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SECOND SECTION

PARTIAL DECISION

AS TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF

Application nos. 18904/09, 18914/09, 21320/09, 21333/09, 21353/09, 21362/09, 21372/09, 21384/09, 21386/09, 21394/09, 21399/09, 21775/09, 21778/09, 21780/09, 21790/09, 2 1800/09, 21819/09, 21828/09, 21834/09, 23991/09, 23992/09, 23993/09, 23994/09, 23995/09, 23996/09, 23997/09, 23998/09, 23999/09, 24000/09, 24001/09, 24002/09, 24003/09, 24004/09, 24005/09, 24006/09, 24007/09, 24008/09, 24009/09, 24010/09, 24011/09, 24012/09, 24013/09, 24014/09, 24015/09 and 24016/09 against Turkey

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 3 November 2009 as a Chamber composed of:

Françoise Tulkens , President, Ireneu Cabral Barreto, Danutė Jočienė, András Sajó, Nona Tsotsoria, Işıl Karakaş, Kristina Pardalos , judges,

and Sally Dollé , Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above applications lodged on 19 February 2009,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

THE FACTS

The applicants, whose names and dates of birth are set out in the appendix, are Turkish nationals. They are repr esen ted before the Court by Mr C.K. Öner and Ms F. Esenyel, lawyers practising in Istanbul .

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

On 13 March 1996 the authority of a stock broker firm ( Yener Kaya Menkul DeÄŸerler A.Åž ) to operate in the stock exchange was annulled. The firm was managing the equity securities of the applicants at the relevant time.

On 15 May 1998 the firm was declared bankrupt. Following the insolvency proceedings, the exact amounts of its debts to creditors were determined in 2005.

On different dates in January 2005, the applicants had recourse to the Capital Markets Board (the Board), seeking compensation for some of their losses in accordance with Law n o. 4487.

On 3 March 2005 the Board calculated their loss in a less favourable way than they had asked, relying on a leading decision it had given in 2002.

Between 7 and 23 March 2005 (in application no. 24014/09 on 24 August 2005), the applicants initiated administrative proceedings for the annulment of the Board ’ s decision of 2005 and the leading decision of 2002.

On 1 May 2006 the 13 th Chamber of the Supreme Administrative Court , dealing with the cases as a first instance court, set aside both decisions of the Board in application no. 21399/09. Between May and September 2006, the Chamber gave the same judgment in the other applications, merely mentioning its conclusion of 1 May 2006.

On 31 May 2007 the Plenary Supreme Administrative Court (Administrative Chambers) quashed the judgment in application no. 21399/09, having found the Board ’ s original decisions to have been lawful and not in contradiction with Law n o. 4487. On the same date it also overturned the remaining judgments with reference to its first decision.

On 27 March 2008 the rectification requests introduced by the applicants were dismissed by the Plenary Supreme Administrative Court (Administrative Chambers).

According to the information in the case files, the cases are still pending before the competent Chamber.

THE LAW

1. In view of the similarity of the applications, both as regards fact and law, the Court deems it appropriate to join them and thus examine them together.

2. The applicants complain under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention that the administrative proceedings have not been concluded within a reasonable time. They submit that the period to be taken into account starts with the broker ’ s bankruptcy.

The Court considers that the complaint should be examined in two parts.

As to the length of the administrative proceedings, the Court notes that they have lasted approximately four years and eight months (in 44 applications) and four years and three months (in the application no. 24014/09) and are not final yet, before one level of jurisdiction , acting first in the chamber formation and then in its plenary capacity (see, a contrario , Aras v. Turkey , no. 1895/05, §§ 8-12 and 23, 17 February 2009, in which the Court considered that there were two judicial instances. In comparison with the pr esen t application, in the mentioned case, the domestic decision had been final at the time of lodging ) .

The Court considers that it cannot, on the basis of the case files, determine the admissibility of this complaint and that it is therefore necessary, in accordance with Rule 54 § 2 (b) of the Rules of Court, to give notice of it to the respondent Government.

Concerning the length of the bankruptcy proceedings, the Court notes that they were completed in 2005. It follows that this complaint falls outside the six-month time-limit and must be rejected pursuant to Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention .

3 . The applicants also contend under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention that the administrative proceedings were unfair in that no hearing was held, the arguments of the Board were favoured and the decisions were not sufficiently reasoned.

The Court notes that the cases are still pending before the domestic court. Therefore, these complaints are prematu re and must be rejected for non ‑ exhaustion of domestic remedies pursuant to Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention (see, for example, Koç v. Turkey (dec.), no. 36686/07, 26 February 2008) .

4. Finally, the applicants claim under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 that their property rights were breached as a result of the decisions of the domestic courts.

The Court reiterates that the proceedings have not been finalised in the domestic system. Thus, this complaint is also 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 unan imously

Decides to join the applications;

Decides to adjourn the examination of the applicants ’ complaint concerning the length of the administrative proceedings;

Declares the remainder of the applications inadmissible.

Sally Dollé Françoise Tulkens Registrar President

APPENDIX

Appli -

cation

no.

Name of the applicants

and date of birth

Date of adminis -

trative

cases

Date of the f irst instance c ourt ’ s (13 th Chamber of the Supreme Administrative Court ) judgment and file n o.

Date of the Plenary Supreme Administrative Court (Administrative Chambers) decision upon appeal and file n o.

Date of the Plenary Supreme Administrative Court (Administrative Chambers) decision upon rectification and file n o.

18904/09

Mr Mahmut Bacak

26/7/1947

23 /3/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/8992 E 200 6 / 2022 K

31/5/2007

2006/2741 E 200 7 / 1455 K

27/3/2008

2007/2793 E 2008/673 K

18914/09

Mr Metin Can

24 /1/ 1962

14 /3/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/8986 E 200 6 / 2025 K

31/5/2007

2006/2785 E 200 7 / 1475 K

27/3/2008

2007/2810 E 2008/689 K

21320/09

Mr Celal Özdemir

193710 /3/ 2005

22/5/2006

2005/8988 E 200 6 / 2213 K

31/5/2007

2006/2745 E 200 7 / 1489 K

27/3/2008

2007/2811 E 2008/690 K

21333/09

Mr Erden Taman

19 /5/ 1957

Ms Canan Taman

13 /10/ 1962

23 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1559 E 200 6 / 2717 K

31/5/2007

2006/2772 E 200 7 / 1519 K

27/3/2008

2007/2777 E 2008/658 K

21353/09

Mr Mahmut ReÅŸat Ä°nal

16 /1/ 1958

18 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1250 E 200 6 / 2716 K

31/5/2007

2006/2774 E 200 7 / 1505 K

27/3/2008

2007/2757 E 2008/638 K

21362/09

Mr İsmail Turgut Kıvanç

2 /7/ 1957

9 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/1893 E 200 6 / 3617 K

31/5/2007

2006/3687 E 200 7 / 1501 K

27/3/2008

2007/2755 E 2008/636 K

21372/09

Mr Fazıl Ekim

15 /2/ 1967

9 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/2236 E 200 6 / 3597 K

31/5/2007

2006/3670 E 200 7 / 1467 K

27/3/2008

2007/2765 E 2008/646 K

21384/09

Mr Bora Büyüksağnak

8 /1/ 1967

10 /3/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/9534 E 200 6 / 2027 K

31/5/2007

2006/2747 E 200 7 / 1473 K

27/3/2008

2007/2801 E 2008/680 K

21386/09

Mr Dursun AteÅŸ

1 /1/ 1943

18 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1574 E 200 6 / 2732 K

31/5/2007

2006/2761 E 200 7 / 1506 K

27/3/2008

2007/2787 E 2008/667 K

21394/09

Mr Mazlum Çöpür

1 /1/ 1961

10 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1254 E 200 6 / 2733 K

31/5/2007

2006/2780 E 200 7 / 1453 K

27/3/2008

2007/2797 E 2008/676 K

21399/09

Mr Sabri OÄŸuz Argana

3 /5/ 1968

23 /3/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/7700 E 200 6 / 2034 K

31/5/2007

2006/2749 E 200 7 / 1307 K

27/3/2008

2007/2781 E 2008/617 K

21775/09

Mr Ünal Öker

3 /5/ 1966

23 /3/ 2005

22/5/2006

2006/795 E 200 6 / 2211 K

31/5/2007

2006/2787 E 200 7 / 1482 K

27/3/2008

2007/2766 E 2008/647 K

21778/09

Mr Selim Ay

30 /6/ 1972

9 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1119 E 200 6 / 2718 K

31/5/2007

2006/2767 E 200 7 / 1495 K

27/3/2008

2007/2749 E 2008/630 K

21780/09

Mr Özhan Maraton

10 /1/ 1942

7 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1255 E 200 6 / 2726 K

31/5/2007

2006/2742 E 200 7 / 1490 K

27/3/2008

2007/2756 E 2008/637 K

21790/09

Mr Hulusi Sam

21 /5/ 1958

14 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/3153 E 200 6 / 3602 K

31/5/2007

2006/3672 E 200 7 / 1515 K

27/3/2008

2007/2805 E 2008/684 K

21800/09

Ms Melahat Özdemir

5 /2/ 1956

23 /3/ 2005

22/5/2006

2005/9006 E 200 6 / 2210 K

31/5/2007

2006/2790 E 200 7 / 1477 K

27/3/2008

2007/2817 E 2008/696 K

21819/09

Mr Hacı Bölen

9 /9/ 1958

9 /3/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/7996 E 200 6 / 2023 K

31/5/2007

2006/2759 E 200 7 / 1487 K

27/3/2008

2007/2813 E 2008/692 K

21828/09

Mr Kenan Küçük

5 /1/ 1968

9 /3/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/9011 E 200 6 / 2029 K

31/5/2007

2006/2775 E 200 7 / 1484 K

27/3/2008

2007/2744 E 2008/625 K

21834/09

Mr Hasan Ceyhan

11 /1/ 1947

7 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2005/9005 E 200 6 / 2713 K

31/5/2007

2006/2778 E 200 7 / 1516 K

27/3/2008

2007/2791 E 2008/671 K

23991/09

Mr Adil AkbaÅŸ

9 /9/ 1968

10 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/2248 E 200 6 / 3601 K

31/5/2007

2006/3692 E 200 7 / 1523 K

27/3/2008

2007/2773 E 2008/654 K

23992/09

Mr Sami Sevindik

1 /1/1 960

14 /3/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/9537 E 200 6 / 2031 K

31/5/2007

2006/2757 E 200 7 / 1456 K

27/3/2008

2007/2778 E 2008/659 K

23993/09

Ms Fatma Nermin Ertürk

21 /7/ 1944

18 /3/ 2005

22/5/2006

2005/9017 E 200 6 / 2207 K

31/5/2007

2006/2777 E 200 7 / 1510 K

27/3/2008

2007/2815 E 2008/694 K

23994/09

Ms Vildan SavaÅŸer

1 /1/ 1937

7 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2005/9003 E 200 6 / 2720 K

31/5/2007

2006/2746 E 200 7 / 1472 K

27/3/2008

2007/2752 E 2008/633 K

23995/09

Mr İsmail Yıldız

10 /5/ 1964

10 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2005/8985 E 200 6 / 2722 K

31/5/2007

2006/2755 E 200 7 / 1458 K

27/3/2008

2007/2814 E 2008/693 K

23996/09

Mr Ziya Sakız

27 /4/ 1959

23 /3/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/8994 E 2006/ 2032 K

31/5/2007

2006/2752 E 200 7 / 1517 K

27/3/2008

2007/2780 E 2008/661 K

23997/09

Ms Semiha Öztürk

19519 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/3154 E 200 6 / 3609 K

31/5/2007

2006/3677 E 200 7 / 1511 K

27/3/2008

2007/2804 E 2008/683 K

23998/09

Mr Özcan Tonguroğlu

27 /2/ 1959

18 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/3788 E 200 6 / 3615 K

31/5/2007

2006/3683 E 200 7 / 1496 K

27/3/2008

2007/2764 E 2008/645 K

23999/09

Mr Bekir Petek

12 /5/ 1963

9 /3/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/7720 E 200 6 / 2018 K

31/5/2007

2006/2768 E 200 7 / 1454 K

27/3/2008

2007/2745 E 2008/626 K

24000/09

Mr Hüseyin Aydın

1 /3/ 1954

9 /3/ 2005

22/5/2006

2005/9012 E 200 6 / 2215 K

31/5/2007

2006/2744 E 200 7 / 1462 K

27/3/2008

2007/2798 E 2008/677 K

24001/09

Mr Ãœnal Erdem

25 /5/ 1941

10 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1561 E 200 6 / 2715 K

31/5/2007

2006/2788 E 200 7 / 1308 K

27/3/2008

2007/2751 E 2008/632 K

24002/09

Mr Baki Akkaya

2 /1/ 1969

10 /3/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/8989 E 200 6 / 2020 K

31/5/2007

2006/2750 E 200 7 / 1504 K

27/3/2008

2007/2809 E 2008/688 K

24003/09

Ms Kadriye Serbest

1 /1/ 1961

10 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1252 E 200 6 / 2731 K

31/5/2007

2006/2760 E 200 7 / 1478 K

27/3/2008

2007/2783 E 2008/663 K

24004/09

Mr Latif Yanar

3 /3/ 1958

10 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1125 E 200 6 / 2719 K

31/5/2007

2006/2781 E 200 7 / 1494 K

27/3/2008

2007/2790 E 2008/670 K

24005/09

Mrs Fatma Perihan Özsoyoğlu

12 /3/ 1946

18 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/1996 E 200 6 / 3600 K

31/5/2007

2006/3685 E 200 7 / 1498 K

27/3/2008

2007/2779 E 2008/660 K

24006/09

Mr Erbil Ãœnveren

9 /2/ 1950

23 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1251 E 200 6 / 2712 K

31/5/2007

2006/2763 E 200 7 / 1509 K

27/3/2008

2007/2789 E 2008/669 K

24007/09

Mr Ömer Faruk Oduncu

21 /12/ 1961

10 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/1974 E 200 6 / 3612 K

31/5/2007

2006/3682 E 200 7 / 1525 K

27/3/2008

2007/275 9 E 2008/640 K

24008/09

Mr Yaşar Gücüyenen

4 /3/ 1958

9 /3/ 2005

26/6/2006

2006/1341 E 200 6 / 2729 K

31/5/2007

2006/2779 E 200 7 / 1483 K

27/3/2008

2007/2769 E 2008/650 K

24009/09

Ms Kadriye Özdemir

15 /10/ 1942

Ms Özden Özdemir

6 /10/ 1962

Mr Önder Özdemir

10 /5/ 1961

9 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/3786 E 200 6 / 3608 K

31/5/2007

2006/3680 E 200 7 / 1514 K

27/3/2008

2007/2763 E 2008/644 K

24010/09

Mr Ali Rıza Mumoğlu

10 /1/ 1948

14 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/3782 E 200 6 / 3618 K

31/5/2007

2006/3689 E 200 7 / 1469 K

27/3/2008

2007/2748 E 2008/629 K

24011/09

Mr Hanifi KardaÅŸ

9 /11/ 1951

7 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/1992 E 200 6 / 3605 K

31/5/2007

2006/3694 E 200 7 / 1522 K

27/3/2008

2007/2762 E 2008/643 K

24012/09

Mr Murat Daşkın

13 /6/ 1966

14 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/3540 E 200 6 / 3598 K

31/5/2007

2006/3691 E 200 7 / 1465 K

27/3/2008

2007/2768 E 2008/649 K

24013/09

Mr Ä°lhan Bakan

7 /9/ 1945

10 /3/ 2005

22/5/2006

2005/10001 E 200 6 / 2206 K

31/5/2007

2006/2764 E 200 7 / 1460 K

27/3/2008

2007/2774 E 2008/655 K

24014/09

Mr Mert Alp Aykutlu

4 /9/ 1971

24 /8/ 2005

1/5/2006

2005/8962 E 200 6 / 2024 K

31/5/2007

2006/2784 E 200 7 / 1459 K

27/3/2008

2007/2808 E 2008/687 K

24015/09

Mr Hüsnü Özvardar

20 /2/ 1967

9 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/3151 E 200 6 / 3604 K

31/5/2007

2006/3675 E 200 7 / 1513 K

27/3/2008

2007/2786 E 2008/666 K

24016/09

Ms Gülsüme Kalender

29 /10/ 1959

7 /3/ 2005

25/9/2006

2006/1885 E 200 6 / 3616 K

31/5/2007

2006/3684 E 200 7 / 1497 K

27/3/2008

2007/2767 E 2008/648 K

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