Published on 30 May 2022
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 52107/14
Özcan Şişman against Turkey
and 72 other applications
(see list appended)
communicated on 11 May 2022
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
A list of applicants, who were members of the judicial profession as judges and prosecutors at the time of events giving rise to the present applications, are set out in the appendix. The applications concern the applicants’ alleged inability to have recourse to judicial review of the decisions of the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (became "the Council of Judges and Prosecutors" (HSK) since the constitutional revision of 2017) to transfer them to different judicial districts or to remote cities despite being in the same judicial district or to subject them to a demotion with or without transfer (see for the latter situation application nos. 56732/15 and 3117/16)
The applicants complain in substance or invoking Article 6 § 1 of the Convention that they did not have access to a court to challenge the HSK’s decision to transfer them. They complain in this respect that the manner in which they were transferred from one location to another in the absence of judicial review is incompatible with the independence of the judiciary and rule of law.
The applications raise issues similar to those examined in Bilgen v. Turkey (no. 1571/07, §§ 69-81 and §§ 91-97, 9 March 2021) and Eminağaoğlu v. Turkey (no. 76521/12, §§ 36, 76 and §§ 99-102, 9 March 2021).
QUESTION TO THE PARTIES
In the light of the principles established in Bilgen v. Turkey (no. 1571/07, §§ 69-81 and §§ 91-97, 9 March 2021) and Eminağaoğlu v. Turkey (no. 76521/12, §§ 36, 76 and §§ 99-102, 9 March 2021) did the applicants have access to a court for the determination of their civil rights and obligations, concerning the decisions to transfer them, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention?
APPENDIX
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Represented by
1.
52107/14
Şişman v. Turkey
15/07/2014
Özcan Şişman
1970
Ankara
2.
50951/14
Öz v. Turkey
10/07/2014
Zekeriya Öz
1968
Istanbul
Ulvi Murat Atabay
3.
54317/14
Karaca v. Turkey
22/07/2014
Ahmet Karaca
1969
Gaziantep
4.
54503/14
Takçı v. Turkey
23/07/2014
Aziz Takçı
1975
Ankara
Mehmet Öncü
5.
71953/14
Kansız v. Turkey
04/11/2014
Cihan Kansız
1969
Istanbul
Cemalettin Mutlu
6.
547/15
Kara v. Turkey
17/12/2014
Celal Kara
1968
Istanbul
Niyazi Atasoy
7.
20658/15
Yazar v. Turkey
17/04/2015
Adem Yazar
1968
Mersin
8.
35471/15
Gelgör v. Turkey
23/06/2015
Burhan Gelgör
1970
İzmir
Orhan Tüysüzoğlu
9.
37013/15
Gülcü v. Turkey
19/07/2015
Kadir Gülcü
1968
İzmir
10.
41406/15
Yılmaz v. Turkey
07/08/2015
Özcan Ahmet Yılmaz
1969
Zonguldak
11.
51860/15
Varol v. Turkey
02/10/2015
Muhammet Varol
1979
Samsun
İlyas Tekin
12.
53289/15
Karasu v. Turkey
12/10/2015
Akar Karasu
1962
İzmir
Serkan Cengiz
13.
53683/15
Varol v. Turkey
14/10/2015
Esra Varol
1982
Samsun
İlyas Tekin
14.
56732/15
Çakmak v. Turkey
26/10/2015
Seyfullah Çakmak
1971
Kocaeli
Gökhan Dirican
15.
57955/15
Of v. Turkey
06/11/2015
İbrahim Of
1978
Osmaniye
16.
59249/15
Aydın v. Turkey
06/11/2015
Mahmut Aydın
1967
Denizli
Binnaz Aydın
17.
59294/15
Göçer v. Turkey
09/11/2015
Serdar Göçer
1974
Istanbul
18.
61893/15
Bilgen v. Turkey
10/12/2015
Rasim İsa Bilgen
1968
Kocaeli
19.
62003/15
Bingöl v. Turkey
10/12/2015
Bülent Bingöl
1968
Istanbul
Taner Ünlü
20.
62574/15
Beytar v. Turkey
02/12/2015
Ahmet Beytar
1975
Istanbul
21.
62803/15
Onuk v. Turkey
07/12/2015
Mustafa Onuk
1968
İzmir
22.
63031/15
Yardımcı v. Turkey
18/12/2015
Mehmet Murat Yardımcı
1971
Ankara
23.
1012/16
Özgün v. Turkey
21/12/2015
Akif Özgün
1968
Istanbul
24.
1441/16
Kara v. Turkey
09/12/2015
Nazım Kara
1966
Istanbul
Ahmet Kara
25.
1447/16
Kara v. Turkey
09/12/2015
Hatice Kara
1968
Ankara
Ahmet Kara
26.
1451/16
Bayram v. Turkey
17/12/2015
Muzaffer Bayram
1969
Malatya
Bülent Çiçekli
27.
3011/16
Güllük v. Turkey
21/12/2015
Sıddık Güllük
1978
Ordu
28.
3117/16
Çetin v. Turkey
17/12/2015
İlker Çetin
1970
Uşak
29.
4219/16
Koçaslan v. Turkey
24/12/2015
Hüseyin Koçaslan
1974
Sivas
30.
4364/16
Albayrak v. Turkey
10/12/2015
Bülent Albayrak
1970
Ankara
31.
4414/16
Eser v. Turkey
30/12/2015
Aydın Eser
1968
Gaziantep
32.
5028/16
Erel v. Turkey
22/12/2015
Kemalettin Erel
1972
Uşak
Semih Erken
33.
5046/16
Altınyüzük v. Turkey
30/12/2015
Zülfikar Altınyüzük
1971
Gaziantep
34.
5057/16
Diken v. Turkey
18/12/2015
Ömer Diken
1969
İzmir
Burak Diken
35.
5327/16
Durnagöl v. Turkey
02/12/2015
Engin Durnagöl
1969
Istanbul
Mehmet Arı
36.
5576/16
Bayar v. Turkey
21/12/2015
Ahmet Hamdi Bayar
1978
Mersin
37.
5585/16
Aslan v. Turkey
14/12/2015
Atilla Aslan
1965
Bursa
Emine Feyza Aslan
38.
5588/16
Karakuş v. Turkey
21/12/2015
Talip Karakuş
1969
Istanbul
39.
5613/16
Şentürk v. Turkey
23/12/2015
İsmail Hakkı Şentürk
1969
Ankara
40.
5617/16
Çağlar v. Turkey
18/12/2015
Metin Çağlar
1972
Ordu
41.
5623/16
Taze v. Turkey
22/12/2015
Mehmet Taze
1977
Zonguldak
42.
6456/16
Yalçın v. Turkey
29/01/2016
Hasan Yalçın
1969
Ankara
43.
6600/16
Oruç v. Turkey
22/12/2015
Hakan Oruç
1968
Istanbul
44.
6629/16
Küçük v. Turkey
15/01/2016
Yalçın Küçük
1983
Hatay
45.
10046/16
Akar v. Turkey
13/01/2016
Mustafa Akar
1969
Ankara
46.
11775/16
Gündoğdu v. Turkey
02/02/2016
Dursun Ali Gündoğdu
1971
Istanbul
47.
11832/16
Özcan v. Turkey
02/02/2016
Mesut Özcan
1973
Istanbul
48.
17651/16
Şanal v. Turkey
08/03/2016
Osman Şanal
1972
Düzce
49.
18846/16
Mutlu v. Turkey
08/03/2016
Erol Mutlu
1971
Bursa
50.
19288/16
Apaçık v. Turkey
04/04/2016
Figen Apaçık
1970
Konya
51.
19642/16
Apaçık v. Turkey
04/04/2016
Ramazan Apaçık
1968
Konya
Figen Apaçık
52.
21179/16
Peker v. Turkey
04/04/2016
Mustafa Peker
1971
Zonguldak
53.
21631/16
Aygör v. Turkey
05/04/2016
Dursun Aygör
1965
Bursa
54.
21646/16
Toklucu v. Turkey
06/04/2016
Vahdettin Toklucu
1973
Sivas
Mehmet Arı
55.
33119/16
Demircan v. Turkey
30/05/2016
Talip Demircan
1978
Hatay
56.
35104/16
Yıldız v. Turkey
24/05/2016
Osman Nesuh Yıldız
1978
Erzurum
57.
36402/16
Mortaş v. Turkey
17/06/2016
Süleyman Mortaş
1969
Kocaeli
Murat Yılmaz
58.
37611/16
Bahadır v. Turkey
07/06/2016
Mehmet Bahadır
1976
Istanbul
59.
37613/16
Bahadır v. Turkey
07/06/2016
Neslihan Serpil Bahadır
1977
Istanbul
60.
38442/16
Çağlar v. Turkey
24/06/2016
Sait Çağlar
1970
Ankara
Fatma Zarife Tunç
61.
40017/16
Saral v. Turkey
29/06/2016
Süleyman Saral
1974
Istanbul
62.
40022/16
Birsen v. Turkey
01/07/2016
Derya Birsen
1986
Antalya
63.
40579/16
Artun v. Turkey
30/06/2016
Ramazan Artun
1973
Kocaeli
64.
41303/16
Birsen v. Turkey
01/07/2016
İsmail Birsen
1984
Antalya
65.
41434/16
Özgelen v. Turkey
01/07/2016
Mustafa Safa Özgelen
1964
Ankara
66.
41984/16
Bulut v. Turkey
30/06/2016
Yusuf Bulut
1971
Diyarbakır
67.
42014/16
Orta v. Turkey
30/06/2016
Mesut Orta
1970
Diyarbakır
68.
42510/16
Yalçıntaş v. Turkey
01/07/2016
Habib Hüdai Yalçıntaş
1972
Tekirdağ
69.
42519/16
Taşkın v. Turkey
01/07/2016
Nihat Taşkın
1971
Kocaeli
70.
56847/16
Doğan v. Turkey
02/09/2016
Fazlı Doğan
1965
Van
71.
58970/16
Durmuş v. Turkey
26/08/2016
Ahmet Durmuş
1988
Sivas
Eda Moroğlu
72.
63914/16
Kocabeyoğlu
v. Turkey
29/09/2016
Hasan Nafi Kocabeyoğlu
1975
Şanlıurfa
Mehmet Arı
73.
15431/17
Adem v. Turkey
26/01/2017
Alpay Adem
1977
Şanlıurfa