Türkiye

Capital city — Ankara

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
340
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01/01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Country population
85,280,000
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01/01/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.838
(48/191)
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2021
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.67
i
2022
/ UNODC, Intentional Homicide
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
General Directorate of Prisons and Dete…
Total number of prisoners
303,705
Civil Society in…
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01/02/2024
/ prison administration
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
9.6
i
2021
/ Council of Europe, “SPACE I Report - 2022”, p. 122.
Prison density
117.8 %
The country is am…
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31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
403
Of the 403 facili…
i
01/03/2024
/ prison administration
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2014
The country desig…
Female prisoners
4.2 %
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01/02/2024
/ prison administration
Incarcerated minors
0.9 %
Of this total, 89…
i
01/02/2024
/ prison administration
Untried prisoners
15 %
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01/02/2024
/ prison administration
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2004
The last executio…
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Together against the death penalty

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Contributor(s)Civil Society in the Penal System Association (Ceza İnfaz Sisteminde Sivil Toplum Derneği, CİSST)

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