Communicated on 13 April 2018

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 2621/13 Nihat BULAK against Turkey lodged on 12 November 2012

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the applicant ’ s inability to confront, question and examine a certain witness, namely S.K. during the criminal proceedings (see Schatschaschwili v. Germany [GC] , no. 9154/10, §§ 100 ‑ 131, ECHR 2015 , and DaÅŸtan v. Turkey , no. 37272/08 , 10 October 2017).

QUESTION tO THE PARTIES

1. Was the applicant able to examine the witnesses against him as required by Article 6 § 3 (d) of the Convention? If not, has there been a breach of the applicant ’ s right to a fair trial provided by Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (d) of the Convention due to his inability to examine or have examined the witness S.K. (see Schatschaschwili v. Germany [GC], no. 9154/10, §§ 100 ‑ 131, ECHR 2015 , and DaÅŸtan v. Turkey , no. 37272/08 , 10 October 2017)?

The Government are invited to submit copies of all the relevant documents concerning the applicant ’ s case, including but not limited to the minutes of all the hearings, documentary evidence against the applicant and the reasoned judgment of the trial court, the applicant ’ s and his lawyer ’ s written submissions both before the trial court and before the Court of Cassation.