UŞAK — 2000 · Major Tragedy
Uşak Prison Riot
In a riot that began on 28 October 2000 at Uşak Type E Prison and lasted four days, some convicts and detainees took deputy prison directors and guards hostage. Six inmates were killed during the riot and 23 people were injured. The incident was one of the most serious in a period of unrest and riots in Turkish prisons in 2000. Thirty-three defendants were tried in the resulting case; the lengthy trial ended on 30 April 2011, with life sentences for 28 defendants. One defendant who had been at large was caught in Istanbul in 2025, about 25 years after the riot. The case is often cited in discussions of prison security and the handling of hostage situations.
- Date
- 2000
- Place
- Central district (Type E Prison), Uşak
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 38.6800, 29.4000 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 28 October 2000A riot broke out at Uşak Type E Prison and staff were taken hostage.
- November 2000The four-day riot ended; six inmates had died.
- 30 April 2011Twenty-eight of 33 defendants received life sentences.
- 2025A fugitive defendant was caught in Istanbul after 25 years.
Sources
- Hürriyet — Uşak Cezaevi olaylarında karar hurriyet.com.tr ↗
- Memurlar.net — Uşak cezaevi isyanı sanıklarından biri 25 yıl sonra yakalandı memurlar.net ↗
- Hürriyet
- Memurlar.net
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