SECOND SECTION
DECISION
AS TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF
Application no.
8498/05
by Abdulkahar AKSOY and 158 other applications
against
Turkey
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 11 January 2011 as a Chamber composed of:
Françoise Tulkens,
President,
Ireneu Cabral Barreto,
Danutė
Jočienė,
András Sajó,
Nona
Tsotsoria,
Işıl Karakaş,
Kristina
Pardalos, judges,
and Stanley
Naismith, Section
Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications,
Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by some of the applicants,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
THE FACTS
A. The circumstances of the case
The applicants are Turkish nationals and at the time of lodging their applications they were serving their prison sentences in various establishments. The names and dates of birth of the applicants, as well as the names of their representatives, and the dates of introduction of the applications appear in the appendix.
All of the applicants were found guilty of breaching prison order by decisions of the respective disciplinary boards of prisons in which they are held. Pursuant to the Regulations on the administration of penitentiary institutions and the execution of sentences, various types of disciplinary sanctions were imposed on them. Their appeal requests were rejected respectively by the Enforcement Judges and the Assize Courts, on the basis of the case file, without hearing the applicants or their lawyers, pursuant to Law No. 4675 on Enforcement Judges, dated 16 May 2001.
The details of the applications as well as the complaints raised by the applicants appear in the table below.
Application no. and case name |
Disciplinary Act committed |
Type of sanction imposed on the applicant |
Date of Board’s decision |
Date of final decision delivered by the Assize Court |
Intro-duction date of the application |
Complaints raised by the applicant |
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8498/05 Aksoy v. Turkey (no. 1) |
pressing emergency buttons in the cell and refusing to participate in social activities, or work shops in prison. |
ban from corres-pondence for 15 days |
29/12/2004 |
26/01/2005 |
14/02/2005 |
Articles 6, 8 and 13 |
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8534/05 Akay v. Turkey |
pressing emergency buttons in the cell and refusing to participate in social activities, or work shops in prison. |
ban from corres-pondence for 15 days |
29/12/2004 |
26/01/2005 |
14/02/2005 |
Articles 6, 8 and 13 |
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9021/05 Araci v. Turkey |
pressing emergency buttons in the cell and refusing to participate in social activities, work shops in prison |
ban from corres-pondence for 15 days |
29/12/2004 |
26/01/2005 |
03/03/2005 |
Articles 6, 8 and 13 |
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9096/05 Bahadır v. Turkey |
pressing emergency buttons in the cell and refusing to participate in social activities, work shops in prison |
ban from corres-pondence for 15 days |
29/12/2004 |
24/01/2005 |
24/02/2005 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 13. |
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13442/05 Ekelik v. Turkey |
pressing emergency buttons in the cell and refusing to participate in social activities, work shops in prison |
ban from corres-pondence for 15 days |
29/12/2004 |
26/01/2005 |
21/02/2005 |
Articles 6 and 8 |
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14030/05 Kutlu v. Turkey |
pressing emergency buttons in the cell and refusing to participate in social activities, work shops in prison |
ban from corres-pondence for 15 days |
29/12/2004 |
26/01/2005 |
18/02/2005 |
Articles 6 and 8 |
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24822/05 Gerez v. Turkey |
a) possessing a sharp cutting object
b) avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
a) ban from receiving visitors for 1 month
b) ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
a) 28/03/2005
b) 04/07/2005 |
a) 05/04/2005
b) 21/10/2005 |
a) 09/06/2005
b) 14/11/2005 |
a) Articles 3, 6 and 7
b) Articles 6 and 7 |
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40676/05 Çakal v. Turkey |
a) chanting illegal slogans
b) avoiding visits and telephone calls as well as court hearings to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 45 days
b) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
a) 25/07/2005
b) 01/08/2005 |
a) 26/09/2005
b) 26/09/2005 |
15/11/2005 |
Articles 2, 6 and 10 |
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43339/05 Sayhan v. Turkey |
a) chanting illegal slogans
b) avoiding visits and telephone calls as well as court hearings to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 45 days
b) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
a) 25/07/2005
b) 01/08/2005 |
a) 26/09/2005
b) 26/09/2005 |
17/11/2005 |
Articles 8, 9 and 10 |
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43655/05 Şek v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
15/11/2005 |
Articles 6 and 7 |
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43681/05 Yavuz v. Turkey |
a) chanting illegal slogans
b) avoiding visits and telephone calls as well as court hearings to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 45 days
b) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
a) 25/07/2005
b) 01/08/2005 |
The applicant did not appeal against the respective decisions of the Enforcement Judge, dated 24/08/2005 |
15/11/2005 |
Article 6 |
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43732/05 Kıran and others v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
21/11/2005 |
Articles 6 and 8 |
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43736/05 Okul v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
22/11/2005 |
Articles 6 and 7 |
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43737/05 Karatay v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
22/11/2005 |
Articles 6 and 7 |
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45875/05 Koyuncu v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
23/11/2005 |
Articles 6 and 7 |
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45876/05 Sarıkaya v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
24/11/2005 |
Articles 6 and 7 |
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1797/06 Yağız v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls as well as court hearings to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
01/08/2005 |
02/09/2005 |
21/11/2005 |
Articles 6 and 8 |
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8763/06 Yulu v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
15/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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8766/06 Mustafa v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
13/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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8767/06 Karataş v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
13/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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8768/06 Kaya v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
13/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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8769/06 Muhammet v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
13/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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9047/06 Nazlıer v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
21/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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9123/06 Çırak v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
14/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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9509/06 Yılmaz v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
23/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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9558/06 Arslan and others |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
20/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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9575/06 Eşiyok and Ahmet v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
20/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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9953/06 İlboğa v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
13/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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9958/06 Güzelaydın v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
13/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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10685/06 Öztürk v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
15/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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10686/06 Eker v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
15/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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15919/06 Yıldız v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
13/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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15921/06 Oruç v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
20/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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15922/06 Zengeralp v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
20/02/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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16249/06 Yamalak v. Turkey |
a) chanting slogans in support of an illegal organisation
b) launching a hunger strike to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month
b) ban from social activities for 1 month |
a) 02/12/2005
b) 20/02/2006 |
a) 23/01/2006
b) 03/04/2006 |
12/04/2006 |
Article 6 |
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17798/06 Kaya v. Turkey |
avoiding visits and telephone calls to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
04/07/2005 |
21/10/2005 |
30/03/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 7 |
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20990/06 Çelik and others v. Turkey |
chanting slogans in support of an illegal organisation |
ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
19/09/2005 |
22/11/2005 |
14/04/2006 |
Articles 6, 8, 10 and 13 |
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24619/06 Yavuz v. Turkey |
chanting slogans in support of an illegal organisation |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
01/03/2006 |
27/04/2006 |
09/05/2006 |
Articles 6 and 8 |
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27796/06 Alkış v. Turkey |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
ban from using common areas for 45 days |
03/05/2006 |
08/06/2006 |
21/06/2006 |
Articles 6 and 10, Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 |
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27868/06 Deniz v. Turkey |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
ban from prison work shops and sports activities for 45 days |
26/04/2006 |
24/05/2006 |
27/06/2006 |
Articles 6, 7, 10 and 14 |
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28219/06 Karaaslan v. Turkey |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
a) ban from prison work shops and sports activities for 45 days
b) 11 days’ solitary confinement |
a) 09/05/2006
b) 26/03/2007 |
a) 08/06/2006
b) 15/05/2007 |
04/07/2006 |
Article 9 |
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29341/06 Şanak v. Turkey |
a) launching a hunger strike for three days to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan
b) praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
a) ban from certain activities for 3 months
b) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
a) 22/02/2006
b) 16/03/2006 |
a) 14/04/2006
b) 25/04/2006 |
08/06/2006 |
Article 6 |
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36444/06 Taşdemir v. Turkey |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
ban from prison work shops and sports activities for 45 days |
09/05/2006 |
08/06/2006 |
14/08/2006 |
Articles 6, 7, 9 and 10 |
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38377/06 Günay v. Turkey |
a) launching a hunger strike for three days to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan
b) chanting illegal slogans
c) launching a hunger strike for three days to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan
d) praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
a) ban from social activities for 1 month
b) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month
c) ban from social activities for 3 months
d) ban from social activities for 2 months |
a) 20/02/2006
b) 22/08/2006
c) 08/09/2006
d) 03/10/2006 |
a) 03/04/2006
b) 01/11/2006
c) 30/10/2006
d) 27/11/2006 |
a) 11/09/2006
b) 18/12/2006
c) 18/12/2006
d) 18/12/2006 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 14 |
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40349/06 Coşkun v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike for two days to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from social activities for 2 months and ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
18/09/2006 |
18/10/2006 |
14/11/2006 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14 |
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43491/06 Özdemir v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
26/12/2005 |
07/04/2006 |
06/10/2006 |
Articles 6, 8, 13, 14, 17 and 18 |
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47401/06 Gedik v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike for two days to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 2 months and ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
18/09/2006 |
18/10/2006 |
14/11/2006 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14 |
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47453/06 Demir v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike for two days to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 2 months |
18/09/2006 |
18/10/2006 |
14/11/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 13 |
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561/07 Tekdemir v. Turkey |
a) writing a letter to the prison administration to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan
b) writing letters to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Health |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month
b) ban from participating in prison work shops for 1 month |
a) 18/09/2006
b) 19/03/2007 |
a) 09/10/2006
b) 09/05/2007 |
a) 22/12/2006
b) 06/07/2007 |
a) Articles 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10
b) Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
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562/07 Okçul v. Turkey |
a) writing a letter to the prison administration to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan
b) writing letters to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Health |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month
b) ban from participating in prison work shops for 1 month |
a) 18/09/2006
b) 19/03/2007 |
a) 09/10/2006
b) 09/05/2007 |
a) 22/12/2006
b) 04/07/2007 |
a) Articles 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10
b) Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
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565/07 Vural v. Turkey |
writing a letter to the prison administration to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
18/09/2006 |
09/10/2006 |
22/12/2006 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
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608/07 Edemen v. Turkey |
writing a letter to the prison administration to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
18/09/2006 |
09/10/2006 |
19/12/2006 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
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627/07 Emek v. Turkey |
writing a letter to the prison administration to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
18/09/2006 |
09/10/2006 |
19/12/2006 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
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1316/07 Özer v. Turkey |
writing a letter to the prison administration to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
18/09/2006 |
09/10/2006 |
19/12/2006 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
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1318/07 Tuneli v. Turkey |
writing a letter to the prison administration to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
18/09/2006 |
9/10/2006 |
19/12/2006 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
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1324/07 Sır v. Turkey |
writing a letter to the prison administration to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
18/09/2006 |
09/10/2006 |
27/12/2006 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
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1344/07 Yurtsever v. Turkey |
a) chanting slogans
b) launching a hunger strike
c) chanting slogans
d) launching a hunger strike |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month
b) ban from social activities for 3 months
c) ban from receiving visitors for 2 months
d) ban from certain activities for 3 months |
a) 09/05/2006
b) 08/09/2006
c) 13/03/2007
d) 09/03/2007 |
a) 20/09/2006
b) 30/10/2006
c) 09/05/2007
d) 28/05/2007 |
a) 18/12/2006
b) 18/12/2006
c) 22/06/2007
d) 22/06/2007 |
Articles 6, 8 and 14 |
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2752/07 Erol Yılmaz v. Turkey (no. 1) |
launching a hunger strike to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from social activities for 3 months |
08/09/2006 |
30/10/2006 |
04/01/2007 |
Article 6 |
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3492/07 Özer v. Turkey |
writing a letter to the prison administration to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
18/09/2006 |
09/10/2006 |
19/12/2006 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
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3937/07 Yamalak v. Turkey (no. 2) |
chanting slogans |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
09/05/2006 |
20/09/2006 |
18/12/2006 |
Articles 6, 8 and 14 |
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4072/07 Bakır v. Turkey |
a) launching a hunger strike
b) writing a petition to the public prosecutor in support of Öcalan |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 2 months
b) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
a) 18/09/2006
b) 25/09/2006 |
a) 18/10/2006
b) 13/12/2006 |
10/01/2007 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 10 and 13 |
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5987/07 Tatar v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
18/09/2006 |
18/10/2006 |
25/01/2007 |
Articles 6 and 10 |
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6426/07 Yamalak v. Turkey (no. 4) |
launching a hunger strike to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from social activities for 3 months |
08/09/2006 |
30/10/2006 |
18/12/2007 |
Articles 6,8 and 10 |
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6433/07 Murat Arslan v. Turkey (no. 2) |
launching a hunger strike to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
18/09/2006 |
18/10/2006 |
04/01/2007 |
Articles 6, 13 and 14 |
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6434/07 Murat Arslan v. Turkey (no. 3) |
refusing to meet visitors to protest against the detention conditions of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
25/09/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
10/01/2007 |
Articles 6, 13 and 14 |
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6946/07 Gedik v. Turkey (no. 5) |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor in support of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
Date unspeci-fied number 2006/215 |
13/12/2006 |
07/01/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 8, 10, 13 and 14 |
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6953/07 Erol Yılmaz v. Turkey (no. 2) |
chanting illegal slogans |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
09/05/2006 |
20/09/2006 |
04/01/2007 |
Article 6 |
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6965/07 Çelik v. Turkey (no. 1) |
a) launching a hunger strike
b) refusing to meet visitors
c) writing a petition to the public prosecutor in support of Öcalan
d) launching a hunger strike |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 2 months
b) ban from receiving visitors for 1 month
c) ban from receiving visitors for 1 month
d) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
a) 18/09/2006
b) 25/09/2006
c) 05/10/2006
d) 03/04/2007 |
a) 18/10/2006
b) 13/12/2006
c) 30/12/2006
d) 16/05/2007 |
For a), b) and c): 19/01/2007
and for d): 05/07/2007 |
Article 6 |
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7858/07 Yaşa v. Turkey |
a) launching a hunger strike
b) writing letters to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health |
a) ban from certain activities for 1 month
b) ban from prison work shops for 1 month |
a) 05/09/2006
b) 19/03/2007 |
a) 09/10/2006
b) 09/05/2007 |
a) 07/02/2007
b) 07/07/2007 |
a) Articles 3 and 6
b) Articles 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10 |
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8719/07 Aydınalp v. Turkey |
refusing to meet visitors |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
25/09/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
30/01/2007 |
Articles 3, 6 and 13 |
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9939/07 Demir v. Turkey (no. 2) |
refusing to meet visitors |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
25/09/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
30/01/2007 |
Articles 3, 6 and 13 |
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9966/07 Gedik v. Turkey (no. 6) |
refusing to meet visitors |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
25/09/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
30/01/2007 |
Articles 8 and 10 |
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11490/07 Danış v. Turkey (no. 2) |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
18/09/2006 |
18/10/2006 |
08/02/2007 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14 |
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11491/07 Danış v. Turkey (no. 3) |
refusing to meet visitors |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
25/09/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
08/02/2007 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14 |
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11888/07 Kaytan v. Turkey (no. 2) |
refusing to meet visitors |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
25/09/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
10/01/2007 |
Articles 6, 13 and 14 |
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11984/07 Tunç v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
18/09/2006 |
07/11/2006 |
20/02/2007 |
Articles 3, 6, 7 and 14 |
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12307/07 Kaytan v. Turkey (no. 3) |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
18/09/2006 |
18/10/2006 |
10/01/2007 |
Articles 6, 13 and 14 |
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12308/07 Kaytan v. Turkey (no. 4) |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor in support of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
05/10/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
08/02/2007 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 10 and 13 |
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13040/07 Tatar v. Turkey |
refusing to meet visitors |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
25/09/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
15/02/2007 |
Articles 6, 10 and 13 |
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14392/07 Çelebi v. Turkey (no. 2) |
refusing to meet visitors |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
25/09/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
10/01/2007 |
Articles 6, 13 and 14 |
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14581/07 Aydınalp v. Turkey (no. 3) |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor in support of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
05/10/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
21/02/2007 |
Articles 3, 6 and 13 |
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16483/07 Bekik v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from certain activities for 2 months |
18/09/2006 |
18/10/2006 |
03/04/2007 |
Articles 6, 9 and 10 |
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16486/07 Bekik v. Turkey (no. 2) |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor in support of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
05/10/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
03/04/2007 |
Articles 6, 9 and 10 |
||
16488/07 Bekik v. Turkey (no. 4) |
refusing to meet visitors |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
25/09/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
03/04/2007 |
Articles 6, 9 and 10 |
||
20893/07 Akbaba v. Turkey (no. 2) |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
18/09/2006 |
18/10/2006 |
08/02/2007 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14 |
||
20895/07 Akbaba v. Turkey (no. 3) |
refusing to meet visitors |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
25/09/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
08/02/2007 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14 |
||
20896/07 Akbaba v. Turkey (no. 4) |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor in support of Öcalan |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
05/10/2006 |
13/12/2006 |
08/02/2007 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14 |
||
21386/07 Kort v. Turkey |
a) refusal to use infirmary
b) chanting slogans |
a) ban from sports activities and work shops for 2 months
b) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
a) 16/03/2007
b) 12/04/2007 |
a) 09/04/2007
b) 03/05/2007 |
17/05/2007 |
Articles 6, 9 and 10 |
||
21387/07 Narin v. Turkey |
a) refusal to use infirmary
b) launching a hunger strike
c) chanting slogans |
a) ban from sports activities and work shops for 2 months
b) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month
c) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
a) 16/03/2007
b) 05/04/2007
c) 12/04/2007 |
a) 09/04/2007
b) 25/04/2007
c) 02/05/2007 |
17/05/2007 |
Articles 6, 9 and 10 |
||
21388/07 Balin v. Turkey |
a) launching a hunger strike
b)chanting slogans
c) refusal to use infirmary |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month
b) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month
c) ban from sports activities and work shops for 2 months |
a) 05/04/2007
b) 12/04/2007
c) 16/03/2007 |
a) 25/04/2007
b) 03/05/2007
c) 09/04/2007 |
17/05/2007 |
Articles 6, 9, 10 and 14 |
||
22760/07 Demir v. Turkey |
a) refusal to use infirmary
b) launching a hunger strike
c) chanting slogans |
a) ban from sports activities and work shops for 2 months
b) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month
c) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
a) 16/03/2007
b) 05/04/2007
c) 12/04/2007 |
a) 09/04/2007
b) 25/04/2007
c) 02/05/2007 |
16/05/2007 |
Articles 6, 9 and 10 |
||
23412/07 Bülbül v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Healthy in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
25/06/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
23443/07 Benek v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Healthy in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
04/06/2007 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
23457/07 Şimşek v. Turkey |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
12/03/2007 |
24/04/2007 |
28/05/2007 |
Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 |
||
23890/07 Süncak v. Turkey |
writing a letter to the prison administration and in the letter praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
02/04/2007 |
17/05/2007 |
24/05/2007 |
Articles 6 and 10 |
||
24095/07 Yeter v. Turkey |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
12/03/2007 |
24/04/2007 |
29/05/2007 |
Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 |
||
24099/07 Keskin v. Turkey |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
12/03/2007 |
24/04/2007 |
29/05/2007 |
Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 |
||
24114/07 Şahin v. Turkey |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
12/03/2007 |
24/04/2007 |
29/05/2007 |
Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 |
||
24119/07 Adam v. Turkey |
writing a letter to the prison administration and in the letter praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
02/04/2007 |
18/05/2007 |
30/05/2007 |
Article 10 |
||
24125/07 Yıldırım v. Turkey |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
12/03/2007 |
24/04/2007 |
29/05/2007 |
Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 |
||
24455/07 Canpolat v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Healthy in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
01/06/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
24460/07 Benek and Others v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Healthy in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
04/06/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
24799/07 Karaağar v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Healthy in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
01/06/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
24802/07 Yaşa v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Healthy in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
01/06/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
24900/07 Reşit and Others v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Healthy in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
04/06/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
25172/07 Reşit v. Turkey |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
12/03/2007 |
24/04/2007 |
06/06/2007 |
Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 |
||
26228/07 Gerez v. Turkey (no. 4) |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Healthy in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
01/06/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
26232/07 Öztop v. Turkey |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
12/03/2007 |
24/04/2007 |
29/05/2007 |
Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 |
||
26254/07 Kaya v. Turkey (no. 5) |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Healthy in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
01/06/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
26256/07 Ekmez v. Turkey (no. 2) |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
12/03/2007 |
24/04/2007 |
29/05/2007 |
Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 |
||
27102/07 Öner v. Turkey (no. 2) |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from work shops and sports activities for 2 months |
16/03/2007 |
09/04/2007 |
15/06/2007 |
Articles 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 13 |
||
29875/07 Aydemir v. Turkey (no. 2) |
writing a petition to the prison administration and in the letter praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
02/04/2007 |
17/05/2007 |
12/06/2007 |
Articles 6 and 10 |
||
30834/07 Kaplan v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
07/07/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
31262/07 Ölmez v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
07/07/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
31263/07 Oral v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
07/07/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
31265/07 Tokmakçı v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
07/07/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
31266/07 Sain v. Turkey |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
Date unspeci-fied |
24/04/2007 |
12/07/2007 |
Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10 |
||
31273/07 Tendik v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
07/07/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
31277/07 Oktar v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
07/07/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
31507/07 Yılmaz v. Turkey (no. 3) |
launching a hunger strike |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
20/03/2007 |
05/04/2007 |
19/06/2007 |
Article 6 |
||
35356/07 Salgar v. Turkey |
refusal to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
12/03/2007 |
24/04/2007 |
02/08/2007 |
Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 |
||
36819/07 Tarım v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
17/08/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
41332/07 Emek v. Turkey (no. 2) |
writing a petition to the public prosecutor, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health in support of Öcalan |
ban from certain activities for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
07/07/2007 |
Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 |
||
43401/07 Alkış v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the prison administration and praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
12/04/2007 |
22/05/2007 |
11/09/2007 |
Article 10 |
||
44421/07 Günay v. Turkey (no. 3) |
a) banging on the doors of the cells
b) launching a hunger strike
c) launching a hunger strike |
a) ban from receiving visitors for 2 months
b) ban from sports activities and work shops for 3 months
c) ban from sports activities and work shops for 3 months |
a) 13/03/2007
b) 20/03/2007
c) 18/05/2007 |
a) 09/05/2007
b) 28/05/2007
c) 23/07/2007 |
14/08/2007 |
Articles 3, 6 and 8 |
||
44426/07 Kaya v. Turkey |
writing petitions to several Ministries and refusing to use infirmary |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
19/03/2007 |
07/05/2007 |
25/09/2007 |
Articles 9 and 10 |
||
44656/07 Kuran v. Turkey (no.2) |
writing a petition to the Minister of Justice and in the letters praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
ban from corres-pondence for 80 days |
02/04/2007 |
08/05/2007 |
01/10/2007 |
Articles 6 and 10 |
||
45964/07 Bal v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the Prime Minister’s office and the Minister of Justice and in the letters praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 12 days |
15/03/2007 |
06/04/2007 |
04/10/2007 |
Articles 5 and 10 |
||
51681/07 İnan and Others v. Turkey |
a) chanting slogans and banging on the doors of the cells
b)writing a letter to the public prosecutor and the Ministry of Justice
c) chanting slogans and resisting prison guards
d) chanting slogans |
a) ban from corres-pondence for 1 month
b) ban from certain activities for 45 days
c) ban from receiving visitors for 1 month
d) ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
a) 25/05/2007
b) 03/09/2007
c) 30/10/2007
d) 30/10/2007 |
a) 26/07/2007
b) 07/11/2007
c) 24/12/2007
d) 30/01/2008 |
09/11/2007 |
Articles 6, 8 and 13 |
||
55546/07 Sürensoy and Others v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from certain activities for 3 months |
19/03/2007 |
28/05/2007 |
27/11/2007 |
Articles 6 and 13 |
||
56450/07 Yamalak and Others v. Turkey |
banging on the doors of the cells and chanting slogans |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
13/03/2007 |
09/05/2007 |
09/11/2007 |
Articles 6, 8, 9, 10 and 13 |
||
127/08 Yamalak and Others v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from sports activities and work shops for 3 months |
19/03/2007 |
28/05/2007 |
27/11/2007 |
Articles 6 and 10 |
||
9131/08 Özen v. Turkey |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
02/04/2007 |
30/05/2007 |
29/11/2007 |
Articles 6, 9 and 10 |
||
13727/08 Çetiner v. Turkey |
writing a letter to the Ministry of Justice in support of Öcalan |
ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
12/12/2007 |
15/01/2008 |
07/02/2008 |
Articles 6, 7 and 8 |
||
13839/08 Tuncer v. Turkey |
chanting slogans |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
30/10/2007 |
31/01/2007 |
12/03/2008 |
Articles 3, 6 and 13 |
||
15772/08 Kuran v. Turkey |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
03/09/2007 |
23/10/2007 |
05/02/2008 |
Articles 10and 13 |
||
15996/08 Bal v. Turkey |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
03/09/2007 |
23/10/2007 |
20/03/2008 |
Articles 5 and 10 |
||
16240/08 Özbil v. Turkey (no. 4) |
resisting prison guards and chanting slogans |
ban from receiving visitors for 2 months |
30/10/2007 |
25/01/2008 |
15/02/2008 |
Articles 6, 8 and 13 |
||
17510/08 Özbil v. Turkey (no. 5) |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from certain activities for 2 months |
28/12/2007 |
29/02/2008 |
19/03/2008 |
Articles 6, 8 and 13 |
||
19623/08 Yiğit v. Turkey (no. 4) |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from corres-pondence for 2 months |
18/01/2008 |
08/02/2008 |
7/03/2008 |
Article 10 |
||
24444/08 Çelikkeser v. Turkey |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
18/12/2007 |
18/01/2008 |
14/05/2008 |
Articles 6, 7, 10 and 13 |
||
24449/08 Özalp v. Turkey |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
17/12/2007 |
22/01/2008 |
15/05/2008 |
Articles 6, 7, 10 and 13 |
||
24459/08 Musa v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike and praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
07/02/2008 |
11/03/2008 |
16/05/2008 |
Articles 6, 7, 10 and 13 |
||
24476/08 Yıldırım v. Turkey |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
18/12/2008 |
18/01/2008 |
15/05/2008 |
Articles 6, 7, 10 and 13 |
||
26971/08 Tanış and Karaman v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the Ministry of Justice against the prison administration |
ban from certain activities for 3 months |
05/10/2007 |
02/01/2008 |
15/05/2008 |
Articles 6, 7 and 13 |
||
26986/08 Dolaz and Others v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from certain activities for 3 months |
29/08/2008 |
08/11/2008 |
06/05/2008 |
Articles 6 and 13 |
||
28070/08 Öztürk v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike and praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
05/02/2008 |
17/03/2008 |
03/06/2008 |
Articles 6, 7, 9 and 10 |
||
28080/08 Özalp v. Turkey |
launching a hunger strike |
deprivation of any paid work during 1 month |
01/02/2008 |
03/04/2008 |
03/06/2008 |
Articles 6, 8, 9, 10 and 13 |
||
29723/08 Türkman v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the Ministry of Justice in support of Öcalan |
Ban from corres-pondence for 1 month |
26/12/2007 |
16/04/2008 |
04/06/2008 |
Articles 6, 8 and 10 |
||
31140/08 Topçu v. Turkey (no. 3) |
launching a hunger strike and praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
solitary confinement for 11 days |
29/01/2008 |
05/05/2008 |
16/05/2008 |
Articles 6, 7, 9, 10 and 13 |
||
31625/08 Yaşar v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the Ministry of Justice against the prison administration |
ban from certain activities for 3 months |
05/10/2007 |
02/01/2008 |
16/06/2008 |
Articles 6, 7 and 13 |
||
31984/08 Tuncer v. Turkey |
resisting prison guards and chanting slogans |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month |
30/10/2007 |
31/01/2007 |
22/05/2008 |
Articles 3, 6 and 8 |
||
32034/08 Uçucu v. Turkey |
resisting prison guards and chanting slogans |
ban from receiving visitors for 1 month and solitary confinement for 15 days |
03/01/2008 |
13/03/2008 |
17/06/2008 |
Articles 3, 6 and 13 |
||
32614/08 Eroğlu v. Turkey |
chanting slogans and banging on the doors |
ban from receiving visits for 1 month |
16/10/2007 |
26/12/2007 |
26/06/2008 |
Articles 3, 6, 10, 13, 14, 17 and 18 |
||
32616/08 Şen v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the Ministry of Justice against the prison administration |
ban from certain activities for 3 months |
05/10/2007 |
02/01/2008 |
26/06/2006 |
Articles 3, 6 and 13 |
||
33620/08 Ergezen v. Turkey |
writing a petition to the Ministry of Justice against the prison administration |
ban from certain activities for 3 months |
5/10/2007 |
2/01/2008 |
30/06/2008 |
Articles 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18 |
||
36224/08 Baran v. Turkey (no. 2) |
pressing emergency buttons in the cell and refusing to participate in social activities, work shops in prison |
ban from corres-pondence for 15 days |
29/12/2004 |
26/01/2005 |
17/02/2005 |
Articles 6 and 8 |
||
41083/08 Akay v. Turkey (no. 2) |
launching a hunger strike |
ban from receiving visitors for 15 days |
31/05/2005 |
04/07/2005 |
17/10/2005 |
Article 6 |
||
41085/08 Akay v. Turkey (no. 3) |
praising the imprisoned leader of the PKK, by using the honorific “sayın”, meaning esteemed |
ban from using common areas for 45 days |
03/05/2006 |
08/06/2006 |
27/06/2006 |
Articles 6 and 10 |
B. Relevant domestic law and practice
A description of the relevant domestic law may be found in Gülmez v. Turkey, no. 16330/02, §§ 13-15, 20 May 2008 and Aydemir and others (dec.), nos. 9097/05, 9491/05, 9498/05, 9500/05, 9505/05 and 9509/05, 9 November 2010.
THE LAW
Given the similarity of the applications, as regards both fact and law, the Court deems it appropriate to join them.
The applicants mainly argued that they did not have a fair hearing during the disciplinary proceedings in question as the domestic courts had delivered their decisions on the basis of the case files and that they had been deprived of their right to defend themselves in person or through the assistance of a lawyer. In this respect, most of the applicants relied on Article 6 of the Convention. The remaining applicants, based on the same facts and raising the same complaint, merely cited Articles 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, and Article 2 of Protocol No. 1. The Court notes that although the applicants referred to different Articles of the Convention, they all complained about the unfairness of the disciplinary proceedings in dispute. It will thus examine these complaints under Article 6 of the Convention.
Furthermore, some of the applicants (as indicated in the table above), alleged a violation of Article 8 in respect of the ban on their right to correspondence and/or visiting rights, or a violation of Article 10, stating that the disciplinary sanctions imposed on them had violated their right to freedom of expression.
The Court notes that by Law no. 6008 of 22 July 2010, Section 6 of the Law on Enforcement Judges was amended so as to allow prisoners charged with disciplinary offences to defend themselves in person or through legal assistance. It further observes that the new law also provides a remedy for all those prisoners who had previously been charged with disciplinary offences to file a fresh objection with the Enforcement Judge concerning their previous sentences within six months following the adoption of this law. Such requests would be examined by the Enforcement Judge in the light of the new procedure.
The Court has already examined that remedy and found it effective in respect of complaints for applications concerning prison disciplinary sanctions. In particular, it considered that the new remedy was accessible and provided reasonable prospects of success (see, Aydemir and others, cited above). In assessing the effectiveness of the new remedy, the Court had regard to sample decisions submitted by the Government, according to which upon fresh objections, the Enforcement Judges had re-evaluated the evidence in the case file and annulled the disciplinary sanctions in dispute, clearing the respective prisoners of all consequences of the offence.
Considering that there are no exceptional circumstances capable of exempting the present applicants from the obligation to exhaust domestic remedies, the Court concludes that they should avail themselves of the new remedy offered by Law No. 6008 of 22 July 2010.
Therefore, the applications must be rejected under Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies.
For these reasons, the Court unanimously
Decides to join the applications;
Declares the applications inadmissible.
Stanley Naismith Françoise Tulkens
Registrar President
APPENDIX
Application no. |
Name of Applicant |
Date of birth |
|
8498/05 |
Abdulkahar Aksoy |
1963 |
|
8534/05 |
Soydan Akay |
1974 |
|
9021/05 |
Celaleddin Cenap Araci |
1964 |
|
9096/05 |
Nevzat Bahadır |
1978 |
|
13442/05 |
Bayram Ekelik |
1975 |
|
14030/05 |
Seyithan Kutlu |
1960 |
|
24822/05 |
Ahmet Gerez |
1965 |
|
40676/05 |
Ahmet Çakal |
1953 |
|
43339/05 |
İzzettin Sayhan |
1971 |
|
43655/05 |
Hatip Şek |
1955 |
|
43681/05 |
Ahmet Yavuz |
1966 |
|
43732/05 |
a) Ramazan Kıran
b) Ecevit Özgül
c) Musa Kaya |
1966
1980
1973 |
|
43736/05 |
Ömer Okul |
1971 |
|
43737/05 |
Abdulvahap Karatay |
1976 |
|
45875/05 |
Turgut Koyuncu |
1974 |
|
45876/05 |
Mehmet Nesih Sarıkaya |
1971 |
|
1797/06 |
Nihat Yağız |
1972 |
|
8763/06 |
Ebubekir Yulu |
1966 |
|
8766/06 |
Cemal Mustafa |
1961 |
|
8767/06 |
Yusuf Karataş |
1971 |
|
8768/06 |
Erhan Kaya |
1970 |
|
8769/06 |
Izzet Muhammet (Syrian national) |
1969 |
|
9047/06 |
Ramazan Nazlıer |
1973 |
|
9123/06 |
Ali Haydar Çırak |
1958 |
|
9509/06 |
Muzaffer Yılmaz |
1972 |
|
9558/06 |
a) Murat Arslan
b) Esat Kaya
c) Ali İhsan Dost |
1973
1969
1974 |
|
9575/06 |
a) Abdulhekim Eşiyok
b) Ahmet Şervan |
1979
1975 |
|
9953/06 |
Cahit İlboğa |
1973 |
|
9958/06 |
Fikret Güzelaydın |
1963 |
|
10685/06 |
Serhat Öztürk |
1969 |
|
10686/06 |
Cengiz Eker |
1964 |
|
15919/06 |
Nusret Yıldız |
1974 |
|
15921/06 |
Aliekber Oruç |
1969 |
|
15922/06 |
Mehmet Zengeralp |
1967 |
|
16249/06 |
Metin Yamalak |
1980 |
|
17798/06 |
Nusret Kaya |
1972 |
|
20990/06 |
a) Mehmet Çelik
b) Şabettin Yeşilmen
c) Bülent Sarıgül |
1967
1971
1975 |
|
24619/06 |
Mehmet Yavuz |
1967 |
|
27796/06 |
Hasan Alkış |
1970 |
|
27868/06 |
Mehmet Zeki Deniz |
1955 |
|
28219/06 |
Kenan Karaaslan |
1966 |
|
29341/06 |
Musa Şanak |
1964 |
|
36444/06 |
Mehmet Şirin Taşdemir |
1969 |
|
38377/06 |
Abdullah Günay |
1979 |
|
40349/06 |
Ali Ekber Coşkun |
1974 |
|
43491/06 |
Veli Özdemir |
1978 |
|
47401/06 |
Soncan Gedik |
1967 |
|
47453/06 |
Turan Demir |
1964 |
|
561/07 |
Abdulhamit Tekdemir |
1980 |
|
562/07 |
Mustafa Okçul |
1974 |
|
565/07 |
Cebrail Vural |
1975 |
|
608/07 |
Mehmet Emin Edemen |
1965 |
|
627/07 |
Kadir Emek |
1971 |
|
1316/07 |
Şemsettin Özer |
1968 |
|
1318/07 |
Ahmet Tuneli |
1966 |
|
1324/07 |
Selim Sır |
1972 |
|
1344/07 |
Canar Yurtsever |
1982 |
|
2752/07 |
Erol Yılmaz |
1977 |
|
3492/07 |
Enver Özer |
1966 |
|
3937/07 |
Metin Yamalak |
1980 |
|
4072/07 |
Vedat Bakır |
1971 |
|
5987/07 |
Süleyman Tatar |
1972 |
|
6426/07 |
Metin Yamalak |
1980 |
|
6433/07 |
Murat Arslan |
1976 |
|
6434/07 |
Murat Arslan |
1976 |
|
6946/07 |
Soncan Gedik |
1967 |
|
6953/07 |
Erol Yılmaz |
1977 |
|
6965/07 |
Ali Murat Çelik |
1968 |
|
7858/07 |
Fethi Yaşa |
1966 |
|
8719/07 |
Engin Aydınalp |
1971 |
|
9939/07 |
Turan Demir |
1964 |
|
9966/07 |
Soncan Gedik |
1967 |
|
11490/07 |
Mehmet Veysi Danış |
1976 |
|
11491/07 |
Mehmet Veysi Danış |
1976 |
|
11888/07 |
Hayati Kaytan |
1968 |
|
11984/07 |
Osman Tunç |
1972 |
|
12307/07 |
Hayati Kaytan |
1968 |
|
12308/07 |
Hayati Kaytan |
1968 |
|
13040/07 |
Süleyman Tatar |
1970 |
|
14392/07 |
Mehmet Nur Çelebi |
1974 |
|
14581/07 |
Engin Aydınalp |
1971 |
|
16483/07 |
Recep Bekik |
1969 |
|
16486/07 |
Recep Bekik |
1969 |
|
16488/07 |
Recep Bekik |
1969 |
|
20893/07 |
Lokman Akbaba |
1974 |
|
20895/07 |
Lokman Akbaba |
1974 |
|
20896/07 |
Lokman Akbaba |
1974 |
|
21386/07 |
Seyithan Kort |
1973 |
|
21387/07 |
Abdulvahap Narin |
1971 |
|
21388/07 |
Ali Balin |
1980 |
|
22760/07 |
Resul Demir |
1974 |
|
23412/07 |
Sinan Bülbül |
1973 |
|
23443/07 |
Ali Benek |
1965 |
|
23457/07 |
Salih Şimşek |
1978 |
|
23890/07 |
Yılmaz Süncak |
1972 |
|
24095/07 |
Hüseyin Yeter |
1981 |
|
24099/07 |
Yalçın Keskin |
1970 |
|
24114/07 |
Mehmet Şahin |
1970 |
|
24119/07 |
Mehmet Salih Adam |
1967 |
|
24125/07 |
Şafi Yıldırım |
1979 |
|
24455/07 |
Hacı Canpolat |
1979 |
|
24460/07 |
a) Kazım Benek
b) Hamdin Işık
c) Ahmet Tuneli
d) Abdulkadir Tatlı |
1973
1976
1966
1975 |
|
24799/07 |
Nizamettin Karaağar |
1971 |
|
24802/07 |
Seyfettin Yaşa |
1955 |
|
24900/07 |
a) Hasan Ahmet Reşit
b) Abdullah Babat
c) Mahmut Aslan |
1978
1974
1976 |
|
25172/07 |
Muhammet Emir (Ibrahim) Reşit (Syrian national) |
1963 |
|
26228/07 |
Ahmet Gerez |
1965 |
|
26232/07 |
Resul Öztop |
1965 |
|
26254/07 |
Nusret Kaya |
1972 |
|
26256/07 |
Nihat Ekmez |
1968 |
|
27102/07 |
Mehmet Şerif Öner |
1975 |
|
29875/07 |
Gültekin Aydemir |
1973 |
|
30834/07 |
Kadir Kaplan |
1974 |
|
31262/07 |
Eyüp Ölmez |
1973 |
|
31263/07 |
Ahmet Oral |
1968 |
|
31265/07 |
İlhan Tokmakçı |
1972 |
|
31266/07 |
İzzettin Sain |
1963 |
|
31273/07 |
Halit Tendik |
1972 |
|
31277/07 |
Görgin Oktar |
1973 |
|
31507/07 |
Cemal Yılmaz |
1965 |
|
35356/07 |
İsmail Salgar |
1964 |
|
36819/07 |
Nesip Tarım |
1977 |
|
41332/07 |
Kadir Emek |
1971 |
|
43401/07 |
Hasan Alkış |
1970 |
|
44421/07 |
Abdullah Günay |
1979 |
|
44426/07 |
Musa Kaya |
1973 |
|
44656/07 |
Nurullah Kuran (no. 2) |
1968 |
|
45964/07 |
Naif Bal |
1972 |
|
51681/07 |
a) Barış İnan
b) Hasan Gülbahar
c) İbrahim Şahin |
1973
1961
1975 |
|
55546/07 |
a) Hüseyin Sürensoy
b) Aydın Şaka
c) İbrahim Ayan |
1969
1980
1983 |
|
56450/07 |
a) Metin Yamalak
b) Erol Yılmaz
c) Senar Dolaz
d) Nesim Özkan
e) Aydın Şaka
f) Hüseyin Sürensoy |
1980
1977
1976
1976
1980
1969 |
|
127/08 |
a) Metin Yamalak
b) Canar Yurtsever
c) Erol Yılmaz |
1980
1982
1977 |
|
9131/08 |
Mehmet Nuri Özen |
1976 |
|
13727/08 |
Serhat Çetiner |
1972 |
|
13839/08 |
Tamer Tuncer |
1971 |
|
15772/08 |
Nasrullah Kuran |
1968 |
|
15996/08 |
Naif Bal |
1972 |
|
16240/08 |
Sami Özbil |
1977 |
|
17510/08 |
Sami Özbil |
1977 |
|
19623/08 |
Kemal Yiğit |
1982 |
|
24444/08 |
Zafer Çelikkeser |
1979 |
|
24449/08 |
Nedim Özalp |
1963 |
|
24459/08 |
Şeyhmus Musa (Syrian national) |
1974 |
|
24476/08 |
Abdurrahman Yıldırım |
1974 |
|
26971/08 |
a) Mehmet Nuri Tanış
b) Ergün Karaman |
1976
1975 |
|
26986/08 |
a) Senar Dolaz
b) Fesih Nardan
c) Nesim Özkan
d) Nezir Adıyaman
e) Abdullah Günay
f) Cengiz Atsız
g) Aydın Şaka
h) Adem Yüksekdağ
i) Hüseyin Sürensoy
j) Habip Çiftçi
k) Ergin Atabey
l) Metin Yamalak
m) Canar Yurtsever
n) Erol Yılmaz
o) Mehmet Ali Kaya
p) Suat Çalıskan |
1976
1964
1973
1978
1979
1982
1980
1986
1969
1973
1973
1980
1982
1977
1976
1981 |
|
28070/08 |
Yüksel Öztürk |
1972 |
|
28080/08 |
Resul Özalp |
1978 |
|
29723/08 |
Sinan Türkman |
1966 |
|
31140/08 |
Çeçan Topçu |
1962 |
|
31625/08 |
Halis Yaşar |
1976 |
|
31984/08 |
Mete Tuncer |
1969 |
|
32034/08 |
Remzi Uçucu |
1971 |
|
32614/08 |
Tayyar Eroğlu |
1982 |
|
32616/08 |
Abdurrahim Şen |
1971 |
|
33620/08 |
a) Mehmet Ergezen
b) Sıraç Çelik
c) İsmail Cengiz Oğurtan
d) Dalyan Alsaç
e) İshak Aybergüler
f) Cahit Yaşar
g) Ramazan Kaya
h) Mehmet Aladağ
i) İhsan Akbıyık
j) Abdullah Çolak
k) Veysi Dereli
l) Yunus Akbal
m) Ahmet Koç
n) Kenan Avcı
o) Faruk Yıldız
p) Oktay Kalaç
q) Mehmet Nart
r) Abdülhakim Kulik
s) İbrahim Kanat
t) Sami Dündar
u) Zafer Balcı
v) Bilal Önen
w) Cüneyt Yeşilyurt |
1983
1981
1974
1984
1984
1979
1980
1974
1984
1969
1986
1982
1981
1980
1973
1974
1977
1988
1966
1980
1977
1981
1982 |
|
36224/08 |
İhsan Baran |
1968 |
|
41083/08 |
Barış Akay |
1977 |
|
41085/08 |
Barış Akay |
1977 |
|