SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 33034/12
Necati GÖREN against Turkey
and 20 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 17 September 2013 as a Committee composed of:
Peer Lorenzen, President,
András Sajó,
Nebojša Vučinić, judges,
and Atilla Nalbant, 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 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. Certain procedures lasted several years, however some proceedings 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 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 that it is 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. Accordingly, the applicants should avail themselves of the new remedy offered by Law no. 6384 of 9 January 2013.
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
Having carefully examined certain applicants’ complaints in the light of all the material in its possession, and in so far as the matter complained of is within its competence, the Court finds that it does not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms set out in the Convention or its Protocols.
It follows that these parts of the applications are manifestly ill-founded and must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 §§ 3 and 4 of the Convention.
For these reasons, the Court unanimously
Decides to join the applications;
Declares the applications inadmissible.
Atilla NalbantPeer Lorenzen
Acting Deputy RegistrarPresident
Appendix
No
Application No
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of birth
Place of residence
Represented by
Notes
33034/12
20/04/2012
Necati GÖREN
01/05/1957
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation, E: 2011/15185,
K: 2011/21314
33044/12
09/03/2012
Ahmet UZMALİ
01/07/1967
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Kartal 1. Civil Court of General Jurisdiction,
E: 2005/114, K: 2011/14
33048/12
09/03/2012
Zarif MANDUZ
02/03/1968
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Kartal 2. Civil Court of General Jurisdiction,
E: 2004/642,
K: 2005/174
33050/12
09/03/2012
Süleyman URUŞ
24/09/1956
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Kartal 1. Civil Court of General Jurisdiction,
E: 2005/161,
K: 2011/17
33052/12
09/03/2012
İbrahim Hakkı SUBAŞI
01/02/1954
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Kartal 2. Civil Court of General Jurisdiction,
E: 2005/124,
K: 2011/4
33056/12
09/03/2012
Salih TOPRAK
14/04/1964
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Kartal 2. Civil Court of General Jurisdiction,
E: 2005/122,
K: 2011/3
33059/12
09/03/2012
Emine KÜÇÜKER
05/05/1958
Steinheim
Nurettin AKBULUT
15/01/1954
Istanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Kartal 4. Civil Court of General Jurisdiction,
E: 2010/680 ,
K: 2011/191
33061/12
09/03/2012
Emine BAYRAKTAR
03/07/1946
Trabzon
Hasan KÜRKAN
01/07/1940
Trabzon
Hüseyin PALA
Kartal 4. Civil Court of General Jurisdiction,
E: 2010/680,
K: 2011/191
33078/12
09/03/2012
Emine YILDIRIM
01/03/1950
İstanbul
Mümin YILDIRIM
15/05/1970
İstanbul
Nevin ERDOĞAN
06/04/1971
İstanbul
Hatice YILDIRIM
21/10/1976
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Kartal 1. Civil Court of General Jurisdiction,
E: 2010/598,
K: 2011/5
33090/12
09/03/2012
Ali KATIRCIOĞLU
20/04/1937
İstanbul
Abdullah KATIRCIOĞLU
04/04/1965
İstanbul
Mustafa Talat KATIRCIOĞLU
20/09/1971
İstanbul
Fatma Nuray DEMİRCAN
26/03/1962
İstanbul
Necla KATIRCIOĞLU
02/02/1945
İstanbul
Şule KATIRCIOĞLU
13/11/1978
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Kartal 1. Civil Court of General Jurisdiction,
E: 2005/115,
K: 2011/15
34698/12
06/04/2012
Fatma ÖZYOLU
01/02/1964
İstanbul
Cengiz ÖZYOLU
26/12/1981
İstanbul
Deniz KUMUŞ
12/07/1984
İstanbul
Cihan ÖZYOLU
06/07/1980
İstanbul
Ceren
ÖZYOLU
02/05/2001
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation
E: 20011/12926,
K: 2011/18349
34774/12
06/04/2012
Mustafa ÇOBAN
18/07/1957
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation E:2011/12928, K:2011/18350
34778/12
06/04/2012
Şengül DEMİR
17/09/1968
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation E: 2011/1292, K: 2011/18354
34780/12
06/04/2012
Coşkun MALLI
21/10/1986
İstanbul
Pınar MALLI
05/04/1985
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation E: 2011/11559, K: 2011/17097
34823/12
06/04/2012
Hakiye GÜL
01/08/1940
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation E: 2011/12975, K: 2011/18370
34838/12
06/04/2012
Cemal GENÇ
01/01/1956
Istanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation E: 2011/12928,
K: 2011/18350
36441/12
06/04/2012
İbrahim AYGÜN
08/03/1933
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation E: 2011/11560, K: 2011/17110
36643/12
06/04/2012
Abdullah KIZILTAŞ
10/01/1950
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation E: 2011/12931, K: 2011/18368
36661/12
06/04/2012
ERSAN ASANSÖR SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation E: 2011/12929, K: 2011/18369
36667/12
06/04/2012
Halit BAYKARA
10/02/1955
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Court of Cassation E: 2011/12930,
K: 2011/ 18351
62589/12
01/08/2012
TOKSAR İNŞAAT VE YAPI MALZEMELERİ SANAYİ VE TİCARET LTD. ŞTİ.
İstanbul
Hüseyin PALA
Kartal 1. Civil Court of General Jurisdiction E: 2011/249
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