SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 53629/19
Ali ÇABUK against Türkiye
and 8 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 15 February 2024 as a Committee composed of:
Frédéric Krenc, President,
Diana Sârcu,
Davor Derenčinović, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 8 of the Convention, concerning the electronic recording and storage of the applicants’ private correspondence in the National Judicial Network System (UYAP) by the authorities during their detention, were communicated to the Turkish Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letters.
By letters dated 6 October 2023, sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired on 8 March 2023 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The letters were returned to the Court as undelivered. The applicants did not notify the Court of the change of their address or provide new contact information.
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.
In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications.
Accordingly, the applications should be struck 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.
Done in English and notified in writing on 14 March 2024.
Viktoriya Maradudina Frédéric Krenc
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Date on which the registered letter returned undelivered
53629/19
27/08/2019
Ali ÇABUK
1986
19/12/2023
8019/20
15/01/2020
Halil İbrahim GÖK
1985
04/12/2023
30282/20
23/06/2020
Ökkeş AKKAYA
1973
04/12/2023
41716/20
07/09/2020
Serkan KILIÇ
1982
04/12/2023
50686/20
20/10/2020
Erdal ÖZKAN
1988
19/12/2023
51020/20
20/10/2020
Mustafa ASLAN
1981
04/12/2023
21533/21
08/04/2021
Aytaç GÜMÜŞ
1987
04/12/2023
24478/21
15/04/2021
Ömer KESKİNKILIÇ
1986
04/12/2023
24923/21
21/04/2021
Mehmet GÖK
1986
19/12/2023