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SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 55614/11 Teslime BAYKAL against Turkey and 99 other applications (see list appended)

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section) , sitting on 11 June 2013 as a Chamber composed of:

Guido Raimondi, President, Danutė Jočienė, Peer Lorenzen, András Sajó, Işıl Karakaş, Nebojša Vučinić, Helen Keller, judges, and Stanley Naismith , Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above applications , indi cated in the a ppendix,

Having deliberated , decides as follows:

THE FACTS

A list of th e applicants is set out in the a ppendix. Additionally , the case and decision numbers of the impu gned proceedings appear in the a ppendix.

A. The circumstances of the case

The facts of the case , as submitted by the applicants , may be summarised as follows.

On various dates, the applicants initiated actions before various civil courts or civil proceedings were brought against them before the civil courts. The procedures lasted several years.

B. Relevant domestic law

A description of the relevant domestic law may be found in Müdür Turgut and Others ((dec.) , no 4860/09 , §§ 19-26 , 26 March 2013 ).

COMPLAINTS

The applicants complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention that the proceedings before the national courts had not been concluded within a reasonable time.

Certain applicants also alleged a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.

THE LAW

I. JOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS

The Court first considers that in accordance with Rule 42 § 1 of the Rules of Court , the applications should be joined , given the similarity of the facts and of the legal issues raised.

II. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 6 § 1 OF THE CONVENTION

The applicants complained that the length of the proceedings was incompatible with the “reasonable time” requirement , laid down in Article 6 § 1 of the Convention , which reads as follows:

“In the determination of his civil rights and obligations ... , everyone is entitled to a ... hearing within a reasonable time by a ... tribunal...”

The Court observes that the applicants asserted that the length of the proceedings was incompatible with the principle of the “reasonable time” requirement in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention. In that respect, the Court found in Müdür Turgut and Others (cited above , § 56) that the Compensation Commission established by Law no. 6384 , insofar as it is accessible and capable of offering reasonable prospects of redress for complaints concerning the length of proceedings constituted a remedy which applicants were required to exhaust for the purposes of Article 35 § 1 of the Convention. In the present cases, the Court sees no reason to come to a different conclusion.

It follows that these complaints must be rejected under Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies.

III. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 1 OF PROTOCOL NO. 1 OF THE CONVENTION

Certain applicants claimed under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 that the amounts awarded to them had lost their value due to the length of the proceedings. The Court observes that the civil proceedings against the applicants are still pending before the domestic courts. Therefore, the related complaints under this article are premature and must be rejected for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies pursuant to Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention .

For these reasons, the Court unanimously

Decides to join the applications;

Declares the applications inadmissible.

Stanley Naismith Guido Raimondi Registrar President

Appendix

No

Application No

Lodged on

Applicant

Date of birth

Place of residence

Represented by

Notes

55614/11

29/07/2011

Teslime BAYKAL

19/05/1994

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55615/11

29/07/2011

AyÅŸe KURNAZ

01/01/1956

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55616/11

29/07/2011

Hüseyin KURNAZ

01/01/1985

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55617/11

29/07/2011

Şerife ÇILGIN (DEMİREL)

01/01/1959

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55618/11

29/07/2011

Ramazan SÖZEN

01/01/1977

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55619/11

29/07/2011

Zeynep TURNA (AYGÃœN)

01/01/1925

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2

55620/11

29/07/2011

Hamide YAYLA (TURNA)

01/01/1959

Kocaeli

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55621/11

29/07/2011

Abdullah DEMÄ°REL

01/01/1962

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55622/11

29/07/2011

Fatma AYDIN (SÖZEN)

01/01/1953

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55623/11

29/07/2011

İbrahim SÖZEN

01/01/1959

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55624/11

29/07/2011

AyÅŸe AYGÃœN (ERGÃœN)

01/01/1954

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55625/11

29/07/2011

Nuh SÖZEN

01/01/1963

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55626/11

29/07/2011

Havva Ä°SLAM DEMÄ°REL

01/01/1972

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55627/11

29/07/2011

Medine YILDIRIM (SÖZEN)

01/01/1978

Hagen

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55628/11

29/07/2011

Mehmet TURNA

01/01/1956

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55629/11

29/07/2011

Halil SÖZEN

01/01/1960

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55630/11

29/07/2011

Esme KOLTUK SÖZEN

01/01/1959

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55631/11

29/07/2011

Fatma YANMAZ SÖZEN

01/01/1975

Mersin

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55632/11

29/07/2011

Kaniye ERGÜN SÖZEN

01/01/1953

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55633/11

29/07/2011

Teslime DEMÄ°REL USLU

01/01/1939

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55634/11

29/07/2011

Hüseyin SÖZEN

01/01/1944

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55635/11

29/07/2011

Emine TURNA TÃœRKMEN

01/01/1969

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55636/11

29/07/2011

Güllü SÖZEN

01/01/1957

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55637/11

29/07/2011

Ä°dris TURNA

01/01/1962

Sakarya

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55638/11

29/07/2011

Emine ERDURAN (SÖZEN)

01/01/1985

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55639/11

29/07/2011

Ayşe ÇÜN (TURNA)

01/01/1977

Sakarya

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55640/11

29/07/2011

Sema ŞAHİNER (SÖZEN)

01/01/1980

Weinsberg

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55641/11

29/07/2011

Avni SÖZEN

01/01/1977

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55642/11

29/07/2011

Bayram SÖZEN

01/01/1984

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55643/11

29/07/2011

Hatice ERDÄ°NLÄ° (TURNA)

01/01/1974

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55644/11

29/07/2011

Süleyman USLU

01/01/1960

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55645/11

29/07/2011

AyÅŸe ARSLAN TURNA

01/01/1950

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55646/11

29/07/2011

Yasemin YİĞİT (TURNA)

01/01/1982

Bursa

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55647/11

29/07/2011

Ramazan SÖZEN

01/01/1969

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55648/11

29/07/2011

Ayşe ÖZTAŞ (SÖZEN)

01/01/1951

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55649/11

29/07/2011

Bahriye KAVAK (SÖZEN)

01/01/1941

Bursa

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55650/11

29/07/2011

Dilber SÖZEN

01/01/1958

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55651/11

29/07/2011

Eren SÖZEN

01/01/1999

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55652/11

29/07/2011

Musa TURNA

01/01/1970

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55653/11

29/07/2011

Fatma YILDIRIM DEMÄ°REL

01/01/1970

Bursa

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55654/11

29/07/2011

Asiye ÖZTOSUN (SÖZEN)

01/01/1954

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55655/11

29/07/2011

Emine USLU (SÖZEN)

01/01/1956

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55656/11

29/07/2011

Emine YILDIZ (TURNA)

01/01/1960

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55657/11

29/07/2011

Saniye TÜRKMEN (SÖZEN)

01/01/1956

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55658/11

29/07/2011

Hanife BAYKAL

19/05/1990

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55659/11

29/07/2011

Salih TURNA

01/01/1964

Kocaeli

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55660/11

29/07/2011

Fatma AKBULUT (TURNA)

01/01/1953

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55661/11

29/07/2011

Mahmut TURNA

01/01/1962

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55662/11

29/07/2011

Adem SÖZEN

01/01/1955

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55663/11

29/07/2011

Ä°smet ERGÃœN

01/01/1961

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55664/11

29/07/2011

Şerife ERGÜN (SÖZEN)

01/01/1931

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55665/11

29/07/2011

Ä°smail DEMÄ°REL

01/01/1970

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55666/11

29/07/2011

Havva SÖZEN (USLU)

01/01/1957

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55667/11

29/07/2011

Gönul BAYKAL

19/05/1989

Sivas

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55668/11

29/07/2011

Fatma ÃœNAL (KURNAZ)

01/01/1981

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55669/11

29/07/2011

Ali SÖZEN

01/01/1966

Bursa

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55670/11

29/07/2011

Zeynep YÖRÜKOĞLU (KURNAZ)

01/01/1961

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55671/11

29/07/2011

Osman KURNAZ

01/01/1973

Istanbul

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55672/11

29/07/2011

Mahmut DEMÄ°REL

01/01/1964

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55673/11

29/07/2011

Ali SÖZEN

01/01/1944

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55674/11

29/07/2011

Yusuf SÖZEN

01/01/1979

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55675/11

29/07/2011

Havva AKIN (TURNA)

01/01/1979

Sakarya

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55676/11

29/07/2011

Mehmet SÖZEN

01/01/1946

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55677/11

29/07/2011

Fatma ERGÜN (SÖZEN)

01/01/1948

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55678/11

29/07/2011

Zeynep Ä°LCÄ° (DEMÄ°REL)

01/01/1952

Istanbul

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55679/11

29/07/2011

Adnan BAYKAL

19/05/1996

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55680/11

29/07/2011

Hikmet ERGÃœN

01/01/1950

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55681/11

29/07/2011

Åžaban KURNAZ

01/01/1973

Istanbul

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55682/11

29/07/2011

Emine USLU

01/01/1970

Rize

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55683/11

29/07/2011

Tülay SÖZEN

01/01/1977

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

55684/11

29/07/2011

Ali BAYKAL

01/01/1959

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

Tribunal de cadastre de Ondokuzmayıs E: 2001/2.

53247/12

28/06/2012

Yılmaz ERGÜN

01/10/1963

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

73493/12

06/09/2012

Mahmut ERGÃœN

01/01/1948

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

73494/12

06/09/2012

Günay TAŞ

01/01/1965

Kirchheim

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79611/12

06/09/2012

Emine BELEN (TAÅžKIN)

01/01/1950

Ä°stanbul

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79612/12

06/09/2012

Ä°lyas ESER

01/01/1954

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79613/12

06/09/2012

Emine KUÅž

01/01/1960

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79614/12

06/09/2012

AyÅŸe ESER

01/01/1933

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79615/12

06/09/2012

Kafiye ÖZER (KUŞ)

01/01/1968

Wien

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79616/12

06/09/2012

Meryem KARAKUÅž (KUÅž)

01/01/1955

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79617/12

06/09/2012

YaÅŸar KURNAZ

01/01/1960

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79618/12

06/09/2012

Avni KURNAZ

01/01/1964

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79619/12

06/09/2012

Muzaffer SÖZEN

01/01/1945

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79620/12

06/09/2012

Ayşegül DERVİŞOĞLU (TAŞKIN)

01/01/1947

Istanbul

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79621/12

06/09/2012

Murat YALÇIN

05/10/1979

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79622/12

06/09/2012

Kadir KUÅž

01/01/1971

Wien

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79623/12

06/09/2012

Hatice KURT (EGE)

01/01/1956

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79624/12

06/09/2012

Hanife ENGÄ°N (DANACI)

01/01/1955

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79625/12

06/09/2012

Hüseyin ARAPOĞLU

01/01/1982

Kocaeli

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79626/12

06/09/2012

Aynur KURNAZ

01/01/1969

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79627/12

06/09/2012

Mahmut KURNAZ

01/01/1951

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79628/12

06/09/2012

Cemil YALÇIN

01/01/1978

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79629/12

06/09/2012

Havva AKBULUT (AYGÃœN)

01/01/1964

Badschwalbach

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79630/12

06/09/2012

Hüseyin YILDIRIM

01/01/1955

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79631/12

06/09/2012

Ä°smet BÄ°RCAN

01/01/1941

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79632/12

06/09/2012

Teslime YAMAN (DANACI)

01/01/1933

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79633/12

06/09/2012

Zeynep KUÅž

01/01/1932

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79634/12

06/09/2012

Ali KUÅž

01/01/1968

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79635/12

06/09/2012

AyÅŸe ERGÃœN (AYGÃœN)

01/01/1963

Samsun

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

79636/12

06/09/2012

Zeki AYGÃœN

01/01/1965

Flehingen

Ömer Birol ERDİM

19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E: 2011/2.

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BAYKAL AND OTHERS v. TURKEY

BAYKAL AND OTHERS v. TURKEY

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