CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 7 juin 2018

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The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings were communicated to the Turkish Government (“the Government”). 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. After unsuccessful friendly-settlement negotiations, the Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications in accordance with Article   37 of the Convention. The Government acknowledged the excessive length of civil proceedings. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three   percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases. The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declarations several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants accepting the terms of the declarations. The Court observes that Article   37 §   1   (c) enables it to strike a case out of its list if: “... for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application”. Thus, it may strike out applications under Article   37 §   1 (c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicants wish the examination of the cases to be continued (see, in particular, Tahsin Acar v.   Turkey (preliminary objections) [GC], no.   26307/95, §§   75 ‑ 77, ECHR 2003-VI). The Court has established clear and extensive case-law concerning complaints relating to the excessive length of civil proceedings (see, for example, Daneshpayeh v. Turkey, no. 21086/04, 16 July 2009). Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declarations as well as the amount of compensation proposed – which is consistent with the amounts awarded in similar cases – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications (Article   37 §   1   (c)). In the light of the above considerations, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the applications (Article   37 §   1 in fine ). Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declarations, the applications may be restored to the list in accordance with Article   37 §   2 of the Convention ( Josipović v.   Serbia (dec.), no.   18369/07, 4   March 2008). In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declarations and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. Done in English and notified in writing on 28 June 2018.   Liv Tigerstedt   Valeriu Griţco Acting Deputy Registrar   President   APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (excessive length of civil proceedings)   No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant name Date of birth   Representative name and location Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Date of receipt of applicant’s comments, if any Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant (in euros) [i]     26192/13 07/04/2013 Habip Akbaba 01/03/1963 Sümer Rudi Mardin 07/02/2018 13/03/2018 1,300     58679/16 06/09/2016 Abbas Emre 01/01/1955 Kırdök Mehmet Ali Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300     1741/17 22/11/2016 Metin Değirmenci 04/11/1969 Akdoğan Kerem Van 01/02/2018 19/03/2018 1,800     2951/17 24/11/2016 Metin Bozooğlu 10/01/1962 Hanbayat Yeşil Meral Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300     2995/17 24/11/2016 Selvi Ağgül 06/04/1935 Kırdök Mehmet Ali Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300     3013/17 24/11/2016 Zabit Kul 01/05/1950 Kırdök Mehmet Ali Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300     3038/17 24/11/2016 Riza Bozooğlu 01/04/1956 Kırdök Mehmet Ali Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300     3042/17 24/11/2016 Ali Doru 12/01/1958 Kırdök Mehmet Ali Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300     3708/17 24/11/2016 Emir Ali Bozooğlu 01/04/1958 Hanbayat Yeşil Meral Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300   3722/17 24/11/2016 Erdoğan Güngör 06/02/1961 Hanbayat Yeşil Meral Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300   3735/17 24/11/2016 Ahmet Elmas 01/01/1955 Hanbayat Yeşil Meral Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300   3782/17 24/11/2016 Abbas Ağgül 05/05/1970 Hanbayat Yeşil Meral Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300   3808/17 24/11/2016 Kenan Ağgül 20/05/1966 Hanbayat Yeşil Meral Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300   3831/17 24/11/2016 Keziban Bozooğlu 03/08/1938 Hanbayat Yeşil Meral Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300   3849/17 24/11/2016 Hamu Elmas 01/07/1935 Hanbayat Yeşil Meral Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300   3919/17 24/11/2016 İbrahim Ağgül 01/01/1968 Hanbayat Yeşil Meral Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300   3936/17 24/11/2016 Teslim Kırmızıtaş 13/05/1960 Hanbayat Yeşil Meral Istanbul 01/02/2018 20/03/2018 1,300     [i] .     Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.