Enhancing the Disciplinary and Reward Procedures for Prisoners in Türkiye
Piloting of Policy Paper and Standard Operating Procedures concerning disciplinary and reward practices in Türkiye
Between 30 September and 4 October 2024, pilot visits were conducted at five prison facilities in Türkiye, including Sincan Juvenile Prison, Nevşehir E-Type Prison, Kayseri Women's Prison, Boğazlıyan T-Type Prison, and Çorum L-Type Prison. These visits aimed to pilot the newly developed policy...
Meeting to finalise policy documents on disciplinary sanctions and reward practices for prisoners
As the final phase of the process of drafting a policy document and Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for the implementation of disciplinary sanctions and reward practices for prisoners in Türkiye, a roundtable meeting was held in Ankara on 13 June 2024. The aim of the event was to present the...
High-level prison management authorities from Türkiye on a study visit to Spain
Between 4 and 6 June 2024, a study visit to Spain was organised with 9 representatives from the Ministry of Justice, including Directorate General of Prisons and Detention Houses, prison management and staff, in order to get familiarise with good practices on discipline and reward procedures for...
Ongoing development of staff Training programme on discipline and rewards for prisoners in Türkiye
Following the second Working Group (WG) meeting in February 2024 on the preparation of a training programme for prison staff on maintaining effective discipline and implementing a reward mechanism for prisoners in line with the Council of Europe standards, the third meeting was organised in Bolu...
Complaint and request forms for prisoners in Türkiye is being developed
The first working group meeting for developing a template for a standardised complaint form and development of the new UYAP interface structure was organised in Ankara on 1-2 April 2024 with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Ombudsman Institution, and Human...
Project Description and Results
The Project on Enhancing the Disciplinary and Reward Procedures for Prisoners in Türkiye aims to contribute to a safer society that provides full protection of the rights and dignity of persons deprived of their liberty. As such, the Project is expected to develop and ensure the application of a standardised and efficient discipline and reward system that contributes to prisoners’ rehabilitation through numerous activities to be implemented under the following three components:
- revising and strengthening the relevant legislative framework governing the discipline and reward procedures for prisoners,
- producing advanced tools to facilitate the unified application of discipline and rewards system in the country and,
- enhancing the capacities of prison directors and staff, as well as all relevant stakeholders on the application of discipline and reward procedures.
The guiding conventions in support to the actions undertaken with this Project are the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), as well as the standards and the recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) and the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Project Information
- Title of the Project: Enhancing the Disciplinary and Reward Procedures for Prisoners in Türkiye
- Duration: 36 months (01 November 2022 – 31 October 2025)
- Place/Country: Türkiye
- Budget: 1.500.000 €
- Funding: This project is currently being funded by the Council of Europe Human Rights Trust Fund, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands
- End beneficiary: Directorate General for Prisons and Detention Houses of the Ministry of Justice
Project News
Meeting to finalise policy documents on disciplinary sanctions and reward practices for prisoners
High-level prison management authorities from Türkiye on a study visit to Spain
Ongoing development of staff Training programme on discipline and rewards for prisoners in Türkiye
Complaint and request forms for prisoners in Türkiye is being developed
Development of a Policy paper on Discipline and Rewards mechanism in Türkiye
Training curriculum for personnel in discipline and reward system in Türkiye is being developed
Study Visit to Switzerland for Penitentiary System Professionals by Turkish Officials