SİNOP Türkiye has officially reopened the well-known historic prison in the northern province of Sinop, transforming the once-feared fortress into both a museum and a cultural and arts hub after an extensive restoration supported by the European Union. Often described as Türkiye’s “Alcatraz” for its imposing structure on the Black Sea coast, the historical Sinop Prison has now been given new life through an 8 million euro ($9.3 million) restoration project funded under an EU program. Türkiye’s