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Sinop Fortress Prison

High-securityClosed 1999Low
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    Photo by Kerim ARLI from Turkey via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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    Photo by Comaberlin via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Sabahattin Ali'nin koğuşu.JPG

    Photo by User:CharismaniacThe original uploader was Charismaniac at Turkish Wikipedia. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Sinop 14426.jpg

    Photo by Panegyrics of Granovetter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    Photo by Panegyrics of Granovetter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    Photo by Kayhan ERTUGRUL via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    Photo by Seyfi Şeren from Balıkesir, Türkiye via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Sinop Cezaevinin korunmuş bir koğuşu.JPG

    Photo by Charismaniac (mesaj) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1887

Closed 1999

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1887

Region

Sinop

Security level

High-security

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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World Prisons. (2026). Sinop Fortress Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sinop-fortress-prison
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-sinop-fortress-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Sinop Fortress Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sinop-fortress-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}