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. The main beneficiary is the Directorate General for Prisons and Detention Houses of the Ministry of Justice.

As such, the Project is expected to develop and ensure unified 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 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 other stakeholders involved in the execution of criminal sanctions, on the application of discipline and reward procedures.

The key standards in support to the actions undertaken with this Project are set in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) and its case law, European Prison Rules as well as the standards and recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT).

The project started on 01 November 2022 and is expected to be completed by 31 October 2025^[1], with an overall budget of 1.500.000 €. This project is currently being funded by the Council of Europe Human Rights Trust Fund, Norway, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

[1] pending completion of the fund-raising process and securing the required budget.