Gaziantep, southeast Turkey

Gaziantep Removal Centre

Turkey

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Directorate General for Migration Management

Management: Directorate General for Migration Management (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Disabled persons, Adult women, Families, Accompanied minors, Non-immigration-related administrative detainees, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
750
808

12 September 2018

Yes

12 September 2018

Turkey

17,569

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

20,000

Detained Asylum Seekers

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FACILITY NAMES
Gaziantep Removal Centre
Location

Country: Turkey

City & Region: Gaziantep, southeast Turkey, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 36.9746906617611, 37.537495362147354

Contact Information
Güllük Mahallesi, 27900 Oğuzeli/Gaziantep
0090 342 571 38 00

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2021
Last documented use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2015
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2019
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Removal centre (Geri Gönderme Merkezi)
2015
Management
Management
Type
Year
Directorate General for Migration Management
Governmental
2015
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Directorate General for Migration Management
Ministry of the Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2015
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Unknown catering company
Food services
2018
Unknown private security provider
Security
2018
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
Ministry of Interior
2016
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2016

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2018

Disabled persons

2018

Adult women

2018

Families

2018

Accompanied minors

2018
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2018

Non-immigration-related administrative detainees

2018
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Syria

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 750

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 750

2018

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 750

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
808
12 September 2018
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2018

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2018
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
365
2014

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2023
2023
2023
2018
2018
2018

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Partially

2016
Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space

Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space Yes

2018
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2018
Armed External Guards

Armed Guards? Yes

2018

STAFF

Specially Trained

Trained Personnel Partially

2018
Mistreatment Reports

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

2023

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

2014
Ratio (staff on duty/detainees)

Ratio 1/5

2018

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2018
Age Segregation

Age Segregation No

2018
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation Not Applicable

2018
Family Segregation

Family Segregation Yes

2018

CELLS

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee Yes

2018
Security/Isolation Cells

Security/Isolation Cells Yes

2018
Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs) Partially

2018
Detainees Per Cell

Number 6

2018
Maximum Time in Security/Isolation Cells (hours)

1 Hours

2018

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Indoor Communal Space Yes

2018
Outdoor Space

Outdoor Space Yes

2018
Hours Outdoor Space Accessible

Hours 1

2018
Leisure Equipment

Leisure Equipment Yes

2018
Activities/Education for Children

Activities/Education for Children Yes

2024

Activities/Education for Children Yes

2018
Skills Development for Adults

Skills Development for Adults Yes

2024

Skills Development for Adults Yes

2018
Language Classes

Language Classes Yes

2018
Possibility to Prepare Own Meals

Possibility to Prepare Own Meals No

2018
Remunerated Work

Remunerated Work No

2016

HEALTH

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours)

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours) Yes

2024

Medical Screening upon Arrival (within 48 hours) No

2018
Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival

Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival Yes

2018
Doctor on Duty

Frequency At least once a week

2018
Nurse on Duty

Frequency At least once a week

2018
Psychologist Visits

Frequency At least once a week

2018
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
12 September 2018
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
12 September

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Lawyer Access Yes

2016
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2018
Family Access

Family Access Yes

2018
Consular Access

Consular Access Yes

2018

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Access to Telephones Limited

2024

Access to Telephones Limited

2018
Free Outgoing Local Calls

Free Outgoing Local Calls Limited

2018
Receiving Calls

Receiving Calls No

2016
Computer Access

Computer Access No

2016
Internet Access

Internet Access No

2016
Access to Personal Cell Phones

Access to Personal Cell Phones No

2016