SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 21678/09
Mustafa Kemal DERİNKÖK against Turkey
and 34 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 10 December 2013 as a Committee composed of:
Dragoljub Popović, President,
Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque,
Helen Keller, judges,
and Seçkin Erel, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications, indicated in the Appendix,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
THE FACTS
A list of the names of the applicants as well as the case and decision numbers of the impugned proceedings appear in the Appendix.
A. The circumstances of the case
The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows.
On various dates, the applicants brought actions before various civil courts and/or criminal proceedings were instituted against them in various domestic courts. While certain procedures lasted several years, some proceedings are still pending.
B. Relevant domestic law
A description of the relevant domestic law may be found in Müdür Turgut and Others ((dec.), no. 4860/09, §§ 19-26, 26 March 2013).
COMPLAINTS
The applicants complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention that the proceedings before the national courts had not been concluded within a reasonable time.
Certain applicants alleged violation of Article 13 of the Convention that there was no effective remedy under Turkish law.
THE LAW
I. JOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS
The Court first considers that in accordance with Rule 42 § 1 of the Rules of Court, the applications should be joined, given the similarity of the facts and of the legal issues raised.
II. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 6 § 1 OF THE CONVENTION
The applicants complained that the length of proceedings had been incompatible with the principle of the “reasonable time” requirement, laid down in Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, which reads as follows:
“In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a ... hearing within a reasonable time by a ... tribunal...”
The Court found in Müdür Turgut and Others (cited above, §§ 58 and 60) that the Compensation Commission established by Law no. 6384 insofar as it is, a priori, accessible and capable of offering a reasonable prospect of redress for complaints concerning the length of proceedings is a remedy which applicants should make use of. Accordingly, the applicants should avail themselves of the new remedy offered by Law no. 6384.
It follows that these complaints must be rejected under Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies.
III. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 13 OF THE CONVENTION
Certain applicants also complain that there was no effective remedy under Turkish law. They rely in this regard Article 13 of the Convention, which provides:
“Everyone whose rights and freedoms as set forth in this Convention are violated shall have an effective remedy before a national authority notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity.”
The Court recalls that it has also held that the Compensation Commission established by Law No. 6384 provides to the applicants for a remedy within the meaning of Article 13 of the Convention to complain about the length of proceedings for the purposes of Article 6 § 1 relating to all applications pending before the Court, but not yet communicated to the respondent Government before 23 September 2012 (Müdür Turgut and Others, cited above, § 59).
It follows that this part of the application is 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.
Seçkin ErelDragoljub Popović
Acting Deputy RegistrarPresident
Appendix
No
Application No
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of birth
Place of residence
Represented by
Notes
21678/09
31/03/2009
Mustafa Kemal DERİNKÖK
10/11/1944
İstanbul
Court of Cassation; E: 2006/11471, K: 2007/14378
31211/09
16/04/2009
Serkan KOÇAK
01/01/1986
İstanbul
Murat DİKAN
Üsküdar Assize Court, E: 2007/46,.K : 2010/72
40479/09
23/07/2009
Tülay TİLKİ
01/01/1965
Mersin
Mustafa ÇİNKILIÇ
Court of Cassation, E: 2008/17127, K: 2009/3182
14048/10
22/02/2010
Nurettin UZUN
25/07/1963
Ankara
Selda KUTLAY
Sandıklı Civil Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2007/493, K: 2009/380
15778/10
26/02/2010
Şeyhmus KORKMAZ
17/11/1981
İstanbul
İnan AKMEŞE
Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2006/207, K: 2008/643
18609/10
14/01/2010
Özdemir KILIÇ
01/12/1970
İstanbul
İnan AKMEŞE
Bakırköy Assize Court, E: 2004/63, K: 2006/15
18669/10
05/03/2010
GOYATUR TURİZM VE TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. TÜZEL KİŞİLİĞİ
Muğla
Mahmut SEKDUR
Supreme Administrative Court, E: 2008/3771, K: 2009/3542
36683/10
10/05/2010
Mehmet Ata URUÇ
05/06/1962
Kocaeli
Adem KAYAER
02/11/1960
Kocaeli
Mehmet Ali KILINÇ
13/09/1959
Kocaeli
Erdoğan ŞEN
03/10/1965
Kocaeli
Selahattin ARSLAN
01/02/1952
Kocaeli
The Assize Court, E: 2009/964
41687/10
07/07/2010
Hasan BAYAR
01/01/1982
Bern
İnan AKMEŞE
Beyoğlu Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2006/14263, K: 2008/2018
47141/10
23/06/2010
Ferda ULUPINAR
30/04/1965
Antalya
Gökcen GÜVEN ÇİFCİBAŞI
Court of Cassation, E: 2008/150,
K: 2009/46
58219/10
03/08/2010
Vasfiye DÖRTLEMEZ
19/12/1920
Ankara
Halim PEKCAN
Tarsus Cadastral Court, E: 2002/12, K: 2008/14
60802/10
03/08/2010
Hasan BAYAR
01/01/1982
Bern
İnan AKMEŞE
Beyoğlu 2. Criminal Court of general Jurisdiction, E: 2008/39, K: 2010/161
60805/10
19/08/2010
Hasan BAYAR
01/01/1982
Bern
İnan AKMEŞE
Beyoğlu 2. Criminal Court of general Jurisdiction, E:2008/37, K:2010/135.
60807/10
17/08/2010
Hasan BAYAR
01/01/1982
Bern
İnan AKMEŞE
Beyoğlu 2. Criminal Court of general Jurisdiction, E: 2008/43, K: 2010/136
9728/11
03/12/2010
Sultan KAYA (ÖZEN)
Sivas
Ali KAYA
Hasan KAYA
Akgül KAYA (ŞİMŞEK)
Hürriyet KAYA (ŞİMŞEK)
Hüseyin ŞİMŞEK
Göher ŞİMŞEK
Mahmut ÖZTÜRK
Sakine ÖZTÜRK
Perihan ÖZDOĞAN
(ŞİMŞEK)
Turan ÖZDOĞAN
Özkan ÖZDOĞAN
Özcan ÖZDOĞAN
Cihan ÖZDOĞAN
Fidan ŞİMŞEK (ÖZDOĞAN)
Nahide ŞİMŞEK
(ÖZTÜRK)
Zeynep ŞİMŞEK
(ERDOĞAN)
Eyüp ŞİMŞEK
Ali ŞİMŞEK
Orhan ÖZTÜRK
Burhan ÖZTÜRK
Ayhan ÖZTÜRK
Metin FİLORİNALI
Civil Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2008/225, K: 2010/58
58787/11
04/05/2011
Sabriye KÜÇÜK
01/01/1961
Zonguldak
Fethi Oğuzcan KÜÇÜK
01/01/1987
Zonguldak
Celal ÇECE
Zonguldak Civil Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2003/254, K: 2010/400
4627/12
11/01/2012
Sercan AVŞAR
10/12/1988
İstanbul
İnan AKMEŞE
İstanbul 13. Assize Court, E: 2008/56
10712/12
16/12/2011
Erdal ÜLGÜ
01/06/1975
İstanbul
İnan AKMEŞE
İstanbul Magistrates Court, E: 2011/650, K: 2011/104
19608/12
02/01/2012
Hakan TEZEL
14/01/1969
Izmir
İzmir Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2002/457, K: 2010/322.
22975/12
24/04/2012
Ayhan İLHAN
31/03/1971
İstanbul
İnan AKMEŞE
Küçükçekmece Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2011/283, K: 2011/945
25173/12
25/10/2011
Hakan TEZEL
14/01/1969
Izmir
Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction,
E: 1998/107, K: 1998/237
51963/12
25/07/2012
Abdürrahim ÇANKIR
10/05/1948
İstanbul
İnan AKMEŞE
Bakırköy 9 Assize Court, E: 2010/203, K: 2011/446.
54558/12
30/07/2012
İbrahim Halil BEYHAN
15/03/1968
İstanbul
İpek KADİRHAN
Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2007/790, K: 2012/746
58865/12
15/06/2012
Menaf ERYILMAZ
06/05/1943
İstanbul
İnan AKMEŞE
İstanbul 6. Assize Court E: 2006/221
77689/12
22/09/2012
Barış KARAKOYUN
01/01/1981
Harun Reşit ÇAĞLAYAN
01/01/1988
Ali Şükran KARAKOYUN
01/01/1982
Onur ASLAN
01/01/1988
Abdulhakim KAYA
İstanbul Assize Court, E: 2007/210, K: 2010/107
81245/12
21/09/2012
İhsan GÜRBÜZ
01/01/1975
İstanbul
Hasari DELİCE
28/10/1982
İstanbul
Yusuf Kenan ALTAN
Bakırköy Assize Court, E: 2006/7, K: 2007/396
81767/12
19/09/2012
Abidin ÇABUK
01/01/1953
Mersin
Fazıl Ahmet TAMER
Üsküdar Assize Court, E: 1995/238, K: 2011/125
81784/12
18/09/2012
Abdülcelil TULGAR
01/01/1966
İstanbul
Ömer Faruk SEVGİLİ
Ankara 3.Labour Court, E: 2007/388
118/13
22/09/2012
Abdulvahap AKTAŞ
01/01/1980
İstanbul
Zeyni ASLAN
01/01/1988
İstanbul
Ahmet BARAN
01/01/1987
İstanbul
Mazlum AKTAŞ
01/01/1990
İstanbul
Seyfettin AKIN
01/01/1980
İstanbul
Kutbettin OKTAY
01/01/1991
İstanbul
İhsan DEMİR
01/01/1990
İstanbul
Hüseyin BOĞATEKİN
İstanbul 13. Assize Court, E: 2009/266
237/13
20/09/2012
İsmail KILINÇ
01/01/1969
İstanbul
Yusuf Kenan ALTAN
Kadıköy Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2008/1362
9765/13
06/07/2012
Menaf ERYILMAZ
06/05/1943
İstanbul
İnan AKMEŞE
İstanbul Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2012/283, K: 2012/491
29822/13
24/04/2012
Ağabey GÖRER
15/07/1979
İstanbul
İnan AKMEŞE
Court of Cassation, E: 2009/17607, K: 2011/18464
30271/13
01/03/2012
Ayhan İLHAN
31/03/1971
İstanbul
İnan AKMEŞE
Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2011/283, K: 2011/945
31230/13
07/09/2012
Özgür TÜRK
22/01/1980
Switzerland
Metin FİLORİNALI
İstanbul Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2007/625
31238/13
07/09/2012
Özgür TÜRK
22/01/1980
Switzerland
Metin FİLORİNALI
Gebze Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, E: 2010/686
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