Avcı v. Turkey and Greece (communicated case)

Information Note on the Court’s case-law No. 129

April 2010

Avcı v. Turkey and Greece (communicated case) - 45067/05

Article 2

Accidental death of civilian through explosion of anti-personnel mine: communicated

The applicants, who are Turkish nationals, are the mother, brother and sisters of the victim, who was killed on Greek territory close to the Turkish border in 2004 when an anti-personnel mine exploded. In 2005 the applicants applied for compensation, first to the Greek and then to the Turkish Ministry of the Interior. They received no response.

This application is one of a series of six cases against Turkey (and against Greece in the instant case) concerning the accidental exposure of civilians to anti-personnel mines and other explosive devices, resulting in death and mutilation (see also applications nos. 16197/06, 20349/08, 58255/08, 29725/09 and 48888/09).

Communicated to the Turkish Government (under the substantive and procedural aspects of Article 2) and the Greek Government (under the substantive and procedural aspects of Article 2 and under Article 13).

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