Aşkale, Erzurum

Erzurum 1 Removal Centre (Erzurum Geri Gönderme Merkezi) (also Aşkale Deportation Centre)

Turkey

Status

In use

2021

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of the Interior

Management: Governmental Directorate General for Migration Management (Governmental)

Detains: Adult women, Disabled persons, Erzurum Geri Gönderme Merkezi,

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
1500
1157

2018

YES

2018

Turkey

15,908

Estimated detention capacity (2021)

Not Available

Detained asylum seekers (2020)

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FACILITY NAMES
Erzurum 1 Removal Centre (Erzurum Geri Gönderme Merkezi) (also Aşkale Deportation Centre)
Location

Country: Turkey

City & Region: Aşkale, Erzurum, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 39.56406, 40.35385

Contact Information
İstasyon Mahallesi Tugay Caddesi Aşkale /Erzurum
0090 442 415 25 50
0090 442 415 50 20

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2015
National typology

Name Erzurum Geri Gönderme Merkezi,

2015
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2015

Center Status

Status In use

2021

Status Last documented use

2018

Status In use

2015
Management

Name Governmental Directorate General for Migration Management

Type Governmental

2015

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2018

Name Disabled persons

2018

Name Adult men

2015

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1500

2018
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number 1157

2018

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2015

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS RATINGS

Inadequate conditions

Ventilation

2018

Showers and toilets

2018

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2015

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2015

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2018

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH CARE

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access

Yes

National non-governmental groups

2015
Family Access

No

2015

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