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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
Operator
Ministry of JusticePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1980
Region
Diyarbakır
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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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 Uzun1953–2007 · writer
Mehmed Uzun (January 1, 1953 â October 10, 2007) was a Kurdish writer and novelist born in Siverek, Åanlıurfa Province, Turkey.
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Gültan Kışanak1961 · politicianGültan KıÅanak (; born 15 June 1961) is a Kurdish journalist, author and politician from Turkey.
- Sakine Cansız1958–2013 · political activist
Sakine Cansız (Turkish pronunciation: [saËciËne dÊanËsɯz]; Kurdish: Sakîne Cansiz, IPA: [sÉËkiËnÉ dÊÉËnsɪz]; 1958 â 10 January 2013) was one of the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
- Ä°brahim Kaypakkaya1949–1973 · politician
Ä°brahim Kaypakkaya (1949 â 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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Data completeness
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q3562667)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Diyarbakır Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/diyarbak-r-prison
Chicago
"Diyarbakır Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/diyarbak-r-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-diyarbak-r-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Diyarbakır Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/diyarbak-r-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}