Sehmuz SEYHAN v Turkey - 13865/10 [2011] ECHR 1917 (18 October 2011)

Sehmuz SEYHAN v Turkey - 13865/10 [2011] ECHR 1917 (18 October 2011)

The Court found the friendly settlement between the parties to be based on respect for human rights and saw no reason to continue examining the application, thus striking the case out of its list.

Citation
[2011] ECHR 1917
Parties
Applicant: Şehmuz Seyhan; Respondent: Turkey
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
18 October 2011
Procedural Posture
Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Decision on Friendly Settlement
Outcome
Application struck out following friendly settlement
Legal Topics
Freedom of Expression, Discrimination, Right to an Effective Remedy
Human Rights Law Freedom of Expression Discrimination Right to an Effective Remedy

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Parties

Şehmuz Seyhan

Applicant

Turkey

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Decision on Friendly Settlement

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant's conviction and sentence for speaking Kurdish during an election campaign violated Articles 5, 10, and 14 of the Convention
  2. 2 Whether the domestic courts provided an adequate remedy under Article 13 of the Convention

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found the friendly settlement between the parties to be based on respect for human rights and saw no reason to continue examining the application, thus striking the case out of its list.

Court Disposition

Application struck out following friendly settlement

Orders

  • Case struck out of the list of cases
  • Respondent to pay applicant 5,000 euros ex gratia plus any applicable tax within three months, with interest in case of late payment