Published on 6 September 2021
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 8057/19
Azize SEYİTVAN against Turkey
and 6 other applications
(see list appended)
communicated on 18 August 2021
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The cases concern the termination of the applicants’ employment contracts on account of the alleged existence of links with a terrorist organisation on the basis of the simplified dismissal procedure as set out in the emergency legislative decree no. 667. The cases raise issues similar to those examined in Pişkin v. Turkey (no. 33399/18, §§ 129-153 and §§ 167‑229, 15 December 2020).
The applicants complain that their right to a fair trial, including their right to an effective examination of their case, were breached before the domestic courts. The applicants in applications nos. 8057/19, 8467/19, 9041/19, 24205/19 and 27855/20 further complain under Article 8 of the Convention of the detrimental consequences of the dismissal on their reputation and their private lives.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. In the light of the principles set out in Pişkin v. Turkey (cited above, §§ 120‑153), did the domestic courts carry out an effective judicial review of the applicants’ dismissals in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention?
2. Has there been a violation of Article 8 of the Convention in respect of the applicants in application nos. 8057/19, 8467/19, 9041/19, 24205/19 and 27855/20 (see, Pişkin, cited above, §§ 211-229)?
APPENDIX
List of applications
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Represented by
1.
8057/19
Seyitvan v. Turkey
29/01/2019
Azize SEYİTVAN
1981
Diyarbakır
Turkish
Mervan Eren GÜL
2.
8467/19
Ateş v. Turkey
29/01/2019
Ali ATEŞ
1990
Diyarbakır
Turkish
Mervan Eren GÜL
3.
9041/19
Akyürek v. Turkey
29/01/2019
Şengül AKYÜREK
1994
Diyarbakır
Turkish
Mervan Eren GÜL
4.
24205/19
İnci v. Turkey
29/01/2019
İsmet İNCİ
1966
Diyarbakır
Turkish
Mervan Eren GÜL
5.
2605/20
Serttaş v. Turkey
06/12/2019
Mücahit SERTTAŞ
1966
Van
Turkish
Ümit AVCI
6.
27855/20
Karatekin v. Turkey
28/05/2020
Ayhan KARATEKİN
1983
Diyarbakır
Turkish
Mervan Eren GÜL
7.
35786/20
Eruslu v. Turkey
06/08/2020
Ahmet Burak ERUSLU
1988
Istanbul
Turkish
Bilge Hilal BİLGİN
Full & Egal Universal Law Academy