Resolution CM/ResDH(2019)241
Execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
Ineffectiveness of investigations cases against Turkey (Batı group)
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 25 September 2019 at the 1355th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”,
Having regard to the final judgments transmitted by the Court to the Committee in these cases (see list in appendix) and to the violations of the right to life and prohibition of torture, including ineffectiveness of investigations, criminal prosecutions and disciplinary proceedings in relation to killing, torture and ill-treatment allegedly inflicted by the police and security forces between 1993 and 2010 (violations of Articles 2 and 3);
Noting that the substantive violations in these cases have mainly been supervised by the Committee of Ministers under the Aksoy group (see Final Resolution CM/ResDH(2019)51), the Oya Ataman group (see decision CM/Del/Dec(2016)1259/H46-34) and the Kasa and Erdoğan groups (CM/Del/Dec(2017)1302/H46-33);
Recalling further that in some of these cases the Court found other violations, but that general measures in respect of these violations have been or are being examined by the Committee in the context of other groups of cases, namely:
- Measures aimed at preventing excessive length of pre-trial detention, lack of sufficient reasons to justify it, lack of an effective remedy to challenge its lawfulness and lack of the right to compensation in respect of unlawful pre-trial detention were taken within the framework of the Demirel group of cases (see Final Resolution CM/ResDH(2016)332);
- Measures aimed at preventing excessive length of police custody were taken within the framework of the Murat Satık and Others group (see Final Resolution ResDH(2005)75);
- Measures in relation to excessive length of proceedings and introducing an effective remedy in this respect were taken within the framework of the Ormancı and Others group of cases (see Final Resolution CM/ResDH(2014)298);
- Measures in relation to the State Security Courts were taken within the framework of the cases of Sertkaya (see Final Resolution CM/ResDH(2008)83), Çıraklar (see Final Resolution DH(99)555) and the Gençel group (see Final Resolution CM/ResDH(2013)256);
- Measures relating to the absence of legal assistance in police custody were taken within the Salduz group of cases (see Final Resolution CM/ResDH(2018)219);
- Measures concerning the admission to the case file of the statements allegedly obtained under ill-treatment or torture are examined under the Hulki Güneş group of cases;
Recalling the respondent State’s obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party and that this obligation entails, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:
- of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum; and
- of general measures preventing similar violations;
Having invited the government of the respondent State to inform the Committee of the measures taken to comply with the above-mentioned obligation;
Having examined the information provided by the government as regards the individual measures in these cases (see documents DH-DD(2019)867, DH-DD(2019)793, DH-DD(2019)707, DH-DD(2017)627) and noted with deep regret, in the light of this information, that no further individual measures are possible, or required in these cases; having moreover noted that the just satisfaction, where awarded, was paid by the government of the respondent State;
Recalling that the question of general measures required in response to the shortcomings found by the Court in these judgments and ineffectiveness of investigations in respect of allegations of excessive use of force while dispersing peaceful demonstrations continues to be examined within the framework of the ineffectiveness of investigations group (Batı group) of cases and that the closure of these cases therefore in no way prejudges the Committee’s evaluation of the general measures required;
DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in these cases as regards the individual measures and
DECIDES to close the examination of these cases.
Appendix
Application
Case
Judgment of
Final on
36617/07
AFET SÜREYYA EREN
20/10/2015
14/03/2016
34592/97
AĞDAŞ
27/07/2004
27/10/2004
37552/06
AHMET DURAN
28/08/2012
28/11/2012
51967/99
AKSAKAL TEREN
11/09/2007
06/07/2009
70945/10
AKTÜRK
13/11/2014
13/02/2015
70932/10
ALKAYA
27/11/2018
27/11/2018
3044/04
ALKES
16/02/2010
16/05/2010
22643/07
ALPAR
26/01/2016
26/04/2016
1249/03
ATALAY
18/09/2008
18/12/2008
26893/02
ATAŞ AND T SEVEN
16/12/2008
16/03/2009
53645/10
ATEŞOĞLU
20/01/2015
20/04/2015
36144/09
ATHAN
03/09/2013
03/12/2013
44021/07
AYSU
13/03/2012
24/09/2012
7070/03
BALLIKTAŞ
20/10/2009
20/01/2010
4370/12
BARAN
15/05/2018
15/05/2018
30685/05
BARAN AND T HUN
20/05/2010
20/08/2010
49742/09
BAŞTÜRK
28/04/2015
14/09/2015
62590/09
BÖBER
09/04/2013
09/07/2013
71912/01+
BÖKE AND KANDEMIR
10/03/2009
10/06/2009
33860/03
BOZDEMİR AND YEŞİLMEN
09/07/2013
09/10/2013
30461/02
ÇAĞLAYAN
21/10/2008
21/01/2009
25172/02
ÇAMÇI AND OTHERS
24/02/2009
24/05/2009
28433/02
ÇAMDERELI
17/07/2008
01/12/2008
16227/06
CELAL KAPLAN
24/05/2011
24/08/2011
3076/05+
ÇELEBI ARIF AND OTHERS
06/04/2010
06/07/2010
39324/02
ÇELIK No. 1
20/01/2009
20/04/2009
31298/05
CEMAL YILMAZ
07/02/2012
07/05/2012
12938/07
CERF
03/05/2016
03/08/2016
19180/03
ÇETIN NAFIYE AND OTHERS
07/04/2009
07/07/2009
2858/07
CIGERHUN ONER No. 2
23/11/2010
23/02/2011
22568/05
COŞAR
26/03/2013
26/06/2013
32211/07
CÜNEYT POLAT
13/11/2014
13/02/2015
20562/07
DAĞABAKAN AND YILDIRIM
09/04/2013
09/07/2013
38305/07
DAŞLIK
13/06/2017
13/09/2017
41213/02
DEMIR ABDURRAHIM
19/01/2010
19/04/2010
50973/06
DEMIRBAŞ AND OTHERS
09/12/2008
09/03/2009
21789/02
DERMAN
31/05/2011
31/08/2011
23909/03
DESDE
01/02/2011
01/05/2011
72194/01
DOĞAN NURGÜL
08/07/2008
08/10/2008
42942/02
DURAN ALI AND AYŞE
08/04/2008
08/07/2008
23016/04
ER AND OTHERS
31/07/2012
31/10/2012
32505/02
ERDOĞAN DÖNDÜ
23/03/2010
23/06/2010
16234/04
ERDOĞAN FÜSUN AND OTHERS
30/06/2009
30/09/2009
7067/06
ERISEN AND OTHERS
03/04/2012
03/07/2012
40952/07
ERSİN ERKUŞ AND OTHERS
31/05/2016
31/08/2016
43279/04
ERSOY
28/07/2009
28/10/2009
37871/08
ERTUŞ
05/11/2013
05/02/2014
49048/99
ESEN HÜSEYIN
08/08/2006
08/11/2006
8354/04
ESKI
05/06/2012
05/09/2012
11435/07
EYLEM BAŞ
16/10/2012
16/01/2013
12673/05
FERHAT KAYA
25/09/2012
25/12/2012
6644/08
FIRAT CAN
24/05/2011
24/08/2011
10301/03
GETIREN
22/07/2008
22/10/2008
21790/04
GEZER YUSUF
01/12/2009
01/03/2010
74307/01
GÖK AND GÜLER
28/07/2009
28/10/2009
40528/11
GÖRMÜŞ
10/07/2018
10/07/2018
7880/02
GÜL ÜMIT
29/09/2009
29/12/2009
37157/09
GÜLAYDIN
12/02/2013
12/05/2013
5264/03
GÜLBAHAR AND OTHERS
21/10/2008
21/01/2009
51143/07
GUMUSSOY
11/10/2011
11/01/2011
24451/12
GÜNGÖR
23/10/2018
23/10/2018
40262/98
H.Y. AND HÜ.Y.
06/10/2005
06/01/2006
23607/08
HALAT
08/11/2011
08/02/2012
11152/11
HİKMET TOPAL
12/02/2019
12/02/2019
25018/10
İBRAHİM DEMİRTAŞ
28/10/2014
28/01/2015
31714/10
İŞİK AND OTHERS
09/10/2018
09/10/2018
54916/08
KAÇAK AND EBİNÇ
07/01/2014
07/04/2014
40803/02
KARABULUT MUSTAFA
20/11/2007
20/02/2008
30009/03
KARADEMIR OSMAN
22/07/2008
22/10/2008
8810/03
KARADUMAN AND OTHERS
17/06/2008
17/09/2008
14352/05+
KARAGÖZ AND OTHERS
13/07/2010
13/10/2010
60272/08
KARAMAN AND OTHERS
31/01/2012
30/04/2012
29766/03
KARATEPE AND ULAŞ
17/06/2008
17/09/2008
5387/02
KELEKÇIER
28/04/2009
28/07/2009
40160/05
KÖMÜRCÜ MÜDAND No. 2
21/07/2009
21/10/2009
32577/02
KUR ORHAN
03/06/2008
29/09/2008
31869/06
MEHMET ALİ OKUR
17/01/2012
17/04/2012
64969/10
MEHMET FİDAN
16/12/2014
16/03/2015
36812/07
MEHMET YAMAN
24/02/2015
24/05/2015
36716/07
MESUT DENİZ
05/11/2013
05/02/2014
294/08
METE AND OTHERS
04/10/2011
04/01/2012
34520/10+
MÜFTÜOĞLU AND OTHERS
28/02/2017
28/05/2017
27566/06
MUSA YILMAZ
30/11/2010
28/02/2011
17850/11
NASRETTİN ASLAN AND ZEKİ ASLAN
30/08/2016
30/11/2016
15380/09
NECATİ YILMAZ
12/02/2013
12/05/2013
52067/99
OKKALI
17/10/2006
12/02/2007
74306/01
ÖKTEM
19/10/2006
26/03/2007
6649/10
OYĞUR
05/03/2013
05/06/2013
45906/99
ÖZCAN ZEYNEP
20/02/2007
20/05/2007
29105/03
ÖZDEMIR VOLKAN
20/10/2009
20/07/2010
20/01/2010
20/10/2010
13903/02
ÖZGÜR AND ÇAMLI
04/12/2007
04/03/2008
14777/08
ÖZTÜNÇ
09/02/2016
06/06/2016
3064/07
PACACI AND OTHERS
08/11/2011
04/06/2012
5405/12
PEYAM
14/10/2014
14/01/2015
7989/05
POLAT ALI HIDIR No. 2
06/10/2009
06/01/2010
39041/10
RAHMİ ŞAHİN
05/07/2016
05/10/2016
38879/03
SAFAK
25/01/2011
25/04/2011
53147/99
ŞAHIN ZÜLCIHAN AND OTHERS
03/02/2005
03/05/2005
8077/08
ŞAKİR KAÇMAZ
10/11/2015
10/02/2016
15828/03
SALMANOĞLU AND POLATTAŞ
17/03/2009
17/06/2009
275/12
ŞEKER
26/03/2019
26/03/2019
39414/06
SERDAR GUZEL
15/03/2011
15/06/2011
68881/01
ŞIMŞEK HÜSEYIN
20/05/2008
20/08/2008
43918/98
SUNAL
25/01/2005
25/04/2005
19028/02
TAMER FAZIL AHMET AND OTHERS
24/07/2007
24/10/2007
32051/09
TAYLAN
03/07/2012
03/10/2012
8534/02
TEKIN AND OTHERS
20/05/2008
20/08/2008
36395/06
TEMİZALP
21/10/2014
16/02/2015
31300/05
TERZI AND ERKMEN
28/07/2009
28/10/2009
11381/02
TONKA AND OTHERS
22/07/2008
22/10/2008
62312/00
TOSUN VELI
16/01/2007
16/04/2007
22339/03
TUNA
19/01/2010
19/04/2010
1413/03
TURAN AND TURFAN
15/12/2009
15/03/2010
33086/04
TÜRKAN
18/09/2008
18/12/2008
43124/98
TÜRKMEN
19/12/2006
19/03/2007
24164/07
TÜZÜN
05/11/2013
05/02/2014
37308/05
UĞUR
13/01/2015
13/04/2015
15750/02
UYAN No. 2
21/10/2008
21/01/2009
9203/03
ÜZER
21/09/2010
21/12/2010
32446/96
YAMAN ABDÜLSAMET
02/11/2004
02/02/2005
6291/05
YANANER
16/07/2009
16/10/2009
35160/05
YAVUZ ALI
16/07/2009
16/10/2009
34461/07
YAVUZ CELIK
26/07/2011
26/10/2011
45046/05
YAZICI AND OTHERS No. 2
23/04/2013
23/07/2013
16850/09
YELDEN AND OTHERS
03/05/2012
03/08/2012
41253/04
YERDELENLI
07/07/2009
07/10/2009
34738/04
YEŞIL AND SEVIM
05/06/2007
12/11/2007
33750/03
YETER
13/01/2009
13/04/2009
72174/10
YİĞİTDOĞAN
03/06/2014
03/09/2014
19374/03
YILMAZ AND OTHERS
14/10/2008
14/01/2009
17721/02
YILMAZ HÜRRIYET
05/06/2007
12/11/2007
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