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Sultanahmet Jail (Turkish: Sultanahmet Cezaevi), a former prison in Istanbul, Turkey, is now the luxury Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet. It is located in Sultanahmet neighborhood of Fatih district on the historical peninsula.
Jan 11, 2023 · The Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet recently reopened after an extensive and complete refurbishment that took place over two years.
- Carrie Coolidge
Following the establishment of another prison, the inmates were transferred to the new place and the jail was closed at the beginning of 1969. After the coup in 1980, the building reopened as a military jailhouse and political criminals were detained.
The luxury hotel is indeed a former jail, and a notorious one at that, but not the one where Billy Hayes, the subject of "Midnight Express," was incarcerated. And rather than hide from its past...
May 5, 2016 · The most unlikely spot for a former jail, though, might be the swanky Four Seasons in Sultanahmet, which used to be an Ottoman murderers’ prison.
- Joshua Allen
You are enjoying Four Seasons luxury in a unique building in the historic district of Istanbul - what could be better? This converted prison was built by the Ottomans in 1918 and has housed many dissident writers over the years.
Sultanamet Prison. Tevkifhane Sok. 1, Istanbul, Turkey. Our Rating Neighborhood Sultanahmet & the Old City Hours Hotel common areas open 24 hr.; bar and restaurant have individual hours Transportation Tram: Sultanahmet Web site Sultanahmet Prison. About our rating system.
