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Ulucanlar Prison Museum
MaximumClosed 2006Low
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1925
Closed 2006
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1925
Region
Altındağ
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
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.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q190497)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Ulucanlar Prison Museum. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ulucanlar-prison-museum
Chicago
"Ulucanlar Prison Museum." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ulucanlar-prison-museum.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-ulucanlar-prison-museum,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Ulucanlar Prison Museum},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ulucanlar-prison-museum},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}