KARAKUŞ A OSTATNÍ proti Turecku

SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 46359/20
Tuncay KARAKUŞ
against Türkiye
and 5 other applications

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 24 November 2022 as a Committee composed of:

Frédéric Krenc, President,
Diana Sârcu,
Davor Derenčinović, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.

The applicants were represented by Mr O. Yılmaz, a lawyer practising in Samsun.

The applicants’ various complaints under Article 6 of the Convention, concerning the lack of their access to court because of the refusal of the civil courts to examine their claims, were communicated to the Turkish Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants’ representative, who was invited to submit his observations on behalf of the applicants. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By letter dated 2 August 2022, sent via the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms) and by registered post, the applicants’ representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of the observations had expired on 20 June 2022 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicants’ representative received that letter on 11 August 2022. However, no response has followed.

THE LAW

Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications.

Accordingly, the applications should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to join the applications;

Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 15 December 2022.

Viktoriya Maradudina Frédéric Krenc
Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 of the Convention