SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 6228/18
Zekai BİLGİN against Turkey
and 53 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 17 May 2022 as a Committee composed of:
Egidijus Kūris, President,
Pauliine Koskelo,
Gilberto Felici, judges,
and Hasan Bakırcı, Section Registrar,
Having regard to:
The applications against Turkey lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by the applicants listed in the appended table (“the applicants”), on the various dates indicated therein;
The decision to give notice of the application to the Turkish Government (“the Government”), represented by their Agent Mr Hacı Ali Açıkgül, Head of the Human Rights Department of the Ministry of Justice;
Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicants;
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
1. The applications concern the withdrawal of the applicants’ licences to operate bus lines. The facts and complaints are very similar to those in the case of Temizişler Madeni Yağ Sanayi Ticaret Limited Şirketi v. Turkey, ((dec.) no. 44159/18, 12 October 2021).
THE COURT’S ASSESSMENT
2. Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
3. The applicants complain of an infringement of their right to peaceful enjoyment of their possessions within the meaning of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 on account of the withdrawal of their licenses to operate bus lines. They also allege that the domestic court decisions lacked sufficient reasoning and that that they were unable to participate in the court proceedings in violation of their right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the Convention.
4. The Court notes that in the Temizişler Madeni Yağ Sanayi Ticaret Limited Şirketi decision (cited above), it found that the applicant company could not be unaware of the fact that it did not have a right to renewal beyond the ten-year period and that there was a clear risk that the contract would expire at the end of the ten years’ period foreseen in the law, regardless of the intentions of the municipal authorities. The Court further considered that the illegal nature of a renewal beyond this period was sufficiently clear that, despite the municipality’s conduct, the withdrawal of the license and the lack of compensation could not be considered to have placed an individual excessive burden on the applicant. Accordingly, the Court ruled that neither the non-renewal nor the absence of compensation upset the fair balance which must exist between the various interests at stake under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1.
5. As to the other complaints, having regard to the information in its possession and in so far as it had jurisdiction to rule on the allegations made, the Court found no appearance of a violation.
6. Turning to the circumstances of the present cases and having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of persuading it to reach a different conclusion as regards these applications.
7. It follows that these applications are manifestly ill-founded and must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 §§ 3 (a) and 4 of the Convention.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Declares the applications inadmissible.
Done in English and notified in writing on 9 June 2022.
Hasan Bakırcı Egidijus Kūris
Registrar President
Appendix
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Represented by
1.
6228/18
Bilgin v. Turkey
20/12/2017
Zekai BİLGİN
1949
Samsun
Turkish
Muhammed Oğulcan EKİZ
2.
6231/18
Ekiz v. Turkey
20/12/2017
Nurhan EKİZ
1969
Samsun
Turkish
Muhammed Oğulcan EKİZ
3.
6235/18
Şentürk v. Turkey
18/12/2017
İsrafil ŞENTÜRK
1960
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
4.
6242/18
Uygun v. Turkey
18/12/2017
Zafer UYGUN
1963
SAMSUN
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
5.
6245/18
Duran v. Turkey
18/12/2017
Hasan DURAN
1969
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
6.
6252/18
Topçu v. Turkey
18/12/2017
Orhan TOPÇU
1967
SAMSUN
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
7.
6257/18
Hünerli v. Turkey
18/12/2017
Sadık HÜNERLİ
1948
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
8.
6259/18
Aral Limited Company v. Turkey
18/12/2017
ARAL GIDA TEMİZLİK MADDELERİ İNŞAAT TAAHHÜT TURİZM NAKLİYAT SAN. TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
9.
6262/18
Bal v. Turkey
18/12/2017
İbrahim BAL
1956
SAMSUN
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
10.
6266/18
Bozyel v. Turkey
18/12/2017
Ekrem BOZYEL
1959
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
11.
6268/18
Kara v. Turkey
18/12/2017
Yasin KARA
1993
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
12.
6273/18
Bektaş v. Turkey
18/12/2017
Ali BEKTAŞ
1976
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
13.
6276/18
Bektaş v. Turkey
20/12/2017
Hasan BEKTAŞ
1970
SAMSUN
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
14.
6278/18
Erdoğan v. Turkey
18/12/2017
Şefik ERDOĞAN
1982
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
15.
6280/18
Erdoğan v. Turkey
18/12/2017
Şaban ERDOĞAN
1974
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
16.
6286/18
Hacıoğlu v. Turkey
18/12/2017
Necati HACIOĞLU
1963
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
17.
6294/18
Samsun Bus Drivers Mutual Assistance and Solidarity Association v. Turkey
18/12/2017
SAMSUN ÖZEL HALK OTOBÜSÇÜLERİ YARDIMLAŞMA VE DAYANIŞMA DERNEĞİ
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
18.
12037/18
Sercan v. Turkey
12/02/2018
Bayram SERCAN
1973
İstanbul
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
19.
20043/18
Küçükaslan v. Turkey
18/04/2018
Aşur KÜÇÜKASLAN
1964
Samsun
Turkish
Yusuf Ziya ÇİMEN
20.
23111/18
Akın v. Turkey
02/05/2018
Sezayi AKIN
1967
Samsun
Turkish
Muhammed Oğulcan EKİZ
21.
25081/18
Sahin v. Turkey
09/05/2018
Sezai ŞAHİN
1967
Samsun
Turkish
Yusuf Ziya ÇİMEN
22.
25086/18
Doğru v. Turkey
09/05/2018
Nuray DOĞRU
1976
Samsun
Turkish
Yusuf Ziya ÇİMEN
23.
26890/18
Ateş Limited Company v. Turkey
31/05/2018
ATEŞ OTO NAKLİYAT GIDA VE AV MALZEMELERİ PAZARLAMA TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
24.
26944/18
Tiryaki v. Turkey
31/05/2018
Yunus TİRYAKİ
1972
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
25.
26996/18
Kabakçıoğlu Limited Company v. Turkey
31/05/2018
KABAKÇIOĞLU TURİZM TAŞIMACILIK VE İNŞAAT DAYANIKLI TÜKETİM MAL. SAN. VE TİC. LTD.ŞTİ
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
26.
33552/18
Savaş v. Turkey
02/07/2018
İlyas SAVAŞ
1972
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
27.
34411/18
Bilgin v. Turkey
23/05/2018
Zekai BİLGİN
1949
Samsun
Turkish
Muhammed Oğulcan EKİZ
28.
34414/18
Duran v. Turkey
13/04/2018
Hasan DURAN
1969
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
29.
34415/18
Ekiz v. Turkey
23/05/2018
Nurhan EKİZ
1969
Samsun
Turkish
Muhammed Oğulcan EKİZ
30.
34417/18
Hacıoğlu v. Turkey
31/05/2018
Necati HACIOĞLU
1963
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
31.
34420/18
Bozyel v. Turkey
31/05/2018
Ekrem BOZYEL
1959
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
32.
34422/18
Erdoğan v. Turkey
28/05/2018
Şaban ERDOĞAN
1974
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
33.
34423/18
Aral Limited Company v. Turkey
02/07/2018
ARAL GIDA TEMİİZLİK MADDELERİ İNŞAAT TAAHHÜT TURİZM NAKLİYAT SAN. TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DILEKİ
34.
34425/18
Mertdağ Limited Company v. Turkey
02/07/2018
MERTDAĞ GIDA MEŞRUBAT PAZARLAMA NAKLİYAT İNŞAAT TİCARET LLTD. ŞTİ.
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
35.
34428/18
Kara v. Turkey
02/07/2018
Yasin KARA
1993
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
36.
39331/18
Bengü v. Turkey
07/08/2018
Arif BENGÜ
1954
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
37.
43704/18
Selçi v. Turkey
13/09/2018
Faik SELÇİ
1973
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
38.
48424/18
Hünerli v. Turkey
19/09/2018
Sadık HÜNERLİ
1948
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
39.
48667/18
Şentürk v. Turkey
03/10/2018
İsrafil ŞENTÜRK
1960
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
40.
48668/18
Erdoğan v. Turkey
03/10/2018
Şefik ERDOĞAN
1982
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
41.
49267/18
Sesli v. Turkey
03/10/2018
Berati SESLİ
1977
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
42.
2209/19
Uğraş v. Turkey
06/12/2018
Cengiz UĞRAŞ
1975
Samsun
Turkish
Yusuf Ziya ÇİMEN
43.
2308/19
Altunkaya v. Turkey
06/11/2018
Nevzat ALTUNKAYA
1957
Artvin
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
44.
2316/19
Çelikel v. Turkey
06/11/2018
Şükrü ÇELİKEL
1955
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
45.
4943/19
Akın v. Turkey
07/12/2018
Sezayi AKIN
1967
Samsun
Turkish
Muhammed Oğulcan EKİZ
46.
4945/19
Tiryaki v. Turkey
07/12/2018
Yunus TİRYAKİ
1972
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
47.
4947/19
Şahin v. Turkey
06/12/2018
Sezai ŞAHİN
1967
Samsun
Turkish
Yusuf Ziya ÇİMEN
48.
4949/19
Doğru v. Turkey
06/12/2018
Nuray DOĞRU
1976
Samsun
Turkish
Yusuf Ziya ÇİMEN
49.
16738/19
Sandıkçı v. Turkey
11/03/2019
Hakan SANDIKÇI
1972
Samsun
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
50.
20682/19
Bal v. Turkey
11/03/2019
İbrahim BAL
1956
SAMSUN
Turkish
Davut Emre DİLEK
51.
30213/19
Odabaşoğlu v. Turkey
16/05/2019
Şeref ODABAŞOĞLU
1965
Samsun
Turkish
Yusuf Ziya ÇİMEN
52.
30526/19
Ağca v. Turkey
24/05/2019
Kemalettin AĞCA
1964
Samsun
Turkish
Yusuf Ziya ÇİMEN
53.
34169/19
Kartal v. Turkey
12/06/2019
Samet KARTAL
1990
Samsun
Turkish
Yusuf Ziya ÇİMEN
54.
35698/19
Çekiç v. Turkey
21/06/2019
Feridun ÇEKİÇ
1980
Amasya
Turkish
Yusuf Ziya ÇİMEN