Published on 6 April 2021
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 9587/19
Osman KACIR against Turkey
and 56 other applications
(see list appended)
communicated on 16 March 2021
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The applications concern the applicants’ conditions of detention.
Invoking Article 3 of the Convention, the applicants complained of the overcrowding in prisons and the surrounding conditions, such as having their mattresses on the floor, the lack of hygiene, insufficient ventilation and insufficient number of toilets.
In applications nos. 6489/20 Tek, 16179/20 Şimşek, 17680/20 Gördağ, and 18001/20 Aktaş, the applicants also complained under Article 8 of the Convention about the distance between their detention facility and their families’ places of residence.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. Have the conditions of the applicants’ detention, in particular, the personal space in view of the number of prisoners placed in the same multi-occupancy units, alleged lack of hygiene and ventilation, mattress on the floor on a rotational basis, insufficiency of hot water, limited number of toilets, limited collection of trash to three times a week amounted separately or cumulatively to inhuman or degrading treatment in breach of Article 3 of the Convention (see Muršić v. Croatia [GC], no. 7334/13, §§ 136-140, 20 October 2016; Rezmiveș and Others v. Romania, nos. 61467/12 and 3 others, §§ 71-79, 25 April 2017; and Ananyev and Others v. Russia, nos. 42525/07 and 60800/08, §§ 139-159, 10 January 2012. For applications nos. 65103/19 Can and 34426/20 Telli comprising passive smoking allegations, see Florea v. Romania, no. 37186/03, §§ 57-65, 14 September 2010)?
The Government are invited to submit information and documents stating the conditions of detention at the prisons where the applicants are/were being held. This information should in particular demonstrate the following:
- period, surface and capacity of the units in which the applicants were held and the number of detainees in them;
- description, dimensions and number of windows in units and the possibility for detainees to open them;
- surface of the outdoor area and daily time frame in which access to the outdoor area was allowed;
- number of toilets and showers in the units;
- the availability of additional toilets and showers during outdoor time or activities;
- the limitations regarding access to toilets and showers and the availability of hot water;
- the regulation on the cleaning of the premises, weekly frequency of collection of trashes and availability of cleaning materials/products to detainees;
- category and number of social/cultural/sportive activities allowed during the detention of the applicants.
The Government are also invited to fill in the appended table per applicant. Additional lines should be added in cases in which an applicant was held in multiple prisons or in multiple units in the same prison.
2. For applications nos. 6489/20 Tek, 16179/20 Şimşek, 17680/20Gördağ, and 18001/20 Aktaş only: Has there been an interference with the applicants’ right to respect for their family life within the meaning of Article 8 § 1 of the Convention on account of their detention in prisons which were distant from their families’ places of residence? If so, was that interference in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 8 § 2 (for similar considerations, see Petukhov v. Ukraine (no. 2), no. 41216/13, §§ 153, 187, 188, 12 March 2019, and Kitiashvili v. Georgia, no. 37747/08, § 54, 23 November 2017)?
LIST OF APPLICATIONS
No.
Application no.
and date of introduction
Applicant’s name,
date of birth,
place of residence
Represented by
Prison
Period of detention
(or date of imprisonment)
Main complaints
9587/19
22/01/2019
Osman KACIR
1984
Çanakkale
İzmir Menemen T
31/03/2017
Overcrowding
12691/19
19/02/2019
Mustafa ÖZKAN
1983
Konya
İzmir Menemen T
24/08/2016-14/02/2018
Overcrowding
14854/19
09/03/2019
Mesut ŞAHİN
1972
Düzce
Kocaeli F-1
16/07/2016
Overcrowding, limited collection of trash (three times a week)
20569/19
29/03/2019
Adem ÇIŞAN
1981
İzmir
İzmir Menemen T
23/03/2017
Overcrowding
20829/19
28/03/2019
Seyfettin
AÇIKGÖZ
1975
Manisa
Manisa T
23/02/2017
Overcrowding
24077/19
17/04/2019
Muzaffer
AYDIN
1971
Istanbul
Silivri L-6
11/08/2016
Overcrowding
27572/19
19/04/2019
Ramazan MERT
19/05/1986
İzmir
Ahmet ZEYBEKOĞLU
İzmir T
06/09/2016
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis.
29760/19
24/05/2019
Mustafa
ERŞAHİN
1988
Karaman
İzmir Menemen T
29/03/2017
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
30455/19
17/05/2019
Selçuk DİKER
1993
Çorum
İzmir Menemen T
13/03/2017-19/07/2018
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
33060/19
28/05/2019
Ramazan ÇAYLI
1978
Zonguldak
Zonguldak
16/07/2016
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
33157/19
23/05/2019
Mehmet Tolga
TUNAY
1989
İzmir
Şenol DİŞ
İzmir Menemen T
17/03/2017
Overcrowding
35279/19
14/06/2019
Ercüment
KARATAŞ
1978
Ankara
İzmir Menemen T
26/04/2017
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis for seven months
35614/19
24/05/2019
Ahmet İLERDE
1983
Kars
İzmir Menemen T
03/03/2017-21/03/2019
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
46498/19
07/08/2019
Müjdat
GÜRBÜZ
1990
Manisa
İzmir Menemen T
27/12/2016
Overcrowding
65103/19
18/11/2019
Süleyman CAN
1989
Istanbul
Kocaeli T-1
30/01/2018 - end of 2018
Overcrowding, lack of hygiene, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, passive smoking
65105/19
29/11/2019
Mesut ŞAHİN
1972
Düzce
Kocaeli T-1
20/07/2016-23/06/2017
Overcrowding, septic odour, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
65155/19
19/11/2019
Mehmet SUBAŞI
1983
Adana
Osmaniye
04/08/2016
Overcrowding
2186/20
23/12/2019
İbrahim KALI
1971
Kayseri
Şanlıurfa T-2
26/10/2016-11/11/2018
Overcrowding
4517/20
07/01/2020
Talat AKBAŞ
1970
Mersin
Tarsus T
01/08/2016-16/09/2017
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
4526/20
26/12/2019
Yusuf ÖBEKÇİ
1971
Çorum
Çorum L
06/08/2016
Overcrowding
5865/20
13/01/2020
Hasan EROĞLU
1989
Adıyaman
Osmaniye T -1
11/09/2017
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
5885/20
10/12/2019
Ruhi HALLAÇOĞLU
1975
Osmaniye
Osmaniye T -1
08/12/2016
Overcrowding
6489/20
02/01/2020
Davut TEK
1983
Kocaeli
Nevşehir E
10/09/2016
Art 3: Overcrowding.
Art 8: transfer on 30/11/2016 to İzmir prison too distant from his family’s place of residence.
6505/20
03/01/2020
Ramazan İLTER
1990
İzmir
İzmir Menemen T
25/01/2017
Overcrowding, inadequate sanitary conditions, lack of hygiene.
6514/20
13/01/2020
Şevket YIRIK
1983
Afyon
Antalya L
August 2016 - 10/09/2017 (14 months)
10/09/2017 transfer to Dinar
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis next to the stairs.
7007/20
14/01/2020
Ali YILDIZ
1971
Osmaniye
Osmaniye
09/09/2016
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis.
7498/20
09/01/2020
Hüseyin DURMAZ
1973
Tokat
Tokat T
19/07/2016- 29/11/2017
15/12/2017- 14/05/2018
Overcrowding, inadequate sanitary conditions, lack of hygiene, limited access to hot water, insufficient fresh air
7540/20
20/01/2020
Aşkın ŞANLI
1976
Isparta
Eyüp ILTIR
Kocaeli
30/01/2017
Overcrowding, insufficiency of toilet numbers
10443/20
14/02/2020
Fatih ENSAROĞLU
1982
Ankara
Osmaniye 1
09/03/2017- February 2019
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
10977/20
10/02/2020
Kemalettin EREL
1972
Uşak
Semih ERKEN
İzmir Menemen T
28/07/2016
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
11422/20
10/02/2020
Metin KOLOTOĞLU
1984
Istanbul
Silivri L-6
21/02/2017
Overcrowding, noise, lack of hygiene
11531/20
19/02/2020
Ahmet UZAN
1978
İzmir
İzmir Menemen T
Sakran T-4
24/11/2016
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene
14798/20
11/03/2020
Onur YÖRÜK
1982
İzmir
İzmir Menemen T
27/02/2017
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, cold, lack of hygiene
14870/20
12/02/2020
Yasin PİRİM
1981
Istanbul
İzmir Aliağa T-4
23/10/2017
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
15410/20
06/03/2020
Mahmut TALAY
1975
Osmaniye
Osmaniye T
20/10/2016
Overcrowding,
16164/20
13/03/2020
Mustafa BURGAÇ
1975
Osmaniye
Osmaniye T-1
05/05/2017
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
16179/20
13/03/2020
Adnan ŞİMŞEK
1984
Amasya
Kocaeli T
Çorum L
19/07/2016- 30/08/2018
31/08/2018-26/12/2019
Art 3: Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
Art 8: distance to family members’ residence
16554/20
24/03/2020
Harun ALTUN
1979
Ankara
Düzce T
29/08/2016
Overcrowding
16577/20
20/03/2020
Kahraman YILDIRIM
1982
Kocaeli
Kocaeli T-2
19/12/2016
Overcrowding, insufficient ventilation
16949/20
19/03/2020
İsmail YILDIRIM
1974
Kocaeli
Kocaeli T - 1
August 2016
Overcrowding
17102/20
13/04/2020
Abdullah KAYHAN
1978
Ankara
Nihal İLDOĞAN DURAN
İzmir Menemen T
10/11/2016 - end of 2017
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
17680/20
31/03/2020
Mehmet Halit
GÖRDAĞ
1986
Adıyaman
Adıyaman,
Osmaniye,
Siverek
29/08/2016
Art 3: Overcrowding
Art 8: distance rendering difficult family visits between 05/01/2017-14/07/2019 during his stay in Osmaniye Prison
17916/20
01/04/2020
Şaban KILIÇ
1968
Osmaniye
Osmaniye T-1
01/11/2017- 4/05/2018
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis
17924/20
15/04/2020
Ethem İLDENİZ
1973
Osmaniye
Osmaniye T-1
20/12/2016
Overcrowding
18001/20
16/04/2020
Deniz AKTAŞ
1987
Kocaeli
Kocaeli T-2
14/12/2016
Art 3: Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis in front of toilets, lack of hygiene, queuing 45 minutes for toilets.
Art 8: distance to his family’s place of residence
19018/20
28/04/2020
Engin UYSAL
1978
Manisa
Hacer UYSAL
İzmir Aliağa T2
29/05/2017
overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene
21122/20
04/05/2020
Ali Baz KÖSMENE
1974
Osmaniye
Osmaniye
16/07/2016
Overcrowding, insufficiency of number of toilets in the unit.
24066/20
21/05/2020
Göksel BAYKUŞ
1970
İzmir
İzmir Menemen T
15/11/2016
Overcrowding, lack of hygiene, queuing 1 hour for toilet
27993/20
25/06/2020
Erol ZİREK
1972
İZMİR
İzmir Buca F
Menemen T
İzmir T -2
03/09/2016
Overcrowding
29327/20
01/07/2020
Mehmet Ali DEMİRCİ
1991
Kahramanmaras
Aksehir T
17/05/2018
Overcrowding, insufficient fresh air, queuing for toilets
31538/20
09/07/2020
Mahmut ARSLAN
1981
Osmaniye
Osmaniye T
26/09/2018
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene
33591/20
14/07/2020
Seydihan GÜZ
1973
Kahramanmaraş
Elazığ E
Osmaniye T -1
Türkoğlu L -1
02/08/2016 - 11/05/2018 Elazığ E
11/05/2018 - 02/08/2019 Osmaniye T – 1
02/08/2019 - present: Türkoğlu L – 1
Overcrowding, queuing for toilet, lack of hygiene
34246/20
24/07/2020
Kutlay TELLİ
1979
Ankara
Silivri
20/07/2016- 14/07/2019
Overcrowding, lack of hygiene, passive smoking
34277/20
10/07/2020
Haşim
CANKURTARAN
1974
İzmir
İzmir Menemen T
10/04/2017
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis on rotational basis
34280/20
23/07/2020
Halil İbrahim
GÖK
1985
Osmaniye
Osmaniye T -1
06/02/2017
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene
34314/20
25/06/2020
Zakir ALADA
1985
Erzurum
Artvin
25/07/2016- 06/08/2018
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis on rotational basis
39382/20
07/08/2020
Mehmet Mahsun
FİDAN
1994
İzmir
Manisa T
27/04/2018- 09/01/2020
Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis on rotational basis
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