Published on 4 November 2024
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 8598/21
Abdullah BALTEPE against Türkiye
and 3 other applications
(see list appended)
communicated on 16 October 2024
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The applications concern the right of the applicants, who were detained at the time of the events, to confidential communication with their family members.
Relying on Article 8 of the Convention, the applicants complain about the monitoring by an officer or the recording by means of technical devices of their meetings with their family members during their visits in prison.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
Has there been an interference with the applicants’ right to respect for their private and family life and/or correspondence, within the meaning of Article 8 § 1 of the Convention, on account of the presence of an officer during the applicants’ meetings with their family members and/or the recording of their conversations?
If so, was that interference in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 8 § 2 (see, for example, Doerga v. the Netherlands, no. 50210/99, §§ 43-53, 27 April 2004, and Wisse v. France, no. 71611/01, §§ 24-34, 20 December 2005)?
APPENDIX
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Represented by
1.
8598/21
Baltepe v. Türkiye
21/01/2021
Abdullah BALTEPE
1985
Sivas
Turkish
2.
14048/21
Karaduman v. Türkiye
23/02/2021
Ümit KARADUMAN
1987
Tekirdağ
Turkish
3.
33753/21
Genç v. Türkiye
04/06/2021
Durmuş Ali GENÇ
1970
Kocaeli
Turkish
Tarık Said GÜLDIBI
4.
25333/22
Arslaner v. Türkiye
11/05/2022
Ferhat ARSLANER
1969
Ankara
Turkish
Mehmet ÖNCÜ