Bitlis

Bitlis Removal Centre

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2021

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of the Interior

Management: Tracing and Control Police (Governmental)

Detains: Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
750
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Turkey

17,569

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

122,302

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Bitlis Removal Centre
Location

Country: Turkey

City & Region: Bitlis, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: ,

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2021
In use
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Removal Centre (Geri Gonderme Merkezi)
2014
Management
Management
Type
Tracing and Control Police
Governmental
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1980

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 750

2009

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2009

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2009

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2009
Age Segregation

No

2009
Legal Segregation

No

2009

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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