Ankara

Ankara Akyurt Removal Centre

Turkey

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of the Interior

Management: Tracing and Control Police (Governmental)

Detains: Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Deaths at facility Conditions complaints? Mistreatment complaints?
Yes

YES

2024

Yes
Turkey

17,569

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

122,302

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Ankara Akyurt Removal Centre
Location

Country: Turkey

City & Region: Ankara, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 40.13602069762023,, 33.121686342549594

Contact Information
Yeşiltepe Mahallesi Çankırı Bulvarı No:395 Akyurt/ANKARA
0312 439 40 40

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2021
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2018
In use
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2009
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Removal Centre (Geri Gonderme Merkezi)
2014
Management
Management
Type
Year
Tracing and Control Police
Governmental
2009

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Temperature

2024

Hygiene

2024

Protection from Physical Violence

2024

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2009

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2024

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2009
Age Segregation

No

2009
Legal Segregation

No

2009

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Activities/Education for Children

Yes

2024
Skills Development for Adults

No

2024

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

Daily

2024
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
Hasan Mohammed

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
International or regional human rights mechanisms
2023

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Yes

2024
Computer Access

No

2024
Internet Access

No

2024
Access to Personal Cell Phones

No

2023