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| {{Short description|Prison in Turkey}} | {{Short description|Prison in Turkey}} | ||
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| {{Infobox prison|name=Imralı prison|image=Imrali prison.jpg|caption=Entrance of Imrali prison|population=|image_map=Imrali location.jpg|prison_name=|opened=1935|state=]|country=]}} | |||
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| ⚫ | '''İmralı prison''' is |
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| ⚫ | '''İmralı prison''' is a high-security prison on the island of ] in the ] in Turkey. It holds prisoners from the ] (PKK) and one prisoner of the ] (TKP/ML).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Öcalan'ın İmralı'dan gönderilmesini istediği 5 mahkûmun isimleri |url=https://t24.com.tr/haber/ocalanin-imralidan-gondeirlmesini-istedigi-5-mahkumun-isimleri,228194 |access-date=2020-11-01 |website=T24 |language=Turkish}}</ref> The prison facility is guarded by the military and is also monitored over satellite imagery from space.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=17 November 2009 |title=PKK leader Ocalan gets company in prison |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2009/11/17/PKK-leader-Ocalan-gets-company-in-prison/17541258484776 |access-date=2021-06-09 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> The prison is a witness to several memorable moments in Turkish history.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Morris|first=Chris|author-link=Chris Morris (journalist)|date=1999-02-20|title=Turkey makes sure its prison island is deserted for a new Kurdish inmate|language=en|work=]|website=|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/feb/20/kurds|access-date=2021-06-08}}</ref> | ||
| == Location == | == Location == | ||
| The prison is located on |
The prison is located on İmralı island in the Sea of Marmara, south of Istanbul. The island is accessible by boat from ] at the southern coast of the Sea of Marmara.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ocalan Affecting Turkish Town |url=https://apnews.com/article/676376964266334bc0a76ecc583613ef |access-date=2021-06-09 |website=AP NEWS}}</ref> | ||
| == History == | == History == | ||
| The idea to create an agricultural colony on the island existed since 1933.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=Sipahi|first=Ali|date=2016|title=Convict Labor in Turkey, 1936-1953: A Capitalist Corporation in the State?|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43956708|journal=International Labor and Working-Class History|issue=90|pages=246|jstor=43956708 |issn=0147-5479}}</ref> By 1935 the creation of semi-open prison facility was discussed in the ].<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=Sipahi|first=Ali|date=2016|title=Convict Labor in Turkey, 1936-1953: A Capitalist Corporation in the State?|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43956708|journal=International Labor and Working-Class History|issue=90|pages=246|jstor=43956708 |issn=0147-5479}}</ref> In January 1936 the first fifty inmates tasked to construct the dorms for the prison facility set foot on the island.<ref name=":6" /> Later they were deployed to fishing and engage in agriculture.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=Sipahi|first=Ali|date=2016|title=Convict Labor in Turkey, 1936-1953: A Capitalist Corporation in the State?|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43956708|journal=International Labor and Working-Class History|issue=90|pages=246|jstor=43956708 |issn=0147-5479}}</ref> The following years, the population of the prison facility increased significantly and reached four hundred in 1937 and nine hundred in 1941.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=Sipahi|first=Ali|date=2016|title=Convict Labor in Turkey, 1936-1953: A Capitalist Corporation in the State?|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43956708|journal=International Labor and Working-Class History|issue=90|pages=246|jstor=43956708 |issn=0147-5479}}</ref> Until 1947, close to five-thousand have become inmates of the prison facility at some point of which 443 were sent to other prisons due to disciplinary measures.<ref name=":7">Sipahi, Ali (2016), p.248</ref> The prison became known as a model prison<ref name=":7">Sipahi, Ali (2016), p.248</ref> and inspired the creation of other prisons in which prisoners were employed to work in agriculture and mines.<ref name=":6" /> Until 1953 several Ministers of Justice visited the island and hundreds of law students visited the island to conduct research.<ref name=":7">Sipahi, Ali (2016), p.248</ref> | |||
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| ⚫ | Following the ], ex-Prime Minister ] was imprisoned on the island.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2020 |title=May 27: A dark military coup in Turkey |url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/may-27-a-dark-military-coup-in-turkey-36686 |access-date=2021-06-08 |website=May 27: A dark military coup in Turkey |language=en}}</ref> After the death sentences delivered at the ], on ] island, the ex-Foreign Minister ] and ex-Finance Minister ] were both hanged on the 15 September 1961 while Menderes was hanged two days later.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=2010-05-28 |title=Turkey's first coup still a raw nerve |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10176915 |access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref> After February 1999, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) ], the island was vacated and placed within a ].<ref name=":3" /> In November 2009, a new detention facility was inaugurated, to which Öcalan and five other prisoners coming from mainland Turkey were transferred.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 July 2010 |title=Report to the Turkish Government |url=https://rm.coe.int/16806982e1 |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=]}}</ref> | ||
| == Detention conditions == | == Detention conditions == | ||
| Until 1999, the |
Until 1999, the prison's inmates produced soap and some were employed as shepherds of animals.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=King |first=Laura |date=1 March 1999 |title=Ocalan Affecting Turkish Town |url=https://apnews.com/article/676376964266334bc0a76ecc583613ef |access-date=2021-06-09 |website=]}}</ref> After the capture of Abdullah Öcalan in February 1999, the animals as well as the prison population were transferred to mainland Turkey to make space for the security personnel and Öcalan.<ref name=":2" /> Between 1999 and 2009, he was the only inmate. In November 2009, he was joined by five other prisoners.<ref name=":1" /> Since 1999 the detention conditions have been controlled several times by the ] (CPT).<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2018 |title=Report to the Turkish Government |url=https://rm.coe.int/168079457a |publisher=] |page=3}}</ref> The prisoners have access to health facilities on the island<ref>"Report to the Turkish Government". ]. p.4</ref> and can interact with each other for six hours per week.<ref>"Report to the Turkish Government". ], p. 5</ref> | ||
| == Prison breaks == | |||
| ⚫ | ], who was imprisoned for smuggling ] from Turkey, escaped from the island in 1975.<ref name=":5">{{Cite |
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| Between 1937 and 1945 there were reportedly nineteen attempts to escape the island prison.<ref name=":7">Sipahi, Ali (2016), p.248</ref> Sixteen escapees were eventually captured while three died.<ref name=":7">Sipahi, Ali (2016), p.248</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ], who was imprisoned for smuggling ] from Turkey, escaped from the island in 1975.<ref name=":5">{{Cite magazine |last=Romero |first=Frances |date=2011-04-26 |title=Top 10 Prison Escapes – TIME |language=en-US |magazine=Time |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2067565_2067566_2067516,00.html |access-date=2021-06-09 |issn=0040-781X}}</ref> | ||
| ] escaped from the prison in 1981 by fleeing the country while on furlough.<ref name=":17" /> | |||
| In 1997, several ] who were imprisoned on the island were also able to escape.<ref name=":2" /> | In 1997, several ] who were imprisoned on the island were also able to escape.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
| == In popular culture == | == In popular culture == | ||
| Inspired by the well detention conditions the inmates experienced in 1940s, the Turkish playwright Vedat Nedim Tör wrote the play ''Men in Imrali.''<ref name=":7">Sipahi, Ali (2016), p.248</ref> | |||
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| ⚫ | Billy Hayes's stay in and escape from prison on İmralı are portrayed in the film ] by ], which is based on Hayes's ] of the same name.<ref name=":5" /> | ||
| In the film '']'' by ], inmates are preparing for a visit at home.<ref name=":3" /> | |||
| In the film '']'' by ], originally a government supported production designed to counteract the negative image of Turkish prisons portrayed in ],<ref name=":17" /> inmates are seen preparing to visit their homes.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Schultz |first=Deanne |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zd2CVhbGWNAC&q=Imrali+prison+history+in+film&pg=PA177 |title=Filmography of World History |date=2007 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-32681-3 |pages=177 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| == Notable inmates == | == Notable inmates == | ||
| * ], Prime Minister of Turkey<ref name=":4" /> | * ], Prime Minister of Turkey<ref name=":4" /> | ||
| * ], Turkish president<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hudgins|first=Graven|date=18 September 1960|title=Turks hang ex-Premier Menderes|page=3|work=]}}</ref> | * ], Turkish president<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hudgins |first=Graven |date=18 September 1960 |title=Turks hang ex-Premier Menderes |page=3 |work=]}}</ref> | ||
| * Yılmaz Güney, |
* ], Kurdish film director<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silverman |first=Reuben |date=6 September 2014 |title=The Realm of the Ugly King |url=https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/31191 |access-date=2021-06-09 |website=Jadaliyya – جدلية |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| * |
* ], author of '']''<ref name=":5" /> | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
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| Coordinates | 40°33′21″N 28°32′35″E / 40.55583°N 28.54306°E / 40.55583; 28.54306 |
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| Opened | 1935 |
| State/province | Bursa Province |
| Country | Turkey |
İmralı prison is a high-security prison on the island of İmralı in the Sea of Marmara in Turkey. It holds prisoners from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and one prisoner of the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist (TKP/ML). The prison facility is guarded by the military and is also monitored over satellite imagery from space. The prison is a witness to several memorable moments in Turkish history.
Location
The prison is located on İmralı island in the Sea of Marmara, south of Istanbul. The island is accessible by boat from Mudanya at the southern coast of the Sea of Marmara.
History
The idea to create an agricultural colony on the island existed since 1933. By 1935 the creation of semi-open prison facility was discussed in the Cumhuriyet. In January 1936 the first fifty inmates tasked to construct the dorms for the prison facility set foot on the island. Later they were deployed to fishing and engage in agriculture. The following years, the population of the prison facility increased significantly and reached four hundred in 1937 and nine hundred in 1941. Until 1947, close to five-thousand have become inmates of the prison facility at some point of which 443 were sent to other prisons due to disciplinary measures. The prison became known as a model prison and inspired the creation of other prisons in which prisoners were employed to work in agriculture and mines. Until 1953 several Ministers of Justice visited the island and hundreds of law students visited the island to conduct research.
Following the Turkish military coup in 1960, ex-Prime Minister Adnan Menderes was imprisoned on the island. After the death sentences delivered at the Yassıada trials, on Yassiada island, the ex-Foreign Minister Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and ex-Finance Minister Hasan Polatkan were both hanged on the 15 September 1961 while Menderes was hanged two days later. After February 1999, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan was captured, the island was vacated and placed within a military zone. In November 2009, a new detention facility was inaugurated, to which Öcalan and five other prisoners coming from mainland Turkey were transferred.
Detention conditions
Until 1999, the prison's inmates produced soap and some were employed as shepherds of animals. After the capture of Abdullah Öcalan in February 1999, the animals as well as the prison population were transferred to mainland Turkey to make space for the security personnel and Öcalan. Between 1999 and 2009, he was the only inmate. In November 2009, he was joined by five other prisoners. Since 1999 the detention conditions have been controlled several times by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT). The prisoners have access to health facilities on the island and can interact with each other for six hours per week.
Prison breaks
Between 1937 and 1945 there were reportedly nineteen attempts to escape the island prison. Sixteen escapees were eventually captured while three died.
Billy Hayes, who was imprisoned for smuggling hashish from Turkey, escaped from the island in 1975.
Yilmaz Güney escaped from the prison in 1981 by fleeing the country while on furlough.
In 1997, several Chechens who were imprisoned on the island were also able to escape.
In popular culture
Inspired by the well detention conditions the inmates experienced in 1940s, the Turkish playwright Vedat Nedim Tör wrote the play Men in Imrali.
Billy Hayes's stay in and escape from prison on İmralı are portrayed in the film Midnight Express by Alan Parker, which is based on Hayes's book of the same name.
In the film Yol by Yilmaz Güney, originally a government supported production designed to counteract the negative image of Turkish prisons portrayed in Midnight Express, inmates are seen preparing to visit their homes.
Notable inmates
- Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey
- Celâl Bayar, Turkish president
- Yılmaz Güney, Kurdish film director
- Billy Hayes, author of Midnight Express
- Abdullah Öcalan
References
- "Öcalan'ın İmralı'dan gönderilmesini istediği 5 mahkûmun isimleri". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ "PKK leader Ocalan gets company in prison". United Press International. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Morris, Chris (1999-02-20). "Turkey makes sure its prison island is deserted for a new Kurdish inmate". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- "Ocalan Affecting Turkish Town". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Sipahi, Ali (2016). "Convict Labor in Turkey, 1936-1953: A Capitalist Corporation in the State?". International Labor and Working-Class History (90): 246. ISSN 0147-5479. JSTOR 43956708.
- ^ Sipahi, Ali (2016), p.248
- "May 27: A dark military coup in Turkey". May 27: A dark military coup in Turkey. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Turkey's first coup still a raw nerve". BBC News. 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- "Report to the Turkish Government". Council of Europe. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ King, Laura (1 March 1999). "Ocalan Affecting Turkish Town". Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- "Report to the Turkish Government". Council of Europe. 20 March 2018. p. 3.
- "Report to the Turkish Government". Council of Europe. p.4
- "Report to the Turkish Government". Council of Europe, p. 5
- ^ Romero, Frances (2011-04-26). "Top 10 Prison Escapes – TIME". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:17was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - Schultz, Deanne (2007). Filmography of World History. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-313-32681-3.
- Hudgins, Graven (18 September 1960). "Turks hang ex-Premier Menderes". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3.
- Silverman, Reuben (6 September 2014). "The Realm of the Ugly King". Jadaliyya – جدلية. Retrieved 2021-06-09.