Tuzla, Istanbul

Istanbul (Tuzla) Removal Centre

Turkey

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of Interior

Management: Directorate General of Migration Management (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
750
723

4 September 2025

YES

2024

Turkey

17,569

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

122,302

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Istanbul (Tuzla) Removal Centre
Location

Country: Turkey

City & Region: Tuzla, Istanbul, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 40.926084, 29.404757

Contact Information
Tuzla İl Göç İdaresi Geri Gönderme Merkezi
Tepeören, 34959
Tuzla/İstanbul, Turkey

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2022
In use
2021
In use
2019
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2018
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Removal Centre (Geri gönderme merkezleri)
2019
Management
Management
Type
Year
Directorate General of Migration Management
Governmental
2019

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2022
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Morocco

Country #2 Turkmenistan

Country #3 Uzbekistan

2025

Country #1 Afghanistan

Country #2 Turkmenistan

Country #3 Syria

Country #4 Iran

Country #5 Palestine

2023
At-Risk Populations

LGBTQI+

2024

LGBTQI+

2023

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 750

2025

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 700

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 900

2018
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
723
4 September 2025

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2024
2023
2023

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

High security

2025

STAFF

Number of Staff

109

2025

SEGREGATION

CELLS

At Least Three Square Meters Per Detainee

Yes

2025

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Hours Outdoor Space Accessible

3

2025

HEALTH

Psychological Evaluation upon Arrival

Yes

2024
Doctor on Duty

Daily

2025
Inadequate health provisions
Inadequate Health Provisions
Obvs. Date
Psychological care
2024

MONITORING & ACCESS

Consular Access

Infrequently

2025

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Limited

2023
Access to Personal Cell Phones

No

2024