Communicated on 17 April 2018

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 2429/13 Cuma SARI against Turkey lodged on 8 August 2009

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the security operation conducted on 19 December 2000 in the Çanakkale Prison where the applicant ’ s daughter Sultan Sarı was being detained at the time. During the operation five persons, including the applicant ’ s daughter, were killed and a large number of others were injured. The applicant complains that his daughter was killed in breach of Article 2 of the Convention and that no effective investigation was conducted into her killing.

QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES

1. Has the applicant ’ s daughter ’ s right to life, ensured by Article 2 of the Convention, been violated in the present case?

In particular, did the applicant ’ s daughter ’ s death result from a use of force which was absolutely necessary and strictly proportionate to the achievement of the aims set out in the subparagraphs of Article 2 § 2 of the Convention?

2. Having regard to the procedural protection of the right to life (see paragraph 104 of Salman v. Turkey [GC], no. 21986/93, ECHR 2000-VII), was the investigation in the present case by the domestic authorities in breach of Article 2 of the Convention?