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Published on 6 April 2021

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 9587/19 Osman KACIR against Turkey and 56 other applications (see list appended) communicated on 16 March 2021

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The applications concern the applicants ’ conditions of detention.

Invoking Article 3 of the Convention, the applicants complained of the overcrowding in prisons and the surrounding conditions, such as having their mattresses on the floor, the lack of hygiene, insufficient ventilation and insufficient number of toilets.

In applications nos. 6489/20 Tek , 16179/20 Şimşek , 17680/20 Gördağ , and 18001/20 Aktaş , the applicants also complained under Article 8 of the Convention about the distance between their detention facility and their families ’ places of residence.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

1. Have the conditions of the applicants ’ detention, in particular, the personal space in view of the number of prisoners placed in the same multi-occupancy units, alleged lack of hygiene and ventilation, mattress on the floor on a rotational basis, insufficiency of hot water, limited number of toilets, limited collection of trash to three times a week amounted separately or cumulatively to inhuman or degrading treatment in breach of Article 3 of the Convention (see Muršić v. Croatia [GC], no. 7334/13, §§ 136-140, 20 October 2016; Rezmiveș and Others v. Romania , nos. 61467/12 and 3 others, §§ 71-79, 25 April 2017; and Ananyev and Others v. Russia , nos. 42525/07 and 60800/08, §§ 139-159, 10 January 2012. For applications nos. 65103/19 Can and 34426/20 Telli comprising passive smoking allegations, see Florea v. Romania , no. 37186/03, §§ 57-65, 14 September 2010)?

The Government are invited to submit information and documents stating the conditions of detention at the prisons where the applicants are/were being held. This information should in particular demonstrate the following:

- period, surface and capacity of the units in which the applicants were held and the number of detainees in them ;

- description, dimensions and number of windows in units and the possibility for detainees to open them;

- surface of the outdoor area and daily time frame in which access to the outdoor area was allowed;

- number of toilets and showers in the units;

- the availability of additional toilets and showers during outdoor time or activities;

- the limitations regarding access to toilets and showers and the availability of hot water;

- the regulation on the cleaning of the premises, weekly frequency of collection of trashes and availability of cleaning materials/products to detainees;

- category and number of social/cultural/sportive activities allowed during the detention of the applicants.

The Government are also invited to fill in the appended table per applicant. Additional lines should be added in cases in which an applicant was held in multiple prisons or in multiple units in the same prison.

2. For applications nos. 6489/20 Tek, 16179/20 Şimşek , 17680/20 Gördağ , and 18001/20 Aktaş only: Has there been an interference with the applicants ’ right to respect for their family life within the meaning of Article 8 § 1 of the Convention on account of their detention in prisons which were distant from their families ’ places of residence? If so, was that interference in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 8 § 2 (for similar considerations, see Petukhov v. Ukraine (no. 2) , no. 41216/13, §§ 153, 187, 188, 12 March 2019, and Kitiashvili v. Georgia , no. 37747/08, § 54, 23 November 2017)?

LIST OF APPLICATIONS

No.

Application no.

and date of introduction

Applicant ’ s name,

date of birth,

place of residence

Represented by

Prison

Period of detention

(or date of imprisonment)

Main complaints

9587/19

22/01/2019

Osman KACIR

1984Çanakkale

Ä°zmir Menemen T

31/03/2017

Overcrowding

12691/19

19/02/2019

Mustafa ÖZKAN

1983Konya

Ä°zmir Menemen T

24/08/2016-14/02/2018

Overcrowding

14854/19

09/03/2019

Mesut ÅžAHÄ°N

1972Düzce

Kocaeli F-1

16/07/2016

Overcrowding, limited collection of trash (three times a week)

20569/19

29/03/2019

Adem ÇIŞAN

1981Ä°zmir

Ä°zmir Menemen T

23/03/2017

Overcrowding

20829/19

28/03/2019

Seyfettin

AÇIKGÖZ

1975Manisa

Manisa T

23/02/2017

Overcrowding

24077/19

17/04/2019

Muzaffer

AYDIN

1971Istanbul

Silivri L-6

11/08/2016

Overcrowding

27572/19

19/04/2019

Ramazan MERT

19/05/1986

Ä°zmir

Ahmet ZEYBEKOÄžLU

Ä°zmir T

06/09/2016

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis.

29760/19

24/05/2019

Mustafa

ERÅžAHÄ°N

1988Karaman

Ä°zmir Menemen T

29/03/2017

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

30455/19

17/05/2019

Selçuk DİKER

1993Çorum

Ä°zmir Menemen T

13/03/2017-19/07/2018

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

33060/19

28/05/2019

Ramazan ÇAYLI

1978Zonguldak

Zonguldak

16/07/2016

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

33157/19

23/05/2019

Mehmet Tolga

TUNAY

1989Ä°zmir

Åženol DÄ°Åž

Ä°zmir Menemen T

17/03/2017

Overcrowding

35279/19

14/06/2019

Ercüment

KARATAÅž

1978Ankara

Ä°zmir Menemen T

26/04/2017

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis for seven months

35614/19

24/05/2019

Ahmet Ä°LERDE

1983Kars

Ä°zmir Menemen T

03/03/2017-21/03/2019

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

46498/19

07/08/2019

Müjdat

GÃœRBÃœZ

1990Manisa

Ä°zmir Menemen T

27/12/2016

Overcrowding

65103/19

18/11/2019

Süleyman CAN

1989Istanbul

Kocaeli T-1

30/01/2018 - end of 2018

Overcrowding, lack of hygiene, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, passive smoking

65105/19

29/11/2019

Mesut ÅžAHÄ°N

1972Düzce

Kocaeli T-1

20/07/2016-23/06/2017

Overcrowding, septic odour, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

65155/19

19/11/2019

Mehmet SUBAÅžI

1983Adana

Osmaniye

04/08/2016

Overcrowding

2186/20

23/12/2019

Ä°brahim KALI

1971Kayseri

Şanlıurfa T-2

26/10/2016-11/11/2018

Overcrowding

4517/20

07/01/2020

Talat AKBAÅž

1970Mersin

Tarsus T

01/08/2016-16/09/2017

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

4526/20

26/12/2019

Yusuf ÖBEKÇİ

1971Çorum

Çorum L

06/08/2016

Overcrowding

5865/20

13/01/2020

Hasan EROÄžLU

1989Adıyaman

Osmaniye T -1

11/09/2017

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

5885/20

10/12/2019

Ruhi HALLAÇOĞLU

1975Osmaniye

Osmaniye T -1

08/12/2016

Overcrowding

6489/20

02/01/2020

Davut TEK

1983Kocaeli

NevÅŸehir E

10/09/2016

Art 3: Overcrowding.

Art 8: transfer on 30/11/2016 to İzmir prison too distant from his family ’ s place of residence.

6505/20

03/01/2020

Ramazan Ä°LTER

1990Ä°zmir

Ä°zmir Menemen T

25/01/2017

Overcrowding, inadequate sanitary conditions, lack of hygiene.

6514/20

13/01/2020

Åževket YIRIK

1983Afyon

Antalya L

August 2016 - 10/09/2017 (14 months)

10/09/2017 transfer to Dinar

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis next to the stairs.

7007/20

14/01/2020

Ali YILDIZ

1971Osmaniye

Osmaniye

09/09/2016

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis.

7498/20

09/01/2020

Hüseyin DURMAZ

1973Tokat

Tokat T

19/07/2016- 29/11/2017

15/12/2017- 14/05/2018

Overcrowding, inadequate sanitary conditions, lack of hygiene, limited access to hot water, insufficient fresh air

7540/20

20/01/2020

Aşkın ŞANLI

1976Isparta

Eyüp ILTIR

Kocaeli

30/01/2017

Overcrowding, insufficiency of toilet numbers

10443/20

14/02/2020

Fatih ENSAROÄžLU

1982Ankara

Osmaniye 1

09/03/2017- February 2019

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

10977/20

10/02/2020

Kemalettin EREL

1972UÅŸak

Semih ERKEN

Ä°zmir Menemen T

28/07/2016

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

11422/20

10/02/2020

Metin KOLOTOÄžLU

1984Istanbul

Silivri L-6

21/02/2017

Overcrowding, noise, lack of hygiene

11531/20

19/02/2020

Ahmet UZAN

1978Ä°zmir

Ä°zmir Menemen T

Sakran T-4

24/11/2016

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene

14798/20

11/03/2020

Onur YÖRÜK

1982Ä°zmir

Ä°zmir Menemen T

27/02/2017

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, cold, lack of hygiene

14870/20

12/02/2020

Yasin PÄ°RÄ°M

1981Istanbul

Ä°zmir AliaÄŸa T-4

23/10/2017

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

15410/20

06/03/2020

Mahmut TALAY

1975Osmaniye

Osmaniye T

20/10/2016

Overcrowding,

16164/20

13/03/2020

Mustafa BURGAÇ

1975Osmaniye

Osmaniye T-1

05/05/2017

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

16179/20

13/03/2020

Adnan ŞİMŞEK

1984Amasya

Kocaeli T

Çorum L

19/07/2016- 30/08/2018

31/08/2018-26/12/2019

Art 3: Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

Art 8: distance to family members ’ residence

16554/20

24/03/2020

Harun ALTUN

1979Ankara

Düzce T

29/08/2016

Overcrowding

16577/20

20/03/2020

Kahraman YILDIRIM

1982Kocaeli

Kocaeli T-2

19/12/2016

Overcrowding, insufficient ventilation

16949/20

19/03/2020

Ä°smail YILDIRIM

1974Kocaeli

Kocaeli T - 1

August 2016

Overcrowding

17102/20

13/04/2020

Abdullah KAYHAN

1978Ankara

Nihal Ä°LDOÄžAN DURAN

Ä°zmir Menemen T

10/11/2016 - end of 2017

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

17680/20

31/03/2020

Mehmet Halit

GÖRDAĞ

1986Adıyaman

Adıyaman ,

Osmaniye ,

Siverek

29/08/2016

Art 3: Overcrowding

Art 8: distance rendering difficult family visits between 05/01/2017-14/07/2019 during his stay in Osmaniye Prison

17916/20

01/04/2020

Şaban KILIÇ

1968Osmaniye

Osmaniye T-1

01/11/2017- 4/05/2018

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis

17924/20

15/04/2020

Ethem Ä°LDENÄ°Z

1973Osmaniye

Osmaniye T-1

20/12/2016

Overcrowding

18001/20

16/04/2020

Deniz AKTAÅž

1987Kocaeli

Kocaeli T-2

14/12/2016

Art 3: Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis in front of toilets, lack of hygiene, queuing 45 minutes for toilets.

Art 8: distance to his family ’ s place of residence

19018/20

28/04/2020

Engin UYSAL

1978Manisa

Hacer UYSAL

Ä°zmir AliaÄŸa T2

29/05/2017

overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene

21122/20

04/05/2020

Ali Baz KÖSMENE

1974Osmaniye

Osmaniye

16/07/2016

Overcrowding, insufficiency of number of toilets in the unit.

24066/20

21/05/2020

Göksel BAYKUŞ

1970Ä°zmir

Ä°zmir Menemen T

15/11/2016

Overcrowding, lack of hygiene, queuing 1 hour for toilet

27993/20

25/06/2020

Erol ZÄ°REK

1972Ä°ZMÄ°R

Ä°zmir Buca F

Menemen T

Ä°zmir T -2

03/09/2016

Overcrowding

29327/20

01/07/2020

Mehmet Ali DEMÄ°RCÄ°

1991Kahramanmaras

Aksehir T

17/05/2018

Overcrowding, insufficient fresh air, queuing for toilets

31538/20

09/07/2020

Mahmut ARSLAN

1981Osmaniye

Osmaniye T

26/09/2018

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene

33591/20

14/07/2020

Seydihan GÃœZ

1973KahramanmaraÅŸ

Elazığ E

Osmaniye T -1

Türkoğlu L -1

02/08/2016 - 11/05/2018 Elazığ E

11/05/2018 - 02/08/2019 Osmaniye T – 1

02/08/2019 - present : Türkoğlu L – 1

Overcrowding, queuing for toilet, lack of hygiene

34246/20

24/07/2020

Kutlay TELLÄ°

1979Ankara

Silivri

20/07/2016 - 14/07/2019

Overcrowding, lack of hygiene, passive smoking

34277/20

10/07/2020

HaÅŸim

CANKURTARAN

1974Ä°zmir

Ä°zmir Menemen T

10/04/2017

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis on rotational basis

34280/20

23/07/2020

Halil Ä°brahim

GÖK

1985Osmaniye

Osmaniye T -1

06/02/2017

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene

34314/20

25/06/2020

Zakir ALADA

1985Erzurum

Artvin

25/07/2016 - 06/08/2018

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis on rotational basis

39382/20

07/08/2020

Mehmet Mahsun

FÄ°DAN

1994Ä°zmir

Manisa T

27/04/2018 - 09/01/2020

Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis on rotational basis

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