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IRMAK v. TURKEY and 102 other applications

Doc ref: 21495/10, 34922/10, 46414/13, 46415/13, 46416/13, 46417/13, 46418/13, 46419/13, 46420/13, 46421/13, ... • ECHR ID: 001-168270

Document date: October 3, 2016

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IRMAK v. TURKEY and 102 other applications

Doc ref: 21495/10, 34922/10, 46414/13, 46415/13, 46416/13, 46417/13, 46418/13, 46419/13, 46420/13, 46421/13, ... • ECHR ID: 001-168270

Document date: October 3, 2016

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Communicated on 3 October 2016

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 21495/10 Selma IRMAK against Turkey and 102 other applications (see list appended)

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The applications concern the alleged unlawfulness of the applicants ’ arrest and detention on remand, the alleged excessive length of their pre-trial detention, the authorities ’ alleged failure to inform the applicants of the reasons for their arrest and pre-trial detention and the alleged absence of effective remedies to challenge the lawfulness of the orders for their detention, within the context of a criminal investigation initiated against them on the charges of disrupting the unity of the State and integrity of the country, leading a terrorist organisation and membership of that organisation , i.e. the KCK (the Kurdistan Communities Union) investigation. Most of the applicants were members of the DTP (Party for a Democratic Society – Demokratik Toplum Partisi ), which was dissolved by the Constitutional Court in December 2009. There are also members of trade unions and non-governmental organisations , journalists and lawyers among the applicants.

QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES

1. Have the applicants exhausted all effective domestic remedies, as required by Article 35 § 1 of the Convention?

In particular, was individual application to the Constitutional Court an effective remedy within the meaning of this provision in respect of the applicants ’ complaints under Article 5 §§ 1 and 3 of the Convention?

2. Were the applicants deprived of their liberty in breach of Article 5 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, did the investigation file (Diyarbak ı r public prosecutor ’ s office - no. 2007/996) contain facts and information which would satisfy an objective observer that the applicants might have committed the alleged offences?

3. Was the length of the applicants ’ pre-trial detention in breach of the “reasonable time” requirement of Article 5 § 3 of the Convention?

4. Were the applicants informed promptly of the reasons for their arrest as required by Article 5 § 2 of the Convention?

5. Did the applicants have at their disposal a remedy by which they could challenge the lawfulness of the pre-trial detention orders issued in their respect, as required by Article 5 § 4 of the Convention? In particular,

a. Was the absence of oral hearings and the applicants ’ inability to be represented in the proceedings concerning the applicants ’ pre-trial detention in conformity with Article 5 § 4 of the Convention?

b. Did the decision restricting access to investigation file no. 2007/996 have a bearing on the applicants ’ exercise of the right enshrined in Article 5 § 4 of the Convention?

The Government are invited to submit a copy of the file of investigation no. 2007/996 in so far as it concerns the applicants, including all documents relating to the reasons for the applicants ’ arrest, detention in police custody and pre-trial detention, as well as the file of the case brought against the applicants and their co-accused.

Appendix

No.

Application No.

Applicant

Date of birth

21495/10

Selma IRMAK

08/03/1971

34922/10

Takibe TURGAY

19/06/1971

46414/13

Gülcihan ŞİMŞEK

01/01/1971

46415/13

Herdem KIZILKAYA

11/08/1977

46416/13

Sara AKTAÅž

01/01/1976

46417/13

Zöhre BOZACI

04/08/1971

46418/13

Çimen IŞIK

10/12/1979

46419/13

Esma GÃœLER

03/10/1973

46420/13

Hacire ÖZDEMİR

05/05/1978

46421/13

Sevi DEMÄ°R

01/01/1974

46422/13

Pınar IŞIK

24/04/1977

46423/13

Leyla DENÄ°Z

12/06/1978

46424/13

YaÅŸar SARI

22/09/1964

46425/13

Tuncay KORKMAZ

31/08/1983

46426/13

Ramazan DEBE

01/01/1981

46427/13

Osman OCAKLIK

18/04/1970

46428/13

Nejdet ATALAY

01/08/1978

46429/13

Nadir BİNGÖL

01/01/1950

46430/13

Mustafa OCAKLIK

01/01/1968

46431/13

Muharrem ERBEY

23/06/1969

46432/13

Mehmet Hatip DÄ°CLE

04/02/1955

46433/13

Mahmut OKKAN

01/01/1970

46434/13

Fırat ANLI

06/03/1971

46435/13

Fethi SUVARÄ°

02/06/1961

46436/13

Ferhan TÃœRK

01/08/1951

46437/13

Etem ÅžAHÄ°N

10/04/1970

46438/13

Emrullah CÄ°N

20/06/1963

46439/13

Cibrahil KURT

01/11/1969

46440/13

Aydın BUDAK

08/04/1968

46441/13

Ali ORUÇ

01/01/1960

46442/13

Ali ŞİMŞEK

01/01/1962

46443/13

Ahmet MAKAS

01/01/1956

46444/13

Abdurahim TANRIVERDÄ°

30/01/1967

46445/13

Abdullah AKENGÄ°N

01/02/1971

46446/13

Abbas ÇELİK

23/02/1971

46447/13

Leyla GÃœVEN

06/05/1964

46448/13

Alaattin AKTAÅž

02/01/1956

46449/13

Hacı ERDEMİR

03/04/1966

46450/13

Hüseyin BAYRAK

21/03/1969

46451/13

Abdullah DEMÄ°RBAÅž

06/05/1966

46452/13

Turan GENÇ

20/10/1976

46453/13

Mehmet TARÄ°

01/01/1967

46454/13

Sebahattin DİNÇ

01/01/1958

46455/13

Kutbettin KURT

01/01/1968

46456/13

Kerem DURUK

01/06/1969

46457/13

Hasan Hüseyin EBEM

12/09/1961

46458/13

Fadile BAYRAM

10/09/1982

46459/13

Ercan AKYOL

27/04/1971

46460/13

Bahri ÇEKEN

15/06/1978

46461/13

Zülküf KARATEKİN

01/01/1965

46462/13

Zeynel MAT

29/08/1976

46463/13

Temer TANRIKULU

01/04/1977

46464/13

Senanik ÖNER

03/01/1952

46465/13

Ramazan MORKOÇ

01/02/1967

46466/13

Salih AKDOÄžAN

01/01/1981

46467/13

Musa FARÄ°SOÄžULLARI

01/02/1956

46468/13

Mehmet AKIN

08/04/1971

46469/13

Mehmet ABBASOÄžLU

10/06/1955

46470/13

Lütfi DAĞ

01/01/1977

46471/13

Kemal AKTAÅž

01/08/1958

46472/13

Hüseyin YILMAZ

20/10/1956

46473/13

Hasan İNATÇI

22/08/1977

46474/13

Ercan SEZGÄ°N

01/01/1975

46475/13

Engin KOTAY

20/04/1981

46476/13

Celal YOLDAÅž

01/01/1956

46477/13

Bayram ALTUN

01/03/1974

46478/13

Åžinasi TUR

30/01/1971

46479/13

Alican ÖNLÜ

27/12/1967

46480/13

Ahmet ZÄ°REK

01/01/1961

46481/13

Ünal Ahmet ÇELEN

30/08/1961

46482/13

Ahmet BÄ°RSÄ°N

01/01/1968

46483/13

Nadir YILDIRIM

01/04/1981

46484/13

Kamuran YÃœKSEK

01/01/1980

46485/13

Siracettin IRMAK

01/07/1980

46486/13

Pelgüzar KAYĞISIZ

20/08/1970

46487/13

Zeynep BOÄžA

03/02/1966

46488/13

Zahide BESÄ°

09/01/1974

46489/13

Ebrü GÜNAY

29/01/1982

46490/13

Besime KONCA

20/02/1970

46491/13

Elif KAYA

02/10/1969

46492/13

Dirayet TAÅžDEMÄ°R

18/04/1979

46493/13

Nihayet TAÅžDEMÄ°R

18/04/1979

46494/13

Olcay KANLIBAÅž

09/08/1971

46495/13

Musa ÇİFTÇİ

18/01/1976

46496/13

Rahmi ÖZMEN

01/02/1980

46497/13

Mehmet Nimet SEVÄ°M

01/01/1968

46498/13

Mazlum TEKDAÄž

01/01/1984

46499/13

Hasan ÃœNER

20/06/1978

46500/13

Hasan IRAZ

12/12/1978

46501/13

Arslan ÖZDEMİR

01/09/1965

46502/13

Heval ERDEMLÄ°

24/08/1976

46503/13

Roza ERDEDE

02/03/1981

46504/13

Pero DÃœNDAR

20/01/1971

46505/13

Adnan BAYRAM

10/03/1955

46506/13

Hüseyin KALKAN

20/09/1962

46507/13

Kazı m KURT

13/02/1966

46508/13

Nizamettin ONAR

02/02/1972

46509/13

Veysi AKAR

22/08/1980

46510/13

Ä°hsan SEVÄ°KTEK

09/03/1974

46511/13

Seyithan ÅžEN

01/05/1971

46512/13

Garip KANDEMÄ°R

06/04/1976

46513/13

Åžeyhmus BAYHAN

01/01/1975

46514/13

Ahmet ERTAK

01/01/1965

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