Published on 11 October 2021

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 26605/19 Ruhi HALLAÇOĞLU against Turkey lodged on 10 April 2019 communicated on 22 September 2021

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the seizure of a letter sent by his lawyer to the applicant, who was detained at the time of events, on the ground that it contained photocopies of case file documents.

Invoking Article 8 of the Convention, the applicant complains about the interception by the prison administration of the letter that his lawyer sent to him.

QUESTION TO THE PARTIES

Has there been a violation of the applicant’s right to respect of his correspondence with his lawyer, contrary to Article 8 of the Convention (see, for instance, Campbell v. the United Kingdom , 25 March 1992, §§ 32 ‑ 54, Series A no. 233; Ekinci and Akalın v. Turkey , no. 77097/01, § 47, 30 January 2007 and Eylem Kaya v. Turkey , no. 26623/07, § 61, 13 December 2016)?