AYDIN AND OTHERS v. TURKEY
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Document date: September 3, 2013
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SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no . 3470/09 Mustafa AYDIN and others against Turkey
and 6 other applications
( see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 3 September 2013 as a Committee composed of:
Peer Lorenzen , President, András Sajó , Nebojša Vučinić , judges , and Atilla Nalbant , Acting Deputy Section Registrar ,
Having regard to the above applications, indicated in the Appendix,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
THE FACTS
A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. Additionally, the case and decision numbers of the impugned proceedings appear in the Appendix.
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. Certain procedures lasted several years, however some proceedings are still pending before the domestic courts.
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 violations of Article 1 of Protocol no. 1 to the Convention, the amounts awarded to them lost their value due to the length of the proceedings.
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 applicant complained that the length of the proceedings had been 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 had been incompatible with the principle of the “reasonable time” requirement in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention. The Court found in Müdür Turgut and Others (( dec. ), cited above, §§ 58 and 60) that the Compensation Commission established by Law no. 6384, insofar as it is, a priori , accessible and capable of offering a reasonable prospect of redress for complaints concerning the length of proceedings. Accordingly, the applicants should avail themselves of the new remedy offered by Law no. 6384.
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 TO THE CONVENTION
Having carefully examined certain applicants ’ complaints in the light of all the material in its possession, and in so far as the matter complained of is within its competence, the Court finds that it does not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms set out in the Convention or its Protocols.
It follows that these parts of the applications are manifestly ill-founded and must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 §§ 3 and 4 of the Convention.
For these reasons, the Court unanimously
Decides to join the applications;
Declares the applications inadmissible.
Atilla Nalbant Peer Lorenzen Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
No
Application No
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of birth
Place of residence
Represented by
Notes
3470/09
29/12/2008
Mustafa AYDIN
01/01/1939
Diyarbakır
Naciye AYDIN
16/04/1941
Diyarbakır
Åž emseddin AYDIN
01/07/1933
Diyarbakır
Mehmet Arif ALTUNKALEM
Bismil Cadastral Court, E : 1974/10, K: 2008/22
30732/11
10/03/2011
Hezar BİNGÖL
01/01/1936
Diyarbakır
Mehmet Arif ALTUNKALEM
E ÄŸ il Cadastral Court, E: 2005/1
37455/11
12/05/2011
Ayten KIZILGÜL
05/05/1937
Diyarbakır
Hatice SÖNMEZ
03/12/1950
Diyarbakır
S ongül YILMAZ
01/06/1963
Diyarbakır
Gülperi AYDIN
10/01/1948
Diyarbakır
Necla IÅžIK
27/09/1953
Diyarbakır
Åžaban ATAMAN
03/06/1970
Diyarbakır
Selim ATAMAN
06/06/1948
Diyarbakır
Gülnaz ATAMAN
05/12/1950
Diyarbakır
Şadiye GÜÇLÜ
10/12/1966
Diyarbakır
Recep ATAMAN
15/01/1961
Diyarbakır
Åžeyh Davut TATARÄžAN
01/01/1959
Diyarbakır
Çiğdem TATARĞAN
01/01/1968
Diyarbakır
Remzi TATARÄžAN
01/01/1965
Diyarbakır
Mehmet TATARÄžAN
11/09/1972
Diyarbakır
İbrahim Halil TATARĞAN
01/01/1962
Diyarbakır
İsmail ATAMAN
06/01/1947
Diyarbakır
Ayten GENÇ
01/01/1954
Diyarbakır
Mehmet Arif ALTUNKALEM
Diyarbak ı r Cadastral Court, E: 1983/1
51516/11
06/05/2011
Basri ÇİFTÇİ
14/03/1946
Diyarbakır
Mehmet Arif ALTUNKALEM
Diyarbakır Cadastral Court, E: 1983/1
51517/11
06/05/2011
Åžeyhmus AYDIN
02/07/1967
Diyarbakır
Hatun YALÇIN
01/12/1929
Diyarbakır
Hanı m YANLIŞ
02/11/1930
Diyarbakır
Salih a USUN
21/05/1935
Diyarbakır
Belkisa KIZILER
01/01/1948
Diyarbakır
Aliye DAYAN
03/02/1951
Diyarbakır
Şükrü AYDIN
02/07/1963
Diyarbakır
Ferfur DER İ NCE
06/03/1932
Diyarbakır
Şaile GÜZELGÜL
13/03/1928
Diyarbakır
Mehmet Arif ALTUNKALEM
Diyarbakır Cadastral Court, E: 1983/1
51518/11
06/05/2011
Ayş an ÇİFTÇİ
01/01/1930
Diyarbakır
Hasan ALTINBAÄž
10/10/1956
Diyarbakır
Mehmet
Ç İ FTÇ İ
30/09/1962
Diyarbakır
Azize KAPLANER
10/10/1964
Diyarbakır
RevÅŸete
Ç İ FTÇ İ
01/01/1966
Diyarbakır
Kadri
Ç İ FTÇ İ
07/02/1971
Diyarbakır
Naif Ç İ FTÇ İ
07/02/1974
Diyarbakır
Zeynep Fİ DANBOY
07/02/1977
Diyarbakır
Mehmet Arif ALTUNKALEM
Diyarbakır Cadastral Court, E: 1983/1
62711/12
04/06/2012
S ultan
KOYUNCU
03/01/1952
Diyarbakır
Sultanzade ÇETİN
01/01/1951
Diyarbakır
Mesudiye AKTAÅž
04/10/1955
Diyarbakır
İ brahim Halil KOYUNCU
26/03/1970
Diyarbakır
Mehmet Sait KOYUNCU
26/03/1971
Diyarbakır
Fatma KOYUNCU
26/03/1973
Diyarbakır
Mehmet KOYUNCU
24/03/1976
Diyarbakır
Zeynep KOYUNCU
24/03/1978
Diyarbakır
Remziye KOYUNCU
26/03/1981
Diyarbakır
KOYUNCU Ahmet
01/04/1982
Diyarbakır
AyÅŸe K ARTAL
23/01/1989
Diyarbakır
Metin KOYUNCU
24/12/1990
Diyarbakır
Mehmet Arif ALTUNKALEM
Diyarbakır Cadastral Court, E: 2996/4