SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 1911/24
Engin BALTACI
against Türkiye
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 9 April 2026 as a Committee composed of:
Stéphane Pisani, President,
Juha Lavapuro,
Hugh Mercer, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application against the Republic of Türkiye lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 5 January 2024,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDUREThe applicant, Mr Engin Baltacı, was born in 1953. He was represented by Mr M.E. Özkurt, a lawyer practising in Istanbul.
The applicant’s complaints under Article 10 of the Convention concerning the disciplinary fine imposed on the applicant by the Professional Football Disciplinary Board of the Turkish Football Federation (“TFF”), as well as under Article 6 concerning independence and impartiality of the Arbitration Committee of the TFF which examined the applicant’s objection to the above-mentioned decision of the Disciplinary Board were communicated to the Turkish Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.
By letter dated 2 June 2025, sent to the applicant’s representative through the Court’s Electronic Communications Service (eComms), the representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of the applicant’s observations had expired on 25 February 2025 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s representative’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 downloaded by the applicant’s representative on 2 June 2025. No answer to it has been received.
THE LAWIn 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 13 May 2026.
Viktoriya Maradudina Stéphane Pisani
Acting Deputy Registrar President