SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 44409/11
Şüheda SOY
against Turkey
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 14 March 2017 as a Committee composed of:
Nebojša Vučinić, President,
Valeriu Griţco,
Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström, judges,
and Hasan Bakırcı, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 6 April 2011,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Şüheda Soy, is a Turkish national, who was born in 1973 and lives in Ankara.
The Turkish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent.
The applicant complained under Article 8 of the Convention about her inability to have her first name be amended.
The applicant’s complaint was communicated to the Government, who submitted their observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit her own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.
By letter dated 27 May 2016, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of her observations had expired on 24 March 2016 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike a case out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicant received this letter on 7 June 2016. However, no response has been received.
THE LAW
The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue her application, within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine, the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 6 April 2017.
Hasan BakırcıNebojša Vučinić
Deputy RegistrarPresident
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