CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 16 mars 2021

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Invoking Article 3 of the Convention, the applicants complained of the overcrowding in prisons and the surrounding conditions, such as having their mattresses on the floor, the lack of hygiene, insufficient ventilation and insufficient number of toilets. In applications nos. 6489/20 Tek , 16179/20   Şimşek , 17680/20   Gördağ , and 18001/20 Aktaş , the applicants also complained under Article 8 of the Convention about the distance between their detention facility and their families’ places of residence. QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES 1.     Have the conditions of the applicants’ detention, in particular, the personal space in view of the number of prisoners placed in the same multi-occupancy units, alleged lack of hygiene and ventilation, mattress on the floor on a rotational basis, insufficiency of hot water, limited number of toilets, limited collection of trash to three times a week amounted separately or cumulatively to inhuman or degrading treatment in breach of Article   3 of the Convention (see Muršić v.   Croatia [GC], no. 7334/13, §§   136-140, 20   October 2016; Rezmiveș and Others v.   Romania , nos. 61467/12 and   3   others, §§ 71-79, 25 April 2017; and Ananyev and Others v.   Russia , nos.   42525/07 and 60800/08, §§ 139-159, 10 January 2012. For applications nos.   65103/19 Can and 34426/20 Telli comprising passive smoking allegations, see Florea v. Romania , no. 37186/03, §§ 57-65, 14   September 2010)? The Government are invited to submit information and documents stating the conditions of detention at the prisons where the applicants are/were being held. This information should in particular demonstrate the following: -           period, surface and capacity of the units in which the applicants were held and the number of detainees in them; -           description, dimensions and number of windows in units and the possibility for detainees to open them; -           surface of the outdoor area and daily time frame in which access to the outdoor area was allowed; -           number of toilets and showers in the units; -           the availability of additional toilets and showers during outdoor time or activities; -           the limitations regarding access to toilets and showers and the availability of hot water; -           the regulation on the cleaning of the premises, weekly frequency of collection of trashes and availability of cleaning materials/products to detainees; -           category and number of social/cultural/sportive activities allowed during the detention of the applicants. The Government are also invited to fill in the appended table per applicant. Additional lines should be added in cases in which an applicant was held in multiple prisons or in multiple units in the same prison. 2.     For applications nos. 6489/20 Tek, 16179/20 Şimşek , 17680/20 Gördağ , and 18001/20 Aktaş only: Has there been an interference with the applicants’ right to respect for their family life within the meaning of Article   8 §   1 of the Convention on account of their detention in prisons which were distant from their families’ places of residence? If so, was that interference in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article   8 §   2 (for similar considerations, see Petukhov v. Ukraine (no.   2) , no.   41216/13, §§ 153, 187, 188, 12 March 2019, and Kitiashvili v.   Georgia , no.   37747/08, § 54, 23 November 2017)?       LIST OF APPLICATIONS No. Application no. and date of introduction Applicant’s name, date of birth, place of residence   Represented by Prison Period of detention (or date of imprisonment) Main complaints     9587/19 22/01/2019   Osman KACIR 1984 Çanakkale     İzmir Menemen T   31/03/2017 Overcrowding     12691/19 19/02/2019   Mustafa ÖZKAN 1983 Konya     İzmir Menemen T   24/08/2016-14/02/2018 Overcrowding       14854/19 09/03/2019   Mesut ŞAHİN 1972 Düzce     Kocaeli F-1   16/07/2016 Overcrowding, limited collection of trash (three times a week)     20569/19 29/03/2019   Adem ÇIŞAN 1981 İzmir     İzmir Menemen T   23/03/2017 Overcrowding     20829/19 28/03/2019   Seyfettin AÇIKGÖZ 1975 Manisa     Manisa T   23/02/2017 Overcrowding     24077/19 17/04/2019   Muzaffer AYDIN 1971 Istanbul     Silivri L-6   11/08/2016 Overcrowding     27572/19 19/04/2019   Ramazan MERT 19/05/1986 İzmir   Ahmet ZEYBEKOĞLU İzmir T   06/09/2016 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis.     29760/19 24/05/2019   Mustafa ERŞAHİN 1988 Karaman     İzmir Menemen T   29/03/2017 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis     30455/19 17/05/2019   Selçuk DİKER 1993 Çorum     İzmir Menemen T   13/03/2017-19/07/2018 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis     33060/19 28/05/2019   Ramazan ÇAYLI 1978 Zonguldak     Zonguldak   16/07/2016 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   33157/19 23/05/2019   Mehmet Tolga TUNAY 1989 İzmir     Şenol DİŞ İzmir Menemen T   17/03/2017 Overcrowding   35279/19 14/06/2019   Ercüment KARATAŞ 1978 Ankara   İzmir Menemen T   26/04/2017 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis for seven months   35614/19 24/05/2019   Ahmet İLERDE 1983 Kars     İzmir Menemen T   03/03/2017-21/03/2019 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   46498/19 07/08/2019   Müjdat GÜRBÜZ 1990 Manisa     İzmir Menemen T   27/12/2016 Overcrowding   65103/19 18/11/2019   Süleyman CAN 1989 Istanbul   Kocaeli T-1   30/01/2018 - end of 2018 Overcrowding, lack of hygiene, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, passive smoking   65105/19 29/11/2019   Mesut ŞAHİN 1972 Düzce     Kocaeli T-1   20/07/2016-23/06/2017 Overcrowding, septic odour, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   65155/19 19/11/2019   Mehmet SUBAŞI 1983 Adana   Osmaniye   04/08/2016 Overcrowding   2186/20 23/12/2019   İbrahim KALI 1971 Kayseri     Şanlıurfa T-2   26/10/2016-11/11/2018 Overcrowding     4517/20 07/01/2020   Talat AKBAŞ 1970 Mersin   Tarsus T   01/08/2016-16/09/2017 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   4526/20 26/12/2019   Yusuf ÖBEKÇİ 1971 Çorum     Çorum L   06/08/2016 Overcrowding   5865/20 13/01/2020   Hasan EROĞLU 1989 Adıyaman     Osmaniye T -1   11/09/2017 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   5885/20 10/12/2019   Ruhi HALLAÇOĞLU 1975 Osmaniye     Osmaniye T -1   08/12/2016 Overcrowding   6489/20 02/01/2020   Davut TEK 1983 Kocaeli     Nevşehir E   10/09/2016 Art 3: Overcrowding. Art 8: transfer on 30/11/2016 to İzmir prison too distant from his family’s place of residence.   6505/20 03/01/2020 Ramazan İLTER 1990 İzmir   İzmir Menemen T 25/01/2017 Overcrowding, inadequate sanitary conditions, lack of hygiene.   6514/20 13/01/2020 Şevket YIRIK 1983 Afyon   Antalya L August 2016 - 10/09/2017 (14 months) 10/09/2017 transfer to Dinar Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis next to the stairs.   7007/20 14/01/2020   Ali YILDIZ 1971 Osmaniye   Osmaniye   09/09/2016 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis.   7498/20 09/01/2020   Hüseyin DURMAZ 1973 Tokat   Tokat T 19/07/2016- 29/11/2017   15/12/2017- 14/05/2018 Overcrowding, inadequate sanitary conditions, lack of hygiene, limited access to hot water, insufficient fresh air   7540/20 20/01/2020   Aşkın ŞANLI 1976 Isparta     Eyüp ILTIR Kocaeli   30/01/2017 Overcrowding, insufficiency of toilet numbers   10443/20 14/02/2020   Fatih ENSAROĞLU 1982 Ankara   Osmaniye 1   09/03/2017- February 2019 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   10977/20 10/02/2020   Kemalettin EREL 1972 Uşak     Semih ERKEN İzmir Menemen T   28/07/2016 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   11422/20 10/02/2020   Metin KOLOTOĞLU 1984 Istanbul   Silivri L-6   21/02/2017 Overcrowding, noise, lack of hygiene   11531/20 19/02/2020   Ahmet UZAN 1978 İzmir     İzmir Menemen T Sakran T-4   24/11/2016 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene   14798/20 11/03/2020   Onur YÖRÜK 1982 İzmir     İzmir Menemen T   27/02/2017 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, cold, lack of hygiene   14870/20 12/02/2020 Yasin PİRİM 1981 Istanbul   İzmir Aliağa T-4 23/10/2017 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   15410/20 06/03/2020   Mahmut TALAY 1975 Osmaniye   Osmaniye T   20/10/2016 Overcrowding,   16164/20 13/03/2020 Mustafa BURGAÇ 1975 Osmaniye   Osmaniye T-1 05/05/2017 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   16179/20 13/03/2020 Adnan ŞİMŞEK 1984 Amasya   Kocaeli T   Çorum L 19/07/2016- 30/08/2018   31/08/2018-26/12/2019 Art 3: Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis Art 8: distance to family members’ residence   16554/20 24/03/2020 Harun ALTUN 1979 Ankara   Düzce T 29/08/2016 Overcrowding   16577/20 20/03/2020   Kahraman YILDIRIM 1982 Kocaeli   Kocaeli T-2   19/12/2016 Overcrowding, insufficient ventilation   16949/20 19/03/2020 İsmail YILDIRIM 1974 Kocaeli   Kocaeli T - 1 August 2016 Overcrowding   17102/20 13/04/2020   Abdullah KAYHAN 1978 Ankara   Nihal İLDOĞAN DURAN İzmir Menemen T   10/11/2016 - end of 2017 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   17680/20 31/03/2020   Mehmet Halit GÖRDAĞ 1986 Adıyaman     Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Siverek   29/08/2016 Art 3: Overcrowding Art 8: distance rendering difficult family visits between 05/01/2017-14/07/2019 during his stay in Osmaniye Prison   17916/20 01/04/2020   Şaban KILIÇ 1968 Osmaniye   Osmaniye T-1   01/11/2017- 4/05/2018 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis   17924/20 15/04/2020   Ethem İLDENİZ 1973 Osmaniye     Osmaniye T-1   20/12/2016 Overcrowding   18001/20 16/04/2020   Deniz AKTAŞ 1987 Kocaeli     Kocaeli T-2   14/12/2016 Art 3: Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis in front of toilets, lack of hygiene, queuing 45 minutes for toilets. Art 8: distance to his family’s place of residence   19018/20 28/04/2020 Engin UYSAL 1978 Manisa Hacer UYSAL İzmir Aliağa T2 29/05/2017 overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene   21122/20 04/05/2020   Ali Baz KÖSMENE 1974 Osmaniye   Osmaniye   16/07/2016 Overcrowding, insufficiency of number of toilets in the unit.   24066/20 21/05/2020 Göksel BAYKUŞ 1970 İzmir   İzmir Menemen T 15/11/2016 Overcrowding, lack of hygiene, queuing 1 hour for toilet   27993/20 25/06/2020 Erol ZİREK 1972 İZMİR   İzmir Buca F Menemen T İzmir T -2 03/09/2016 Overcrowding   29327/20 01/07/2020 Mehmet Ali DEMİRCİ 1991 Kahramanmaras   Aksehir T 17/05/2018 Overcrowding, insufficient fresh air, queuing for toilets   31538/20 09/07/2020 Mahmut ARSLAN 1981 Osmaniye   Osmaniye T 26/09/2018 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene   33591/20 14/07/2020 Seydihan GÜZ 1973 Kahramanmaraş   Elazığ E Osmaniye T -1 Türkoğlu L -1 02/08/2016 - 11/05/2018 Elazığ E 11/05/2018 - 02/08/2019 Osmaniye T – 1 02/08/2019 - present: Türkoğlu L – 1   Overcrowding, queuing for toilet, lack of hygiene   34246/20 24/07/2020 Kutlay TELLİ 1979 Ankara   Silivri 20/07/2016- 14/07/2019 Overcrowding, lack of hygiene, passive smoking   34277/20 10/07/2020     Haşim     CANKURTARAN 1974 İzmir   İzmir Menemen T 10/04/2017 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis on rotational basis   34280/20 23/07/2020 Halil İbrahim GÖK 1985 Osmaniye   Osmaniye T -1 06/02/2017 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis, lack of hygiene   34314/20 25/06/2020 Zakir ALADA 1985 Erzurum   Artvin 25/07/2016- 06/08/2018 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis on rotational basis   39382/20 07/08/2020 Mehmet Mahsun FİDAN 1994 İzmir   Manisa T 27/04/2018- 09/01/2020 Overcrowding, mattress on the floor on rotational basis on rotational basis