2½ Lira - Bayrampaşa Cezaevi

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Script: Latin

Lettering:
İstanbul Cezaevi İşyurdu
Bayrampaşa

Translation:
Istanbul Prison Work-house
Bayrampaşa Prison

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The Bayrampaşa Prison (Turkish: Bayrampaşa Cezaevi) is a former prison in the Bayrampaşa district of Istanbul Province in Turkey. It was established in 1968 in an area of 120.000m². The construction of the prison was started 1956. 12 years later, in 1968, it was opened with the name Sağmalcılar Prison (Turkish: Sağmalcılar Cezaevi). Inmates of the closing Sultanahmet Jail were moved to Sağmalcılar. The Turkish Ministry of Justice decided to close the prison because of its works aiming to "close old prisons which not meet contemporary standards and have a bad image, and moving detainees and convicts to newly built modern prisons." The prison was officially closed on 18 July 2008, and 5.500 prisoners were transferred to other prisons.