BURGAC AND OTHERS v. TURKIYE - 57407/19 (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life : Second Section Committee) French Text [2023] ECHR 944 (28 November 2023)

BURGAC AND OTHERS v. TURKIYE - 57407/19 (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life : Second Section Committee) French Text [2023] ECHR 944 (28 November 2023)

The systematic registration of detainees' correspondence in the UYAP system was not 'provided by law' and thus violated Article 8 ECHR; derogation under Article 15 did not justify the measure.

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Citation
[2023] ECHR 944
Parties
Applicant: Mustafa BURGAÇ; Applicant: Murat AKSOY; Applicant: Aytekin AVCI; Applicant: Ali SARIBEY; Applicant: Akın Hamit ILIKAN; Applicant: Mehmet Emin DİBEK; Applicant: Oğuz Cabbar SIDAR; Applicant: Önder ÇETİN; Applicant: Mustafa YILDIRIM; Applicant: Sadık ÖZYURT; Applicant: Enes AKELMA; Applicant: Burhanettin ÇAKIR; Applicant: Celal ÇELİK; Applicant: İsmail ACAR; Applicant: İbrahim GÖKÇE; Applicant: Ömer SANCILI; Applicant: Muharrem HAMZA; Applicant: Mustafa KAYGAS; Respondent: Republic of Türkiye
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Human Rights Application / Final Judgment
Outcome
violation found
Legal Topics
Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Prisoner Correspondence, Data Registration, Article 8 ECHR
Human Rights Law Right to Respect for Private and Family Life Prisoner Correspondence Data Registration Article 8 ECHR

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Parties

Mustafa BURGAÇ

Applicant

Murat AKSOY

Applicant

Aytekin AVCI

Applicant

Ali SARIBEY

Applicant

Akın Hamit ILIKAN

Applicant

Mehmet Emin DİBEK

Applicant

Oğuz Cabbar SIDAR

Applicant

Önder ÇETİN

Applicant

Mustafa YILDIRIM

Applicant

Sadık ÖZYURT

Applicant

Enes AKELMA

Applicant

Burhanettin ÇAKIR

Applicant

Celal ÇELİK

Applicant

İsmail ACAR

Applicant

İbrahim GÖKÇE

Applicant

Ömer SANCILI

Applicant

Muharrem HAMZA

Applicant

Mustafa KAYGAS

Applicant

Republic of Türkiye

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Human Rights Application / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether systematic registration of detainees' correspondence in UYAP violates Article 8 ECHR

Ratio Decidendi

The systematic registration of detainees' correspondence in the UYAP system was not 'provided by law' and thus violated Article 8 ECHR; derogation under Article 15 did not justify the measure.

Court Disposition

violation found

Orders

  • Requests joined and declared admissible.
  • Violation of Article 8 ECHR found.