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Diyarbakır Prison

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1980

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1980

Region

Diyarbakır

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Mehmed Uzun
    1953–2007 · writer

    Mehmed Uzun (January 1, 1953 – October 10, 2007) was a Kurdish writer and novelist born in Siverek, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.

  • Gültan Kışanak
    Gültan Kışanak
    1961 · politician

    Gültan Kışanak (; born 15 June 1961) is a Kurdish journalist, author and politician from Turkey.

  • Sakine Cansız
    1958–2013 · political activist

    Sakine Cansız (Turkish pronunciation: [saːciˈne dʒanˈsɯz]; Kurdish: Sakîne Cansiz, IPA: [sɑːkiːnɛ dʒɑːnsɪz]; 1958 – 10 January 2013) was one of the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

  • Ä°brahim Kaypakkaya
    1949–1973 · politician

    İbrahim Kaypakkaya (1949 – May 18, 1973) was a Turkish Maoist revolutionary who founded the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist (TKP/ML) and started the Maoist insurgency in Turkey.

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Official site

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World Prisons. (2026). Diyarbakır Prison. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/diyarbak-r-prison
Chicago
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-diyarbak-r-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Diyarbakır Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/diyarbak-r-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-27}
}