About this part of the city
Ulucanlar Prison Museum
Historic 1925 prison in Altındağ transformed into a moving memorial museum of Turkish literary and political memory.
Located in Altındağ, Ulucanlar Prison operated from 1925 until 2006, holding prominent Turkish writers, poets, and politicians before its restoration as a museum in 2011.
The museum preserves authentic communal dormitories, solitary confinement cells ('Hilton'), the historic execution gallows, and personal belongings of iconic literary figures like Nazım Hikmet and Yaşar Kemal.
Key Highlights
- Originale Gefängniszellen prominenter Schriftsteller (Nazım Hikmet u. a.)
- Isolierblöcke (Hilton-Zellen) und Hof
- Dokumentation der politischen Zeitgeschichte
