Edirne City Centre

Edirne Removal Centre

Turkey

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of the Interior

Management: Directorate General for Migration Management (Governmental)

Detains: Accompanied minors, Families, Adult men, Adult women, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Conditions complaints? Mistreatment complaints?
500
YES

2012

Yes
Turkey

17,569

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

122,302

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Edirne Removal Centre
Location

Country: Turkey

City & Region: Edirne City Centre, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 41.6817238703, 26.562307477

Contact Information
Saray Akpinar Yolu Üzeri 2. Beyazit Cad. 73/ A Merkez/Edirne (Edirne İl Göç İdaresi)
0090 284 224 10 12

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2021
Last documented use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2015
In use
2014
In use
2012
In use
2011
In use
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2014
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2012
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2011
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2009
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Removal Centre (Geri Gonderme Merkezi)
2014
Management
Management
Type
Year
Directorate General for Migration Management
Governmental
2014
Tracing and Control Police
Governmental
2009
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Governorate of Edirne, Edirne Provincial Security Directorate.
2011

DETAINEES

Demographics

Accompanied minors

2012

Families

2012

Adult men

2012

Adult women

2012

Adult women

2011

Adult men

2011

Families

2011

Accompanied minors

2011
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 500

2020

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 750

2018

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 500

2017

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Outdoor exercise

2012

Medical care

2012

Food provision

2012

Overcrowding

2012

Access to telephones

2012

Showers and toilets

2011

Ventilation

2011

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Partially

2016
External Security Regime

Secure

2014

Secure

2009
Armed External Guards

Yes

2011

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2015

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2009
Age Segregation

No

2009
Legal Segregation

No

2009
Family Segregation

No

2012

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Yes

2014
Outdoor Space

Yes

2014

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Yes

2014
Family Access

Yes

2014

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Limited

2014
Internet Access

No

2014
Access to Personal Cell Phones

No

2014