SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 31139/10
Elvan BİLİCİ against Turkey
and 69 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 8 December 2015 as a Committee composed of:
Paul Lemmens, President,
Ksenija Turković,
Jon Fridrik Kjølbro, judges,
and Abel Campos, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the dates indicated in the appendix,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. They were all represented by Ms S. Karaduman, a lawyer practising in Ankara. The Turkish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent.
Relying on Articles 6, 11 and 13 of the Convention, applicants alleged that they were given a disciplinary penalty for taking part in a demonstration and complained further of a lack of a domestic remedy to challenge the impugned disciplinary measures.
On 5 August 2015 and 11 September 2015 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Turkey in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications against an undertaking by the Government to pay ex gratia to each of them 500 euros (EUR) to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and EUR 4,700 for costs and expenses, which will be converted into national currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. It will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, 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
Given that the applications at hand concern the same facts and complaints and raise identical issues under the Convention, the Court decides to join them, pursuant to Rule 42 § 1 of the Rules of the Court.
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 its Protocols 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 7 January 2016.
Abel CamposPaul Lemmens
Deputy RegistrarPresident
APPENDIX
No
Application No
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of birth
Place of residence
Represented by
31139/10
14/04/2010
Elvan BİLİCİ
05/12/1962
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
38624/10
31/05/2010
Yusuf ŞENOL
01/05/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
38933/10
31/05/2010
Ayten KARAN ŞENOL
19/08/1968
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
48464/10
19/07/2010
Pakize DEMİR
20/10/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
51846/10
29/07/2010
Yüksel KÖMÜRCÜ
01/09/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
51851/10
29/07/2010
İlhan SÖNMEZ
04/01/1961
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
54264/10
14/07/2010
Mehmet YÜREKLİ
16/08/1957
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
55041/10
29/07/2010
Gülseren ERDEM
20/10/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
55172/10
29/07/2010
Suna SAZLI
21/10/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
55180/10
29/07/2010
Gülay KOÇTÜRK
03/01/1970
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
55224/10
29/07/2010
Uğur Ömer VARLIK
13/01/1959
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
58245/10
16/08/2010
Sedrettin AYDEMİR
01/01/1960
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
58464/10
16/08/2010
Haydar BİRSEN
20/10/1954
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
60038/10
07/09/2010
Satı BURUNUCU ÇALI
15/05/1969
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
60054/10
07/09/2010
Şenol ÇORUK
17/09/1960
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
60126/10
07/09/2010
Alev TAŞDEMİR
17/09/1977
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
60197/10
07/09/2010
Koray BEYDİL
25/02/1978
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
60201/10
07/09/2010
Oktay ŞAHİN
05/08/1968
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
60242/10
07/09/2010
Nurettin POLAT
08/05/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
60267/10
07/09/2010
Filiz KOÇAK DEMİR
26/02/1977
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
60888/10
29/07/2010
Ersin ACARBAŞ
01/01/1962
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61033/10
06/09/2010
Hasan AYDIN
13/08/1962
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61061/10
06/09/2010
Abidin KABAK
08/09/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61185/10
07/09/2010
Cengiz DOĞAN
01/12/1959
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61240/10
07/09/2010
Atılım AKBAŞ
08/11/1978
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61243/10
07/09/2010
Nurten ÇAKAN
25/11/1959
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61267/10
07/09/2010
Saniye KARAHAN
05/02/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61437/10
04/10/2010
Nüsürettin EFE
06/07/1966
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61516/10
29/07/2010
Gülseren BOLATCAN
15/02/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61597/10
04/10/2010
Tülin ÇELİKTEN
19/01/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61610/10
04/10/2010
Zafer OTMAN
30/08/1965
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61617/10
04/10/2010
Sevgi KARACAOĞLAN
26/07/1965
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61624/10
04/10/2010
Aynur AYDIN
07/02/1976
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61630/10
04/10/2010
Cemal AYDIN
05/03/1962
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61646/10
04/10/2010
Kemal BORAN
26/11/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61655/10
04/10/2010
Hatice KAHRAMAN
30/06/1969
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61677/10
04/10/2010
Nejla ARTUÇ
17/09/1972
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61731/10
04/10/2010
Ertuğrul KAVRAZLI
28/01/1961
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61749/10
04/10/2010
Hasan Hüseyin SEVGİ
01/06/1962
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61753/10
04/10/2010
Semra FİDAN
08/12/1965
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
61776/10
04/10/2010
Dilek ARDIÇ
05/07/1969
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
62049/10
24/09/2010
Deniz BAZ AKYILDIZ
02/11/1974
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
62591/10
04/10/2010
Erkan ULAŞAN
10/09/1956
Ankara
Özlem KELEŞ
05/09/1979
Ankara
Kaya ŞİMŞEK
10/01/1966
Ankara
Nur KAVRAZLI
19/05/1976
Ankara
Rıza ATES
10/04/1966
Ankara
Züleyha KÜÇÜK
31/01/1956
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
62618/10
24/09/2010
Burhan POSHOROĞLU
01/08/1971
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
62759/10
11/10/2010
Eylem SAYKAN
19/06/1978
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
62775/10
11/10/2010
Cemal GÜVENBAŞ
01/01/1965
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
62876/10
08/10/2010
Nurten YILDIRIM
05/06/1963
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
63806/10
17/09/2010
Nihat AKSOY
13/03/1959
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
63949/10
24/09/2010
Yeter AYTAÇ
01/06/1966
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
63954/10
24/09/2010
Musa YAKUT
01/01/1962
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
64071/10
24/09/2010
Nezahat POSHOROĞLU
01/01/1969
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
64081/10
24/09/2010
Mehmet GÜMÜŞ
10/02/1960
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
64133/10
24/09/2010
Nurhayat YAKUT
10/09/1973
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
64690/10
04/10/2010
Erdal BOZKURT
10/06/1968
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
64696/10
04/10/2010
Sinan Yılmaz DOĞAN
26/07/1979
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
64702/10
04/10/2010
Cemal ATEŞ
22/03/1970
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
69678/10
08/10/2010
Ali CEVHER
01/02/1967
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
70715/10
08/10/2010
Mesut YAHŞİ
30/06/1976
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
70758/10
04/10/2010
Ercan BAYDAR
16/01/1963
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
70768/10
04/10/2010
Mehmet SAÇINTI
26/02/1962
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
74029/10
24/09/2010
Saniye SEZER
01/03/1963
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
74051/10
30/09/2010
Ergin KUDU
22/05/1960
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
74063/10
30/09/2010
Feriha YAMAN
15/07/1961
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
74143/10
04/10/2010
Mahmut EROĞLU
08/03/1964
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
74146/10
04/10/2010
İlkber PEKACAR
19/09/1970
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
74160/10
04/10/2010
Huriye ŞAHİN
19/10/1974
Ankara
Gülçin KILIÇ
16/04/1972
Ankara
Hakverdi YILMAZ
01/04/1973
Ankara
Züleyha
GÜNALTAY
12/03/1968
Ankara
Nesrin OĞUZ
01/01/1969
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
74940/10
17/09/2010
Halil Atabey YÜKSEKLİ
20/01/1961
Ankara
Yasemin ERDEM
18/06/1961
Ankara
Alper Kağan GÖRGÜLÜ
08/05/1975
Ankara
Hesna SOYLU
09/09/1964
Ankara
Muharrem ERKILIÇ
01/05/1962
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
74990/10
30/09/2010
Şükran BURUM
10/07/1969
Ankara
Mesude AYDOĞAN
20/06/1970
Ankara
İlknur GÖKÇE
22/11/1970
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
2363/11
30/09/2010
Şevket KAHRAMAN
10/06/1954
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
4004/11
24/09/2010
Nurhan KUL
08/09/1962
Ankara
Sevgi KARADUMAN
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