SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 45908/11
Fatma DEVECİOĞLU against Turkey
and 52 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 18 June 2013 as a Chamber composed of:
Guido Raimondi, President,
Danutė Jočienė,
Peer Lorenzen,
András Sajó,
Işıl Karakaş,
Nebojša Vučinić,
Helen Keller, judges,
and Stanley Naismith, Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications, listed in the Appendix,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
THE FACTS
A list of the applicants is set out in the Appendix. Additionally, 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 initiated actions before various civil courts or civil proceedings were brought against them before the civil courts. The procedures are still pending before the domestic courts.
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 also alleged a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.
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 the proceedings was incompatible with 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 ..., everyone is entitled to a ... hearing within a reasonable time by a ... tribunal...”
The Court observes that the applicants asserted that the length of the proceedings was incompatible with the principle of the “reasonable time” requirement in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention. In that respect, the Court found in Müdür Turgut and Others (cited above, § 56) that the Compensation Commission established by Law no. 6384, insofar as it is a priori accessible and capable of offering reasonable prospects of redress for complaints concerning the length of proceedings, constituted a remedy which applicants were required to exhaust for the purposes of Article 35 § 1 of the Convention. In the present cases, the Court sees no reason to come to a different conclusion.
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 1 OF PROTOCOL NO. 1 OF THE CONVENTION
The applicants claimed under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 that the amounts awarded to them had lost their value due to the length of the proceedings. The Court observes that the civil proceedings against the applicants are still pending before the domestic courts. Therefore, the related complaints under this article are premature and must be rejected for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies pursuant to Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention.
For these reasons, the Court unanimously
Decides to join the applications;
Declares the applications inadmissible.
Stanley NaismithGuido Raimondi
RegistrarPresident
APPENDIX
No
Application No
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of birth
Place of residence
Represented by
Notes
45908/11
30/03/2011
Fatma DEVECİOĞLU
01/07/1933
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
48362/11
28/03/2011
Mehmet ŞENER
20/06/1976
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
49525/11
31/03/2011
Ebru ERDURAN
22/04/1980
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
52423/11
08/08/2011
Erdoğan TÜRKMEN
23/05/1956
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
52424/11
08/08/2011
Emine KURNAZ
21/09/1959
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
52425/11
09/08/2011
Fatma TÜRKMEN (GÜNEŞ)
15/03/1950
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59602/11
12/09/2011
Fatma KOÇAN
03/05/1954
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59607/11
12/09/2011
Şükriye USLU
01/01/1938
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59615/11
12/09/2011
Sabri USLU
17/08/1964
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59635/11
12/09/2011
Mustafa ALTINIŞIK
05/05/1951
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59638/11
12/09/2011
Ahmet ARSLAN
10/10/1940
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59648/11
12/09/2011
Erol ŞAHİNER
01/04/1955
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59654/11
12/09/2011
Ayşe AYVAZ
10/10/1936
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59661/11
12/09/2011
Ahmet AKBULUT
01/12/1943
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59666/11
12/09/2011
Nazmiye KUŞ (ŞENER)
08/11/1944
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59671/11
12/09/2011
Emine TÜYSÜZ (ŞENER)
18/08/1974
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59674/11
12/09/2011
Emine ARSLAN
04/03/1965
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59684/11
12/09/2011
Mahmut ESER
01/08/1964
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59685/11
12/09/2011
Hasan Hüseyin ŞAHİNER
15/05/1947
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59687/11
12/09/2011
Zeynep ÖZDEK
01/01/1950
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59688/11
12/09/2011
Teslime KURU
05/02/1956
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59689/11
12/09/2011
Hatun BÜYÜKKESKİN
30/03/1968
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59691/11
12/09/2011
Havva KORKMAZ
01/01/1959
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59692/11
12/09/2011
Kemal ŞENER
01/01/1943
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59694/11
12/09/2011
Ayşe ŞENER
10/06/1960
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59696/11
12/09/2011
Fatma KIRAL
10/06/1961
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59706/11
12/09/2011
Muammer USLU
25/07/1968
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59739/11
12/09/2011
Ramazan TAŞKIN
14/04/1957
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59747/11
12/09/2011
Teslime ÖZKAN
10/07/1954
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59755/11
12/09/2011
Yaşar ŞAHİNER
20/01/1954
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59764/11
12/09/2011
Aynur AKBULUT
01/01/1965
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59771/11
12/09/2011
Zeynep AKPINAR
15/11/1963
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59775/11
12/09/2011
Hasan ESER
14/06/1977
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59783/11
12/09/2011
Şaban TURNA
15/01/1956
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59787/11
12/09/2011
Mahmut ŞAHİNER
10/02/1956
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
59797/11
12/09/2011
Cafer ERDEMLİ
01/01/1961
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
65231/11
21/09/2011
Kemal PEHLİVAN
01/01/1932
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67251/11
12/09/2011
Mehmet ERDEMLİ
28/03/1970
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67308/11
12/09/2011
Emine ÇİZMELİ
10/02/1967
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67311/11
12/09/2011
Hamide ARSLAN
20/11/1971
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67313/11
12/09/2011
Hatice SEVİMLİ
01/07/1933
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67317/11
12/09/2011
Mustafa ESER
01/05/1960
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67750/11
21/09/2011
Zeynep KORKMAZ
22/05/1955
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67751/11
12/09/2011
Hacer KEÇELİ
21/04/1941
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67755/11
12/09/2011
Mehri TAŞKIN
01/07/1926
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67757/11
12/09/2011
Şaban TAŞKIN
01/08/1962
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67761/11
12/09/2011
Hüseyin ESER
14/06/1977
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
67763/11
12/09/2011
Mediha YILDIZ
01/03/1944
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
68584/11
21/09/2011
Hamide GÜNEŞ
01/09/1936
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
68711/11
16/09/2011
Zeki ÖZDEK
17/06/1953
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
13318/12
24/02/2012
Bayram YILMAZ
17/12/1964
Samsun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
16864/12
14/03/2012
Melahat ŞEKER
10/05/1970
Kocaeli
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
17014/12
14/03/2012
Sadık GÜÇ
01/01/1956
Giresun
Erhan BORA
19 Mayıs Cadastral Court E:2001/2
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