Prisons in Turkey - Prison Types

Prison Types

Using the official material of the General Directorate for Penal and Arrest Centres the Democratic Turkey Forum prepared a table on prisons in Turkey as of October 2008. Further details have been included as "particulars".

Type	Number	Capacity (single)	Capacity (complete)	Particulars
A	21	24-30	792	Prisons built in district between the 1950s and 1970s. There are 4 wards (koğuş), bathroom, kitchen, library and a conference hall.
A1	16	24-40	508	Further to type A: there are two cells and room next to the wards that can be used as a kitchen.
A2	17	40	744	5 wards and 2 disciplinary cells.
A3	31	60	2,295	6 wards.
B	16	64	1,068	7 wards and 2 disciplinary cells; each ward has its own exercise yard (havalandırma).
C	7	164-300	1,696	8 wards and 4 disciplinary cells.
D	2	750	1,732	11 blocks, one block for administration; 230 rooms (cells). Block E is for communal use (laundry, library etc.). The lower floors of block H and L consist of disciplinary cells. The first and second floor of block G have 10 rooms each for observation (müşahade) on arrival. This block also has two infirmaries with 10 beds each. These prisons are built on the system of individual cells and cells for three people.
E	45	600-1,000	29,753	Built on two floors based on the ward (koğuş) system and later changed to rooms for 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 persons. Each room has its own exercise yard. The lower floors are for eating; the upper floors are the dormitories.
F	13	368	4,966	See F-type Prisons (Turkey)
H	5	500	3,255	Built on two floors on the room (cell) system. There are 200 individual cells and 100 cells for 3 persons.
K1	83	60	3553	They are found in districts with 4 wards and 2 disciplinary cells. Each ward has its own exercise yard.
K2	24	60-150	1,446	Like type K1 with 6 wards and 2 disciplinary cells.
L	16		15,084	Closed prisons, built in big cities in place of old prisons. There are units for 7 people measuring 208.93 m2 (2,248.9 sq ft) in total, cells have 12.45 m2 (134.0 sq ft), exercise yards have 165.19 m2 (1,778.1 sq ft) and common living space is 56.59 m2 (609.1 sq ft). Cells are closed at night; during the day 7 prisoners are together. There are 61 units for 7 people, 4 rooms for 3 people and 40 individual cells.
M	24		9,107	These prisons that were built on two floors in the ward system, cells for 4, 6, 8, 10 people were made. Each room has its own exercise yard. The prisons have 6 disciplinary cells.
T	4	616	6,277	They were built in big cities in place of old prisons. There are 72 rooms for 8 prisoners, 8 rooms for 3 prisoners and 16 individual cells of 16 sqm. The (living and sleeping) room for 3 people measures 27 m2 (290 sq ft). The sleeping space for 8 people (upper floor) is 28 m2 (300 sq ft) and the living space (lower floor) 32.5 m2 (350 sq ft). For the exercise 8 people have a yard of 35 m2 (380 sq ft) und 3 people of 30 m2 (320 sq ft). The sports hall measures 494 m2 (5,320 sq ft) and outside 251 m2 (2,700 sq ft). There is space for 450 people during open visits and 36 people for closed visits. Room for 32 lawyers meeting their clients exists.
F(o)	1	350	350	open prison for women
F(c)	Paşakapısı			closed prison for women; Paşakapısı and Bakırköy are in Istanbul
	Bakırköy	506		construction started in 2008; 38 units for 12 people each; 2 units for 3 people and 44 individual cells.
	Sincan	352		District close to Ankara, 24 units for 12 people each, 12 units for 3 people each, 28 individual cells.
K(c)	3		366	closed prison for children
K(e)	3	100-250	360	education centre for children; juveniles aged 12 to 18 are held here. In case an education was continuing at the age of 18 permission can be given to stay longer (up to the age of 21).
(c)	23		6,277
(o)	28		6,405
(o)	38		2,617