@article{2020,title={Ottoman Prisons in the Beginning of 20th Century (Example of Ereğli Prison)},abstractNode={ Prisons have existed since the earliest known times. However, the method of incarceration was not often the punishment itself. Therefore, the prisons were used as the place where the suspect was held until the actual penalty was determined. In the 18th century it became increasingly common that the restriction of freedom in Europe began to be used as a punishment method. Thus, the concept of punishment, which was previously based on the suffering of the human body, was replaced by the restriction of one's freedom. This transformation in the understanding of prison in Europe also affected the Ottoman Empire. In addition to the perceptions of human rights and freedoms that began to develop and become widespread, diplomatic pressures of European states influenced the understanding of prison in the Ottoman Empire. For this reason, after the second half of the 19th century, necessary legal infrastructure was tried to be established. At the end of the century, it was tried to open prisons in the province, county and districts of the Ottoman Empire. During this period, the prison understanding in the Ottoman Empire made a distinction between male and female prisons. In addition, the fact that the distinction between prisoners and convicts has been made indicates that modern prison understanding has developed. At the beginning of the 20th century, the financial difficulties of the state made it difficult to meet the needs of the prisons. In this study, a sample of Eregli district prison which is an Ottoman district was examined. The study was conducted with document review method. The main source of the study is the records of the Presidential Ottoman Archive on Eregli prison. In addition, the current literature on the concept of prison and Ottoman prisons has been utilized in the study.},author={Hakan TÜRKKAN},year={2020},journal={Turkish Studies - Historical Analysis}}