Adana K142 Ulubey, Uşak K142 Urla, İzmir K142 Uzunköprü, Edirne K142 Vize, Kırklareli K142 Yahyalı, Kayseri K142 Yayladağı, Hatay K140 Yenipazar, Aydın K142 Yenişehir, Bursa K142 Yeşilhisar, Kayseri K142 Yumurtalık, Adana K142Total Type K13,553

Type L and M

ProvincePlaceTypeCapacity Ankara Ankara L 1,000 L 1,000 Antalya Alanya L 1,000 Antalya L 1,000 Çorum Çorum L 1,000 Istanbul Maltepe L1 1,000 L2 1,000 L3 1,000 Silivri L31,000 L41,000 L51,000 L61,000 L71,000 L81,000 Rize Rize L 386 Sakarya Adapazarı L 698 Total Type L 15,084

ProvincePlaceTypeCapacity Adana Ceyhan M 466 Kozan M 395 Pozantı M 282 Amasya Zile M 394 Ağrı Ağrı M 312 Balıkesir Bandırma M 468 Batman Batman M 362 Bayburt Bayburt M 294 Bilecik Bilecik M 416 Bingöl Bingöl M 332 Hatay İskenderun M430 İzmir Bergama M 330 Ödemiş M 400 Karaman Ermenek M 300 Karaman M324 Kastamonu İnebolu M 406 Kocaeli Gebze M 354 Manisa Alaşehir M 470 Mardin Midyat M 348 Mersin Silifke M 404 Ordu Ünye M 362 Samsun Vezirköprü M 398 Van Van M 500 Zonguldak Zonguldak M 360Total Type M9,107

Type H and T Name/Place Type Capacity Name/Place Type Capacity Bursa H740 Bakırköy Metris 1 T1,000 Erzurum H740Bakırköy Metris 2 T1,000 Eskişehir H624 Ümraniye T1,000 Gaziantep H511 Erzurum/Oltu T400 Kartal H610Total Type T3,400 Total Type H3,225

Closed and open prisons Name/Place Type Capacity Name/Place Type Capacity Aksaray closed228 Adıyaman open (independent)300 Artvin closed120 Afyonkarahisar open (independent)192 Balıkesir closed274 Ankara open (independent)310 Bartın closed356 Ayaş open (independent)300 Bolu closed148 Bozüyük open (independent)160 Boyabat closed60 Ceyhan open (independent)200 Dinar closed80 Çanakkale open (independent)300 Edirne closed500 Dalaman open (independent)280 Elmadağ closed70 Edirne open (independent)240 Erzincan closed150 Erciş open (independent)260 Gerede closed30 Erzurum open (independent)210 Hakkâri closed192 Eskipazar open (independent)100 İmralı prisonclosed1 Eskişehir open (independent)250 İzmir closed2031 Foça, İzmir open (independent)350 Kars closed200 Gemlik open (independent)182 Kayseri closed700 İskilip open (independent)142 Keskin closed125 Kalecik open (independent)70 Milas closed70 Kırıkhan open (independent)100 Mudurnu closed32 Kırşehir open (independent)300 Paşakapısı closed350 Konya open (independent)160 Şırnak closed32 Maltepe, Istanbul open (independent)444 Tekirdağ closed320 Niğde open (independent)300 Tokat closed208 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 hired30 Sum6277Sum6,435

Women, children and juveniles {| class="wikitable" ! 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 |- ! colspan=2 |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.

See also Prisons in Turkey

External links Website of the General Directorate for Penal and Arrest Centres (Turkish)