Türkiye hapishanelerinde kolektif hareket dinamikleri: 1980-1985 yılları Mamak ve Diyarbakır cezaevlerinin karşılaştırmalı analizi

Historically, one of the most significant eras in which incarceration was used as a tool to manage political opponents of the regime in Turkey was 1980s, specifically during and after the 1980 Military coup. Since the aim of these military prisons was to dissolve revolutionary organizations, Mamak and Diyarbakir prisons had significant parts in the determination of which political organization survived and continued as a political player, and which could not. This study investigates the contentious prison environments and reveals the different dynamics of collective action within the high-risk contexts of Diyarbakir and Mamak Prisons between 1980 and 1985. Dwelling in the opportunity – threat structure, development of interpersonal relations, shared identity, which were solidified during the course of prison life among the prisoners, and the risk-liability of the leaders appear as contingently interconnected themes in explaining the collective action in these two prisons. This thesis contributes to the discussions on different mobilization processes under high-risk contexts in undemocratic environments and addresses the understudied aspect of collective action in Turkish prisons.