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Est. no. of dedicated immigration detention centres: 24

Max. length of detention: No Limit

Asylum seekers: 7,117 (end 2008)

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Last updated: March 2010

Turkey Detention Profile

Map of "In Use" Detention Sites

For more detailed information, see the complete List of Detention Sites.

 

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  1. Ankara Guesthouse for Foreigners
  2. Bitlis Guesthouse for Foreigners
  3. Edirne City Centre Guesthouse for Foreigners
  4. Edirne Tunca Camp Guesthouse for Foreigners
  5. Haskoy District Police Headquarters Foreigners' Department
  6. Hatay Guesthouse for Foreigners
  7. Istanbul Ataturk Airport Transit Zone
  8. Istanbul Police Headquarters (Foreigners' Department)
  9. Izmir Gendarmerie Post
  10. Izmir Guesthouse for Foreigners
  11. Kirklareli Guesthouse for Foreigners ("Gaziosmoanpasa Foreigners' Admission and Accommodation Centre")
  12. Kumpaki District of Istanbul Guesthouse for Foreigners
  13. Van Gendarmerie Post
  14. Van Guesthouse for Foreigners
  15. Zeytinburnu Security Directorate Guesthouse for Foreigners (Previously the Istanbul Security Directorate)

 

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.