Built in 1887, this castle-style prison was closed in 1997 and is now open to visitors.
After the conquest of Sinop by the Anatolian Seljuks in 1214, an inner castle was built by the order of Sultan Izzeddin Keykavus. The inner castle was built by building a city wall extending in the north-south direction parallel to the western walls on the western façade of Sinop Castle, and while these walls were being built, many architectural pieces (columns, column headings, inscriptions, etc.) from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods were used as spolia materials. used. There are 11 bastions in the inner castle. The city walls on the southern body overlooking the sea are 18 meters high and the bastions are 22 meters high. The inner castle has also been used as a shipyard since its construction. Although the two large arches belonging to the shipyard were later closed, they are still visible on the southern body.
The bastions of the inner castle, which was used as a shipyard for a long time since the Seljuk Period, began to be used as a dungeon since 1560. The prison inside the inner castle was built in 1882 during the reign of Governor Veysel Pasha. The historical prison is a north-south-oriented, U-planned building. It is made of cut stone. It consists of three parts, each section separated from each other by high courtyard walls. The first (north) and second (middle) parts have 2 floors, and the third (south) part has ground floor + 2 floors. There are 28 wards in the structure. In addition, within the inner castle, there is a bathhouse built at the same date as the prison in the section on the southeast façade of the prison building, a Juvenile Reformatory built in 1939 in the section on the northern side of the prison, and workshops adjacent to the eastern facade of the inner castle walls. It was completely evacuated in 1996 and transferred to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Work continues to restore the prison, which has been open to visitors since 2000, and to turn it into a cultural complex.
Crimean Khan Devlet Giray, Refik Halit Karay, Mustafa Suphi, Ahmet Bedevî Kuran, Refik Cevat Ulunay, Hüseyin Hilmi, Burhan Felek, Osman Cemal Kaygılı, Sabahattin Ali, Kerim Korcan, Osman Deniz, Zekeriya Sertel are some of them.
The restoration works carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism with the support of the European Union were completed two months ago and Sinop Historical Prison and Museum, some parts of which were opened to free visits, is the first stop of those who visit the city.
The restoration work started in July 2020 in the historical building has ended. With the completion of the work, some parts of the prison will open their doors to visitors tomorrow. Citizens will be able to visit certain sections of the prison free of charge until further notice.26
The prison inside the inner castle was built in 1882 during the reign of Governor Veysel Pasha. The historical prison is a north-south-oriented, U-planned building. It is made of cut stone.
The series is the first Turkish series about prison. and there are sound recordings in the series. In order for the actors portraying the characters in the series to convey a sense of reality, very little make-up was applied to the actors. The main location of Behind Bars was the Historical Sinop Prison. The prison was closed in 1999 and turned into a museum.
The prison located in Sinop Castle has been the subject of many poems and songs. Surrounded by the sea on all sides, the historical prison is located within the thick and high castle walls.
Some parts of the Sinop Historical Prison and Museum, whose restoration work was completed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism with the support of the European Union, were opened to citizens free of charge.(2023)
The prison was built with two floors and a U plan, using cut stone and brick. Although there is a basement in the south part of the building, there is a ground floor and a floor above it in the other parts of the building. There are 28 wards inside.
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