Civil & Administrative

Regulation Amending the Regulation on Promotion and Title Change of the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses Personnel

🇹🇷Türkiye··Regulation·Medium Impact0·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This 2026 amendment to Turkey's prison personnel promotion regulation adds physiotherapists and nurses to multiple professional categories eligible for career advancement. It modifies service requirements by adding a 5-year minimum as 'infaz ve koruma başmemuru' for certain promotions and increases the required service period from 5 to 8 years in one category. The oral examination scoring system is fully redefined with specific weighted criteria totaling 100 points. Additionally, personnel promoted via this system face a 3-year restriction on transfer to other locations, excluding health or safety reasons.

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Key Changes

  • Added 'fizyoterapist' (physiotherapist) after 'diyetisyen' and 'hemşire' (nurse) after 'hayvan sağlık memuru' in Article 5
  • Added 5 years as 'infaz ve koruma başmemuru' requirement and 'fizyoterapist' in Article 7(a)(2)
  • Increased required service period from 5 to 8 years in Article 7(b)(2)

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Obligations

What this law requires

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Include physiotherapists in professional categories eligible for career advancement in the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses Personnel promotion system

General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses, Ministry of Justice
operational
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Include nurses in professional categories eligible for career advancement in the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses Personnel promotion system

General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses, Ministry of Justice
operational
high

Require a minimum of 5 years of service as 'infaz ve koruma başmemuru' (execution and protection chief officer) before certain promotion categories are eligible for advancement

General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses, Ministry of Justice
operational
high

Increase the required service period from 5 to 8 years in category (b)(2) of Article 7 for personnel advancement

General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses, Ministry of Justice
operational
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Evaluate oral examination candidates using the defined weighted scoring system: Knowledge (30 points), Comprehension and expression ability (20 points), Professional suitability (20 points), Confidence (10 points), General culture and ability (10 points), Scientific and technological development awareness (10 points), totaling 100 points

Examination boards of the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses
operational

Affected Parties

Prison and detention facility personnelPhysiotherapists+3 more…

Tags

prison personnel,promotion regulation,physiotherapist