List of prisons in Turkey
Introduction 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 A==='''Name/Place, Province''''''Type''''''Capacity''''''Name/Place, Province''''''Type''''''Capacity''' logan, BuaerA24Araç, Kastamonu A248 Bayındır, Izmir A44Boğazlıyan, Yozgat A240 Bulanık, Muş A24Doğubeyazıt, Ağrı A260 Cihanbeyli, Konya A32Islahiye, Gaziantep A240 Çan, Çanakkale A24Kadınhanı, Konya A240 Çarşamba, Samsun A138Kadirli, Osmaniye A240 Çaycuma, Zonguldak A24Kahta, Adıyaman A246 Çınar, Diyarbakır A24Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak A240 Devrek, Zonguldak A24Karasu, Sakarya A240 Dörtyol, Hatay A54Keşan, Edirne A244 Erciş, Van A78Köyceğiz, Muğla  A240 Erdek, Balıkesir A28Malkara, Tekirdağ A244 Ezine, Çanakkale A24Manyas, Balıkesir A240 Gökçeada, Çanakkale A24Soma, Manisa A242 Hassa, Hatay A24Suruç, Şanlıurfa A252 Karaburun, Izmir A28Şarkışla, Sivas A240 Karacabey, Bursa A36Tosya, Kastamonu A248 Kiraz, Izmir A24  '''Total Type A2''' '''744''' Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş A50Emirdağ, Afyonkarahisar A366 Sındırgı, Balıkesir A40Fethiye, Muğla  A3120 Sivrihisar, Eskişehir A24Gelibolu, Çanakkale A360 '''Total Type A'''  '''792'''  Gerze, Sinop A360 Akçakoca, Düzce A124Gürün, Sivas A363 Ayvacık, Çanakkale A124Hayrabolu, Tekirdağ A360 Başkale, Van A124Ilgın, Konya A360 Bodrum, Muğla A140Karabük  A3100 Demirci, Manisa A124Kemalpaşa, Izmir  A360 Gölcük (District), Kocaeli A160Kilis A3100 Hınıs, Erzurum A170Lüleburgaz, Kırklareli A345 İznik, Bursa A130Merzifon, Amasya A360 Kandıra, Kocaeli A144Mustafakemalpaşa, Bursa A365 Karapınar, Konya A124Nizip, Gaziantep A388 Kulu, Konya  A124Sandıklı, Afyonkarahisar A384 Kuyucak, Aydın  A124Simav, Kütahya A366 Patnos, Ağrı  A124Siverek, Şanlıurfa  A3134 Seferihisar, Izmir A124Söke, Aydin  A388 Selçuk, Izmir A124Sungurlu, Çorum A398 Susurluk, Balıkesir  A124Tunceli A370 '''Total Type A1'''  '''508'''  Turgutlu, Manisa  A360 Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa  A344Yalova  A380'''Total Type A3''' '''1,731'''===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 B54'''Total Type C''' '''1,696''' Iğdır B100 DiyarbakırD688 Kaman, Kırşehir B44 DenizliD1,044 Mihalıççık, Eskişehir B58'''Total Type D'''  '''1,732''' Reyhanlı, Hatay B Seydişehir, Konya B Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara B Tire, Izmir B Yalvaç, Isparta B'''Total Type B''' ===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  29,753PlaceTypeCapacity 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, Izmir K260 Eflani, Karabük  K142'''Total Type K2''''''1,446''' Eşme, Uşak K1 Felahiye, Kayseri K1 Gediz, Kütahya K1 Gölbaşı, Adıyaman  K1 Gölhisar, Burdur K1 Göynük, Bolu K1 Güdül, Ankara K1 Gürpınar, Van K1 Halfeti, Şanlıurfa K1 Havran, Balıkesir K1 Hazro, Diyarbakır  K1 Hendek, Sakarya  K1 Hilvan, Şanlıurfa K1 İpsala, Edirne  K1 Kalecik, Ankara  K1 Karacasu, Aydın K1 Karaisali, Adana K1 Karakoçan, Elazığ K1 Karşıyaka, Izmir  K1 Kaş, Antalya K1 Keles, Bursa K1 Kıbrıscık, Blu K1 Kınık, Izmir K1 Kızıltepe, Mardin K1 Kumluca, Antalya K1 Mengen, Bolu K1 Of, Trabzon K1 Ovacık K1 Pazaryeri, Bilecik K1 Pınarhisar, Kırklareli K1 Saimbeyli, Adana K1 Samandağ, Hatay K1 Saray, Tekirdağ K1 Sarıgöl, Manisa K1 Sarıkaya, Yozgat K1 Sarıoğlan, Kayseri K1 Sarız, Kayseri K1 Selim, Kars K1 Silopi, Şırnak K1 Silvan, Diyarbakır K1 Söğüt, Bilecik K1 Sulakyurt, Kırıkkale K1 Susuz, Kars K1 Şabanözü, Çankırı  K1 Şarköy, Tekirdağ K1 Şefaatli, Yozgat K1 Tomarza, Kayseri K1 Tufanbeyli, Adana K1 Ulubey, Uşak  K1 Urla, Izmir K1 Uzunköprü, Edirne K1 Vize, Kırklareli K1 Yahyalı, Kayseri  K1 Yayladağı, Hatay K1 Yenipazar, Aydın K1 Yenişehir, Bursa K1 Yeşilhisar, Kayseri K1 Yumurtalık, Adana K1'''Total Type K1'''===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 Izmir 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  360'''Total Type M''''''9,107'''===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 H610'''Total Type T''''''3,400''' '''Total Type H'''
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, Izmir 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'''6277''''''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 Juveniles324 Maltepe, Istanbul Children and Juveniles950 İncesu Children (closed)60 Ankara Educational Centre108 Elazığ  Educational Centre120 İzmir Educational Centre132Sum 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)