Government AgenciesLast updated: March 2010
Turkey Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
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| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Single Day Pop. | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara Guesthouse for Foreigners | In use (2007) | Ankara | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. | ||
| Bitlis Guesthouse for Foreigners | In use (2009) | Bitlis | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | 750 (2009) | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. | |
| Edirne City Centre Guesthouse for Foreigners | In use (2007) | Edirne City Centre | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. | ||
| Edirne Tunca Camp Guesthouse for Foreigners (Temporarily closed between 2009 and 2010 for re-construction) | In use (2009) | Edirne | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | 200 (June 2008) | 704 (11 June 2008) | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. |
| Haskoy District Police Headquarters Foreigners' Department | In use (2008) | Haskoy, Eastern province of Mus. | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. | ||
| Hatay Guesthouse for Foreigners | In use (2007) | Hatay | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. | ||
| Istanbul Ataturk Airport Transit Zone | In use (2007) | Istanbul Ataturk Airport | Ad hoc - transit zone | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | ||||
| Istanbul Police Headquarters (Foreigners' Department) | In use (2008) | Istanbul (Aksaray district) | Ad hoc - police station | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | 90 (2005) | 147 men, 43 women (December 2005) | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. |
| Izmir Gendarmerie Post | In use (2007) | Izmir | Ad hoc - gendarmerie post | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | ||||
| Izmir Guesthouse for Foreigners | In use (2009) | Izmir | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | 250 (2009) | 25 (end June 2009) | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. |
| Kırklareli (Kirklareli) Guesthouse for Foreigners ("Gazi Osman Pasa Migrant Guesthouse" or "Gaziosmanpasa Foriegners' Admission and Accommodation Centre") | In use (2009) | Kırklareli | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | 2,500 (2008) | 174 (11 June 2008) | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. |
| Kumpaki District of Istanbul Guesthouse for Foreigners | In use (2009) | Kumkapi district, Istanbul | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | 560 (2009) (360 male, 200 females) | 96 (end June 2009) (56 male, 40 female) | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. |
| Van Gendarmerie Post | In use (2007) | Van | Ad hoc - gendarmerie post | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | ||||
| Van Guesthouse for Foreigners | In use (2007) | Van | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. | ||
| Zeytinburnu Security Directorate Guesthouse for Foreigners (Previously the Istanbul Security Directorate on Vatan Avenue) | In use (2007) | Zeytinburnu district, Istanbul | Ad hoc - migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Tracing and Control Police | Segregation of men and women, no age segregation. |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- Abdolkhani and Karimnia v. Turkey. 2009. Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights. Application no. 30471/08. 22 September 2009.
- Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CHR). 2009. Report by Thomas Hammarberg Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Following his visit to Turkey on 28 June – 3 July 2009: Issue reviewed: Human rights of asylum seekers and refugees. Council of Europe. CommDH(2009)31. Strasbourg. 1 October 2009.
- Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (HCA). 2007a. Unwelcome Guests: The Detention of Refugees in Turkey’s “Foreigners’ Guesthouses”. Helsinki Citizens Assembly, Refugee Advocacy & Support Program (RASP). November 2007.
- Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (HCA). 2007b. An Evaluation of UNHCR Turkey’s Compliance with UNHCR’s RSD Procedural Standards. Helsinki Citizens Assembly. September 2007.
- Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (HCA). 2009a. “Detention of Migrants in Turkey.” Helsinki Citizens Assembly. Presentation, Hearing at the European Parliament. Strasbourg. 14 January 2009.
- Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (HCA). 2009b. European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) Interview with Helsinki Citizens Assembly. October 2009.
- Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (HCA). 2010. Interview by Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 2 February 2010. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland. (The source agreed to speak on background only.)
- Human Rights Watch (HRW). 2008. Stuck in a Revolving Door. Human Rights Watch. 26 November 2008. www.hrw.org/en/reports/2008/11/26/stuck-revolving-door (accessed 8 February 2010).
- UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD). 2007. Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Addendum: Mission to Turkey. Human Rights Council. A/HRC/4/40/Add.5. 7 February 2007.
- Z.N.S. v. Turkey. 2010. Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights. Application no. 21896/08. 19 January 2010.
