SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 24029/15
Mehmet BAZ against Turkey
and 69 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 8 March 2018 as a Committee composed of:
Valeriu Griţco, President,
Jon Fridrik Kjølbro,
Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström, judges,
and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants is set out in the appended table.
The applicants were represented by M. Saim Bozkurt, a lawyer practising in Ankara.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings were communicated to the Turkish Government (“the Government”).
The Court received friendly-settlement declarations under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Turkey in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.
The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the applications. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases 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 in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 29 March 2018.
Liv TigerstedtValeriu Griţco
Acting Deputy RegistrarPresident
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention
(excessive length of civil proceedings)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant name
Date of birth
Date of receipt of Government declaration
Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses
per applicant (in euros)[i]
24029/15
24/04/2015
Mehmet Baz
05/05/1973
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
24034/15
24/04/2015
İsmet Yıldız
01/01/1938
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
24040/15
04/05/2015
Ebeddin Ağım
01/01/1952
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
24084/15
24/04/2015
Mehmet Batur
07/09/1979
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
24089/15
24/04/2015
Cemal Boz
04/06/1982
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
30196/15
09/06/2015
(4 applicants)
Sakine Barık
02/01/1965
Gamze Barık
01/12/1986
Betül Omaç
01/11/1987
Gökhan Barık
01/07/1982
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
800
30470/15
25/05/2015
Nurettin Işık
01/01/1958
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
800
30497/15
25/05/2015
Ramazan Işık
05/03/1964
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
800
32895/15
22/06/2015
Şemsettin Tunç
15/03/1943
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
32905/15
24/06/2015
Süleyman Tunç
20/12/1965
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
32906/15
22/06/2015
Nesip Can
24/12/1963
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
32909/15
22/06/2015
Zeki Alkan
24/04/1968
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
32911/15
23/06/2015
Ömer Ekinci
05/04/1968
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
32915/15
24/06/2015
Nuri Ekinci
27/12/1957
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
32917/15
22/06/2015
Hüseyin Karavul
10/05/1972
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
32918/15
24/06/2015
Resul Karakuş
10/02/1967
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
32919/15
24/06/2015
Sabriye Karavul
21/04/1939
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
32920/15
22/06/2015
Ubeydullah Alkan
02/05/1963
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
32993/15
22/06/2015
Mehmet Demirel
10/07/1980
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33007/15
22/06/2015
Mehmet Zeki Demirel
20/09/1966
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33014/15
22/06/2015
Muhittin Alkan
27/01/1953
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33017/15
22/06/2015
Hüseyin Demirel
08/07/1977
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33026/15
22/06/2015
Tahir İrtem
03/03/1961
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,500
33062/15
22/06/2015
Şakir Karakuş
06/03/1976
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33065/15
22/06/2015
Mehmet Emin Karakuş
10/04/1973
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33097/15
22/06/2015
Kenan Karakuş
20/04/1974
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33100/15
22/06/2015
Fahri Bağış
23/02/1940
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33656/15
23/06/2015
Abdurrahim Demirel
20/04/1970
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33670/15
23/06/2015
Hasan Karakuş
02/03/1942
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33696/15
24/06/2015
Muhittin Tunç
06/05/1973
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33697/15
24/06/2015
Abdulkerim Alkan
01/04/1963
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33906/15
22/06/2015
Refik İrtem
30/09/1980
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33907/15
22/06/2015
Cemil Ekinci
01/01/1929
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33908/15
22/06/2015
Medeni Tunç
01/01/1973
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33909/15
22/06/2015
Mehmet Salih İrtem
03/10/1972
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33910/15
22/06/2015
Mehmet Ali Tunç
22/03/1976
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33911/15
22/06/2015
Ramazan Demirel
01/01/1946
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
33912/15
23/06/2015
Hasan Tunç
01/05/1971
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34339/15
23/06/2015
Aydın Karakuş
01/06/1972
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34344/15
24/06/2015
Yusuf Tunç
20/12/1963
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34357/15
24/06/2015
Ramazan Alkan
01/01/1965
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34424/15
24/06/2015
Mehmet Emin Alkan
03/06/1969
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34425/15
23/06/2015
Ramazan Ekinci
01/01/1955
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34449/15
24/06/2015
Hayrettin Ekinci
03/04/1970
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34455/15
23/06/2015
Yusuf İrtem
04/04/1974
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34461/15
24/06/2015
Abdullah Karakuş
02/04/1967
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34560/15
24/06/2015
Edip Karakuş
02/06/1974
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34567/15
23/06/2015
Fahriye Demirel
06/07/1982
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34575/15
23/06/2015
Yasin İrtem
02/08/1958
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34588/15
23/06/2015
Sabri Tunç
20/12/1962
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34595/15
24/06/2015
Ali Ekinci
10/03/1973
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
34601/15
23/06/2015
Hüseyin Tunç
05/05/1969
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
35540/15
23/06/2015
Ali Karavul
01/01/1956
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
35940/15
23/06/2015
Salih Tunç
26/01/1966
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
36056/15
13/07/2015
Yusuf Cankat
01/01/1952
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
36856/15
13/07/2015
Cuma Işık
15/04/1967
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37642/15
15/07/2015
Bedirhan Tunç
22/03/1977
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37686/15
15/07/2015
Behçet Turan
01/01/1962
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37741/15
15/07/2015
Abdulkerim Demirel
12/07/1969
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37777/15
15/07/2015
Mehmet Şirin Barık
01/01/1965
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
800
37778/15
15/07/2015
Zübeyde Sunar
01/01/1960
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37780/15
15/07/2015
Selime Demirel
08/08/1978
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37782/15
15/07/2015
Mehmet Halis Diger
02/07/1972
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
800
37809/15
15/07/2015
Murat Dalmış
01/01/1928
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37840/15
15/07/2015
(3 applicants)
Halise Tokay
02/04/1944
Seyhan Alkan
22/04/1979
Şemseddin Tunç
17/12/1964
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37921/15
15/07/2015
Hamit Yavuz
08/02/1971
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37935/15
15/07/2015
İhsan Demirel
01/06/1968
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37985/15
15/07/2015
Seyithan Tunç
09/10/1967
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
37988/15
15/07/2015
Yılmaz Çelebi
01/02/1974
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
38005/15
15/07/2015
Abdurrahman Araboğa
21/04/1966
14/12/2017
04/07/2017
1,300
[i]. Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
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