Turkey
At the invitation of the Turkish Ministry of Justice and with support from the UK Foreign Office and the British Council, the Centre initiated a series of projects in 2001 aimed at helping to develop the process of reform in the prison system in Turkey. Initially there were three of these projects; in the course of 2002 a fourth was added. The work of each project was overseen by a team consisting of members from the Turkish Ministry of Justice and ICPS. The Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses, Ali Suat Ertosun, gave his full support to the projects.