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DEMIR AND OTHERS v. TURKEY

Doc ref: 60267/09, 64012/09, 64143/09, 64168/09, 64182/09, 64198/09, 64324/09, 64337/09, 64352/09, 64361/09, ... • ECHR ID: 001-174675

Document date: May 16, 2017

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DEMIR AND OTHERS v. TURKEY

Doc ref: 60267/09, 64012/09, 64143/09, 64168/09, 64182/09, 64198/09, 64324/09, 64337/09, 64352/09, 64361/09, ... • ECHR ID: 001-174675

Document date: May 16, 2017

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SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 60267/09 Abdulaziz DEMÄ° R and others against Turkey and 26 other applications (see list appended)

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 16 May 2017 as a Committee composed of:

Ledi Bianku, President, Paul Lemmens, Jon Fridrik Kjølbro, judges,

and Hasan Bakırcı, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. They were represented before the Court by Ms Figen Vural Sonmez, a lawyer practicing in Ankara. The Turkish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent.

Three of the applicants, namely, Mr Emin Ağduk, Mr Fahrettin Baran and Ramazan Balku died after lodging the present applications. Following the communication of the cases, their heirs, whose details are set out in the appendix, informed the Court that they wished to pursue the application in their stead. For practical reasons, Mr Emin Ağduk, Mr Fahrettin Boran and Mr Ramazan Balku will continue to be called as the “applicants” in this decision although their heirs are now to be regarded as such (see Dalban v. Romania [GC], no. 28114/95, § 1, ECHR 1999-VI, and Çakar v. Turkey , no. 42741/98, § 2, 23 October 2003).

At the date of lodging the applications, the applicants were employees at the Kozluk Municipality, Batman. A certain amount of money was deducted regularly from their salaries with a view to promoting their savings (“ tasarrufa teşvik kesintisi” ). However, the Municipality failed to pay back the amounts in question. The applicants accordingly brought actions before the Diyarbakır Administrative Court. In 2007, the Diyarbakır Administrative Court ordered the payment of the deducted amounts, plus interest to the applicants. In the absence of an appeal, the judgments became final.

Despite the administrative court judgments and a payment order, the Kozluk Municipality did not make the payments.

The cases were communicated under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.

Following the communication of the cases, by a letter dated 3 October 2016, the applicants ’ representative was requested to submit further factual information. In particular, she was invited to inform the Court about the outcome of the proceedings before the Compensation Commission, set up by Law no. 6384 of 9 January 2013. The representative ’ s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike a case out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicants do not intend to pursue the applications. When the registered post arrived at her address, the applicants ’ representative was not present. Notification was given that she should collect the registered mail from the post office. She failed to do so.

THE LAW

Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.

The Court considers that, in the given circumstances, the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue their applications, within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine , the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols which require the continued examination of the cases.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case s out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to join the applications;

Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 15 June 2017 .

Hasan Bakırcı Ledi Bianku Deputy Registrar President

Appendix

No.

Application no.

Lodged on

Applicant

Date of birth

Place of residence

60267/09

03/11/2009

Abdulaziz Demir

10/02/1956 Batman

Abdullah BabayiÄŸit

01/06/1938 Batman

Abdullah Boral

01/08/1962 Batman

Abdullah Tanrıverdi

07/11/1955 Batman

Abdullah Akın

01/01/1966 Batman

64012/09

03/11/2009

Abdulguffar Akın

25/06/1944 Batman

Abdusselam Akın

01/01/1963 Batman

Abdulsellam Aydemir

25/10/1965 Batman

Abdurrahman Barlık

06/05/1958 Batman

Abdurrahman Masyon

24/06/1970 Batman

64143/09

03/11/2009

Abdulaziz BaÅŸgak

01/02/1961 Batman

Adem AvaÄŸ

01/01/1962 Batman

Ahmet BaltaÅŸ

01/03/1967 Batman

Ahmet KarataÅŸ

26/02/1954 Batman

Ali Adanır

01/01/1953 Batman

64168/09

03/11/2009

Aydın Algan

02/03/1962 Batman

Aydın Ayhan

28/01/1953 Batman

Aydın Bilecan

01/01/1956 Batman

Ayhan AtaÅŸ

10/09/1974 Batman

Ayhan Sezikli

20/12/1964 Batman

64182/09

03/11/2009

Bahri DEMÄ°R

05/01/1964 Batman

Bahri Gümüş

01/01/1953 Batman

Behçet Adsan

13/01/1969 Batman

BeÅŸir Tekin

03/04/1955 Batman

Burhan Çelik

01/03/1963 Batman

64198/09

03/11/2009

Cano BaÄŸuÅŸ

01/01/1964 Batman

Celal Bilir

01/01/1964 Batman

Cengiz Avcı

06/06/1967 Batman

Cengiz Tilki

21/04/1968 Batman

Cuma Acar

01/01/1954 Batman

64324/09

03/11/2009

Cuma Bakışgan

04/03/1946 Batman

Cumattin KarataÅŸ

01/05/1972 Batman

Cüneyit Kırdağ

01/01/1962 Batman

Emin AÄŸduk

Born on : 05/03/1950

Died on : 24/08/2011

His heirs :

Adnan AÄŸduk

01/01/1987 Batman

Remziye AÄŸduk

10/03/1988 Batman

Hamide AÄŸduk

24/08/1991 Batman

Veysel AÄŸduk

11/07/1992 Batman

Sadiye AÄŸduk

01/10/1993 Batman

Cuma AÄŸduk

20/01/1995 Batman

Ahmet AÄŸduk

18/11/1996 Batman

Mehmet Salih AÄŸduk

13/07/1998 Batman

Zeynep AÄŸduk

29/11/1999 Batman

Resul AÄŸduk

24/10/2001 Batman

Ruhan AÄŸduk

08/09/2003 Batman

Emin Mukyen

01/01/1965 Batman

64337/09

03/11/2009

Enver Sayın

01/01/1965 Batman

Erdal AvaÄŸ

03/10/1948 Batman

Fahrettin Baran

Born on 01/01/1938 Batman

Died on: 07/09/2012

Heir:

Cuma BARAN

21/02/1987 Istanbul

Faik Ağaçe

01/01/1962 Batman

Faruk Gergin

01/01/1955 Batman

64352/09

03/11/2009

Fikret ATAK

01/01/1966 Batman

Gürgin Engin

01/01/1964 Batman

Hadi Atak

01/01/1962 Batman

Hakim Doyar

01/02/1969 Batman

Hayrettin Alphan

01/01/1964 Batman

64361/09

03/11/2009

Hayrettin Güngör

15/04/1963 Batman

Hikmet Gezgin

11/10/1969 Batman

Hüseyin Bağlamış

03/04/1965 Batman

Hüseyin Turhal

02/01/1954 Batman

Hüsnü Acar

09/05/1967 Batman

64511/09

03/11/2009

Ä°brahim Mukyen

01/01/1963 Batman

Ä°rfan Ayfer

01/01/1955 Batman

Ä°shak Mukan

11/12/1938 Batman

Ä°smail Arslan

12/03/1968 Batman

İsmail Avcı

03/03/1974 Batman

64518/09

03/11/2009

Ä°smet YAÅžAR

05/01/1941 Batman

Kasım Adsan

01/07/1928 Batman

Kasım İn

07/03/1964 Batman

( Heirs of

Kazım Çiftçi)

Çidem Çiftçi

09/06/1984 Batman

Gurbet Çiftçi

16/08/1974 Batman

Bülent Çiftçi

01/01/1977 Batman

Yeliz Çiftçi

27/06/1982 Batman

Leyla Çiftçi

27/03/1979 Batman

Abdulmutalip Çiftçi

25/03/1988 Batman

Mehmet Çiftçi

01/10/1952 Edirne

Gülnaz Çiftçi

15/10/1944 Batman

Muazzez Çiftçi

08/09/1972 Batman

Kazım Toprak

01/01/1957 Batman

64596/09

03/11/2009

Lezgin AYDEMÄ°R

03/04/1950 Batman

M. Åžirin Sarar

01/02/1954 Batman

M. Tahir YaÅŸar

14/09/1952 Batman

Mahfuz CemiloÄŸlu

11/01/1961 Batman

Mahsum Arslan

01/02/1968 Batman

64607/09

03/11/2009

Mahsum BALTAÅž

17/03/1946 Batman

Mehmet Akman

01/03/1965 Batman

Mehmet Ali Han

15/02/1962 Batman

Mehmet Bulut

01/01/1971 Batman

Mehmet Cüneyit Aydemir

01/01/1962 Batman

64611/09

03/11/2009

Mehmet Emin BULUT

02/01/1965 Batman

Mehmet Emin Yılmaz

16/04/1944 Batman

Mehmet Hadi Yurdakul

01/01/1964 Batman

Mehmet Karasu

01/01/1959 Batman

Mehmet Mahfuz Baran

10/10/1964 Batman

64621/09

03/11/2009

Mehmet Muhdi SOYSAL

11/10/1967 Batman

Mehmet Nihat BaltaÅŸ

03/05/1967 Batman

Mehmet Reşit Adanır

31/03/1963 Batman

Mehmet Salih Akın

16/01/1962 Batman

Mehmet Selim Işık

17/01/1960 Batman

64637/09

03/11/2009

Mehmet Siraç BAYTAK

Born on :08/08/1964

Died on: 05/07/2007

Heirs:

Latife BAYTAK

05/10/1957 Batman

MaÅŸallah BAYTAK

02/02/1982 Batman

Emrullah BAYTAK

13/07/1987 Batman

Nurullah BAYTAK

13/09/1994 Batman

Onur BAYTAK

17/09/1999 Batman

Nazlı BAYTAK

17/12/2003 Batman

Mehmet BAYTAK

21/02/2001 Batman

Enez BAYTAK

08/05/2006 Batman

Mehmet Åžakir Araz

01/01/1963 Batman

Mehmet Åžerif Dayar

01/01/1959 Batman

Mehmet Åžirin Ancu

01/01/1956 Batman

Mehmet Åžirin BaltaÅŸ

07/12/1947 Batman

64647/09

03/11/2009

Mehmet Åžirin BARAN

02/01/1950 Batman

Mehmet Åžirin BaÅŸ

26/05/1964 Batman

Mehmet Şirin Çetin

29/01/1959 Batman

Mehmet Şirin Öztekin

04/05/1970 Batman

Mehmet Åžirin Soysal

01/01/1956 Batman

64654/09

03/11/2009

Mehmet Taha Hezer

25/02/1964 Batman

Metin Alp

10/07/1961 Batman

Metin Atak

01/01/1972 Batman

Metin Aydın

05/04/1974 Batman

Metin BaltaÅŸ

01/01/1952 Batman

64665/09

03/11/2009

Metin CANDAR

10/11/1976 Batman

Muhittin DoÄŸan

01/01/1964 Batman

Muhittin Kılınç

01/02/1964 Batman

Murat Kaya

15/11/1944 Batman

Muzaffer Ãœresin

01/01/1975 Batman

64726/09

03/11/2009

Necat Aksoy

01/01/1959 Batman

Necmettin Güçlü

20/03/1963 Batman

Nezir Boral

01/01/1963 Batman

Nizam Arzık

01/02/1974 Batman

Nurettin Atak

10/05/1970 Batman

64727/09

03/11/2009

Orhan Engin

01/01/1962 Batman

Osman Işık

26/11/1965 Batman

Ramazan Balku

Born on: 01/01/1963

Died on: 05/10/2010

Heirs

Lütfiye Balku

27/12/1961 Batman

Gökhan Balku

29/12/1990 Batman

Nergiz Balku

25/10/1989 Batman

Fırat Balku

22/12/1992 Batman

Ebru Balku

27/09/1994 Batman

Enes Balku

27/09/2006 Batman

Ramazan Ok

11/04/1956 Batman

Recep Cengiz

04/03/1956 Batman

64732/09

03/11/2009

Sabri Karasu

01/01/1965 Batman

Sadık Gümüş

01/01/1956 Batman

Sadullah YaÅŸar

01/01/1934 Batman

Salih Atlığ

01/11/1942 Batman

Salih Bilecan

20/09/1959 Batman

64740/09

03/11/2009

Salih CEM Ä° LOÄžLU

25/10/1967 Batman

Salih Tekin

02/02/1954 Batman

Åžahin Acar

01/01/1964 Batman

Åžakir Cutuk

01/01/1963 Batman

Åžareddin AÄŸaya

14/08/1963 Batman

64745/09

03/11/2009

Şerefettin Dayanç

20/07/1970 Batman

Åžefik Acar

01/01/1952 Batman

Åžuayip Hezer

07/01/1937 Batman

Şükrü Şenal

01/01/1962 Batman

Tacdin Emen

01/01/1962 Batman

64751/09

03/11/2009

Tahsin Aydın

21/09/1962 Batman

Turan Batan

23/12/1960 Batman

Vasfettin Atak

03/05/1973 Batman

Yakup Ancu

02/02/1950 Batman

Yakup Kaya

01/02/1950 Batman

64755/09

03/11/2009

Yusuf Masyon

24/06/1965 Batman

Zeki Acar

25/05/1967 Batman

Zeki Candar

31/01/1965 Batman

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