SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 34108/20
Mehmet Emin AKTÜRK
against Türkiye
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 30 May 2024 as a Committee composed of:
Diana Sârcu, President,
Davor Derenčinović,
Gediminas Sagatys, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 13 July 2020,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Mehmet Emin Aktürk, was born in 1990. He was represented by Ms N.M. Arslan, a lawyer practising in Gaziantep.
The applicant’s complaints under Article 8 of the Convention, concerning the electronic recording and storage of his private correspondence in the National Judicial Network System (UYAP) by the authorities during his detention, were communicated to the Turkish Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant’s representative via the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms) on 18 January 2023. The applicant was invited to submit his own observations in reply by 8 March 2023. The applicant’s representative downloaded the letter on 7 March 2023. However, no response has followed.
By letter dated 6 October 2023, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The letter was delivered on 6 December 2023. However, no response has followed.
THE LAW
In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.
Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 20 June 2024.
Viktoriya Maradudina Diana Sârcu
Acting Deputy Registrar President