General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses explained
General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses |
Native Name: | Ceza ve Tevkifevleri Genel Müdürlüğü |
Formed: | 1923 |
Chief1 Position: | Genel manager |
Chief1 Name: | Yılmaz Çiftçi[1] |
Parent Department: | Ministry of Justice |
Website: | www.cte.adalet.gov.tr |
In Turkey, the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses (Turkish: Ceza ve Tevkifevleri Genel Müdürlüğü; often abbreviated as CTE) is an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Justice and responsible for controlling prisons. The institution was established in 1923 and is responsible for managing, supervising and monitoring detention centers, as well as doing maintenance and addressing the needs of convicts and detainees.[2] Its headquarters is located in Altındağ, Ankara.[3]
Affiliated units
Central agency
- Security and Execution Department
- Support Services Department
- Personnel Training Department
- Health and Press Public Relations Department
- Foreign Relations Department
- Training and Improvement Department
- Probation Department
- Personnel Department
- Board of Controllers Department
Provincial organizations
- Criminal and detention centers
Notes and References
- Web site: Genel müdürümüz . General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses . 27 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191227164536/http://www.cte.adalet.gov.tr/Home/PersonelDetay/1 . 27 December 2019.
- Web site: Görevlerimiz . General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses . 27 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191227164538/http://www.cte.adalet.gov.tr/Home/SayfaDetay/Gorevler . 27 December 2019.
- Web site: Adres ve İletişim Bilgileri . General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses . 27 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191227180411/http://www.cte.adalet.gov.tr/Home/SayfaDetay/adres-ve-iletisim-bilgileri . 27 December 2019.