Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 12.1% to 175,695 persons in Turkey in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Turkey reached an all time high of 175,695 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 55,293 persons in 2005.
Turkey has been ranked 6th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Adults Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Albania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,579 | 4,557 | 4,538 | 4,521 | 4,891 | ||||||||
| Bulgaria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,948 | 9,306 | 9,796 | 9,418 | 8,756 | ||||||||
| Greece | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,854 | 11,781 | 11,892 | 11,875 | 12,241 | ||||||
| Iran | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kuwait | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Macedonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,215 | 2,157 | 2,212 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Pakistan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Romania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,246 | 27,785 | 30,244 | 31,373 | 32,922 | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,699 | 10,962 | 10,794 | 9,994 | 9,791 | ||||
| Syria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Turkey | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113,661 | 118,701 | 126,270 | 134,019 | 143,500 | ||||||||
| Turkmenistan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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