CASE OF GÜZELYURTLU AND OTHERS v. CYPRUS AND TURKEY
Hearing: Güzelyurtlu and Others v. Cyprus and Turkey (no. 36925/07) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2018-03-28 00:00:00)
Application no.: 36925/07
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2019-01-29 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2019:0129JUD003692507
Respondent state: CYP;TUR
Articles of the Convention: 2;2-1;35;35-3-a;41
Judges: Alena Poláčková;Aleš Pejchal;András Sajó;André Potocki;Angelika Nußberger;Branko Lubarda;Ganna Yudkivska;Georgios A. Serghides;Guido Raimondi;Helen Keller;Helena Jäderblom;Iulia Motoc;Kristina Pardalos;Krzysztof Wojtyczek;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Marko Bošnjak;Pauliine Koskelo;Paulo Pinto De Albuquerque;Robert Spano;Vincent A. De Gaetano;Yonko Grozev;Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer;Pere Pastor Vilanova
Represented by: RIZA A. ; MELEAGROU E.
Strasbourg case-law cited: Adali v. Turkey, no 38187/97, 31 March 2005;Agache and Others v. Romania, no 2712/02, 20 October 2009;Al-Adsani v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 35763/97, ECHR 2001 XI;Al-Skeini and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 55721/07, ECHR 2011;Aliyeva and Aliyev v. Azerbaijan, no 35587/08, 31 July 2014;Armani Da Silva v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 5878/08, § 233, 30 March 2016;Bakanova v. Lithuania, no 11167/12, § 63, 31 May 2016;Catan and Others v. the Republic of Moldova and Russia [GC], nos. 43370/04 and 2 others, ECHR 2012 (extracts);Cyprus v. Turkey [GC], no 25781/94, ECHR 2001 IV;Cummins v. the United Kingdom, no 14549/02, 1er April 2008;Demir and Baykara v. Turkey [GC], no 34503/97, §§ 65-86, ECHR 2008;Demopoulos and Others v. Turkey (dec.) [GC], nos. 46113/99 and 7 others, ECHR 2010;Denisov v. Ukraine [GC], no 76639/11, § 146, 25 September 2018;Emin and Others v. Greece, no 34144/05, 27 March 2008;Foka v. Turkey, no 28940/95, §§ 83-84, 24 June 2008;Gray v. Germany no 49278/09, 22 May 2014;Hasan v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 29750/09, §§ 74-80, ECHR 2014;Huseynova v. Azerbaijan, no 10653/10, § 111, 13 April 2017;Ilascu and Others v. Moldova and Russia [GC], no 48787/99, ECHR 2004 VII;Isaak v. Turkey, no 44587/98, 24 June 2008;Isaak v. Turkey (dec.), no 44587/98, 28 September 2006;Jaloud v. the Netherlands [GC], no 47708/08, § 152, ECHR 2014;Janowiec and Others v. Russia [GC], nos. 55508/07 and 29520/09, § 132, ECHR 2013;Kakoulli v. Turkey, no 38595/97, § 140, 22 November 2005;Loizidou v. Turkey (preliminary exceptions), 23 March 1995, Series A no 310;Lopes de Sousa Fernandes v. Portugal [GC], no 56080/13, § 164, 19 December 2017;Magyar Helsinki Bizottság v. Hungary [GC], no 18030/11, § 145, 8 November 2016;Marguš v. Croatia [GC], no 4455/10, § 127, ECHR 2014 (extracts);Markovic and Others v. Italy [GC], no 1398/03, ECHR 2006 XIV;Mohd v. Greece, no  11919/03, §§ 29-32, 27 April 2006;Mozer v. the Republic of Moldova and Russia [GC], no 11138/10, 23 February 2016;Mustafa Tunç and Fecire Tunç v. Turkey [GC], no 24014/05, §§ 169-181, 14 April 2015;Nada v. Switzerland [GC], no 10593/08, § 196, ECHR 2012;Nasr and Ghali v. Italy, no 44883/09, 23 February 2016;Nježic and Štimac v. Croatia, no 29823/13, 9 April 2015;O’Loughlin and Others v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no 23274/04, 25 August 2005;Palic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, no 4704/04, 15 February 2011;Protopapa v. Turkey, no 16084/90, §§ 60 and 83-89, 24 February 2009;Rantsev v. Cyprus and Russia, no 25965/04, ECHR 2010 (extracts);Šilih v. Slovenia [GC], no 71463/01, § 159, 9 April 2009;Solomou and Others v. Turkey, no 36832/97, § 101, 24 June 2008;X v. Latvia [GC], no 27853/09, § 94, ECHR 2013
External sources: Articles 12, 13 and 18 §§ 1 and 2 of the European Convention on Extradition;Article 2 b) of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters;United Nations Resolution A/RES/56/83 on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts of 12 December 2001
Conclusion: Preliminary objection dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione loci;No violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect) (Cyprus);Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect) (Turkey);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
Separate opinion: TRUE