Communicated on 13 April 2018
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 2621/13
Nihat BULAK
against Turkey
lodged on 12 November 2012
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The application concerns the applicant’s inability to confront, question and examine a certain witness, namely S.K. during the criminal proceedings (see Schatschaschwili v. Germany [GC], no. 9154/10, §§ 100‑131, ECHR 2015, and Daştan v. Turkey, no. 37272/08, 10 October 2017).
QUESTION tO THE PARTIES
1. Was the applicant able to examine the witnesses against him as required by Article 6 § 3 (d) of the Convention? If not, has there been a breach of the applicant’s right to a fair trial provided by Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (d) of the Convention due to his inability to examine or have examined the witness S.K. (see Schatschaschwili v. Germany [GC], no. 9154/10, §§ 100‑131, ECHR 2015, and Daştan v. Turkey, no. 37272/08, 10 October 2017)?
The Government are invited to submit copies of all the relevant documents concerning the applicant’s case, including but not limited to the minutes of all the hearings, documentary evidence against the applicant and the reasoned judgment of the trial court, the applicant’s and his lawyer’s written submissions both before the trial court and before the Court of Cassation.
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