Communicated on 28 August 2018

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 30225/10 Åžennur ÅžENSOY AKBULUT against Turkey lodged on 30 April 2010

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the refusal of the State authorities to amend the applicant ’ s surname in certain official records following her divorce from her first husband and marriage to her second husband. The application raises issues under Article 8 of the Convention, alone and in conjunction with Article 14.

QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES

1. Has there been an interference with the applicant ’ s right to respect for her private and family life, within the meaning of Article 8 § 1 of the Convention, on account of the refusal of the State authorities to amend the applicant ’ s surname in certain official records following her divorce from her first husband and marriage to her second husband?

If so, was that interference prescribed by law and necessary in a democratic society within the meaning of Article 8 § 2 of the Convention?

2. Has the applicant been a victim of discrimination contrary to Article 14 of the Convention, in the exercise of her rights under Article 8, on account of the State authorities ’ aforementioned refusal to register her name correctly in all official records?