Abstract:

With the 1858 Criminal Code, when the prison sentence began to be included in the Ottoman Law as a basic penalty, prisons started to be built as a primary penal institution. Structuring of modern prisons in the Ottoman Period, Tanzimat and Sultan II. It coincides with the times of Abdülhamit. Sultan II. During the reign of Abdülhamit, prisons of masonry, one or two floors, converted from old buildings or rented from individuals, started to spread in many parts of the country. Kırklareli Prison, which was built during this period, is one of them. Construction of a prison was started in 1867 in Kırklareli, but this prison became unable to meet the needs in 1888. Although it was repaired in time, it was not sufficient, and the prison was rebuilt together with the Government House and Gendarmerie Office during the governor of Hasip Pasha and was completed in 1892. Kırklareli Prison, whose original plan changed with additions over time, is an important public building with similar features and plan scheme with the prison buildings of the period. Kırklareli Prison, which has not been studied architecturally before, has been discussed in detail.