SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 21166/20
Beytullah ALTUNTEPE against Türkiye
and 3 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 27 February 2025 as a Committee composed of:
Gediminas Sagatys, President,
Stéphane Pisani,
Juha Lavapuro, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.
The applicants’ complaints raised under the provisions of the Convention were communicated to the Turkish Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.
By letters, sent by registered post and through the Court’s Electronic Communications Service on various dates, the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ 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. No response has been received.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject procedural conduct of the applicants, the Court finds it appropriate to examine these applications jointly in a single decision.
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 applications.
Accordingly, the applications should be struck out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 20 March 2025.
Viktoriya Maradudina Gediminas Sagatys
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Represented by
1.
21166/20
Altuntepe v. Türkiye
28/04/2020
Beytullah ALTUNTEPE
1975
Ankara
Turkish
Ayten AYGÜN
2.
21237/20
Demir v. Türkiye
29/04/2020
Selçuk DEMİR
1980
İzmir
Turkish
3.
38022/20
Bulut v. Türkiye
04/08/2020
Ahmet BULUT
1980
Osmaniye
Turkish
4.
3425/21
Akdemir v. Türkiye
31/12/2020
Sedat AKDEMİR
1976
Konya
Turkish