CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 11 février 2014

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The applicants were represented by Mr   Ç.   K.   Öner and Ms F. Esenyel, lawyers practising in Istanbul. 2.     The Turkish Government were represented by their Agent. A.     The circumstances of the case 3.     The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows. 4.     On 13 March 1996 the authorisation for a stockbroking firm ( Yener Kaya Menkul Değerler A.Ş ) to operate in the stock exchange was annulled. The firm was managing the equity securities of the applicants at the relevant time. 5.     On 15 May 1998 the firm was declared bankrupt. Following insolvency proceedings, the exact amounts of its debts to creditors were determined in 2005. 6.     On different dates in January 2005, the applicants had recourse to the Capital Markets Board (the Board), seeking compensation for some of their losses in accordance with Law no. 4487. 7.     The proceedings ended on various dates between 1 May 2006 and 28   November 2008. B.     Relevant domestic law and practice 8.     The Court refers to the law and practice which is outlined in the case of Müdür Turgut and others v. Turkey (dec.), no. 4860/09, §§ 19-26, 26   March 2013. COMPLAINT 9.     The applicants complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention that the administrative proceedings had not been concluded within a reasonable time. THE LAW 10.     The applicants complained that the length of the proceedings was incompatible with the “reasonable time” requirement, laid down in Article   6   § 1 of the Convention, which reads as follows: “In the determination of his civil rights and obligations ... everyone is entitled to a ... hearing within a reasonable time by a ... tribunal...” 11.     The Government requested the Court to declare this application inadmissible for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies in the light of Law   no.   6384 which provides for a remedy capable of redressing the Convention grievances of persons who complained about the length of proceedings. 12.     The applicants contested the Government’s argument. 13.     The Court observes that a new domestic remedy has been established in Turkey after the application of the pilot judgment procedure in the case of Ümmühan Kaplan v. Turkey (no. 24240/07, 20 March 2012). The Court recalls that in its decision in the case of Müdür Turgut and others v. Turkey (no.   4860/09, 26 March 2013), it declared a new application inadmissible on the ground that the applicants had failed to exhaust the domestic remedies as a new domestic remedy had been envisaged. In so doing, the Court in particular considered that this new remedy was, a priori , accessible and capable of offering a reasonable prospect of redress for complaints concerning the length of proceedings. 14.     The Court further recalls that in its judgment in the case of Ümmühan Kaplan v. Turkey (cited above, § 77) it stressed that it could pursue the examination of applications of this type which were already communicated to the Government. 15.     The Court recalls that it has already examined and declared inadmissible a similar application for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies (see Müdür Turgut and others , cited above, §§ 19-26 and 56). The Court sees no reason to come to a different conclusion in the present cases. 16.     It follows that these applications must be rejected under Article   35   §§   1 and 4 of the Convention for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies. For these reasons, the Court unanimously Declares inadmissible the applications.     Stanley Naismith   András Sajó   Registrar   President   No Application No Lodged on Applicant Date of birth Place of residence Represented by   18904/09 19/02/2009 Mahmut BACAK 26/07/1947 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL     18914/09 19/02/2009 Metin CAN 24/01/1962 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL     21320/09 19/02/2009 Celal ÖZDEMİR 06/07/1937 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL     21333/09 19/02/2009 Erden TAMAN 19/05/1957 Istanbul Canan TAMAN 01/01/1962 Istanbul     Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL     21353/09 19/02/2009 Mahmut Reşat İNAL 16/01/1958 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL     21362/09 19/02/2009 İsmail Turgut KIVANÇ 02/07/1957 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL     21372/09 19/02/2009 Fazil EKİM 15/02/1967 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL     21384/09 19/02/2009 Bora BÜYÜKSAĞNAK 08/01/1967 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL     21386/09 19/02/2009 Dursun ATEŞ 01/07/1943 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               21394/09 19/02/2009 Mazlum ÇÖPÜR 01/01/1961 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               21399/09 19/02/2009 Sabri Oğuz ARGANA 03/05/1968 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               21775/09 19/02/2009 Ünal ÖKER 30/05/1966 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               21778/09 19/02/2009 Selim AY 30/06/1972 Mugla   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               21780/09 19/02/2009 Özhan MARATON 10/01/1942 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               21790/09 19/02/2009 Hulusi SAM 21/05/1958 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL             21800/09 19/02/2009 Melahat ÖZDEMİR 05/02/1956 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               21819/09 19/02/2009 Hacı BÖLEN 09/09/1958 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               21828/09 19/02/2009 Kenan KÜÇÜK 05/01/1968 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               21834/09 19/02/2009 Hasan CEYHAN 11/01/1947 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               23991/09 19/02/2009 Adil AKBAŞ 09/09/1968 Ankara   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               23992/09 19/02/2009 Sami SEVİNDİK 01/01/1960 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               23993/09 19/02/2009 Fatma Nermin ERTÜRK 21/07/1944 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               23994/09 19/02/2009 Vildan SAVAŞER 01/07/1937 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL             23995/09 19/02/2009 İsmail YILDIZ 10/05/1964 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               23996/09 19/02/2009 Ziya SAKIZ 27/04/1959 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               23997/09 19/02/2009 Semiha ÖZTÜRK 01/01/1951 Istanbul     Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               23998/09 19/02/2009 Özcan TONGUROĞLU 27/02/1959 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               23999/09 19/02/2009 Bekir PETEK 12/05/1963 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24000/09 19/02/2009 Hüseyin AYDIN 01/03/1954 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24001/09 19/02/2009 Ünal ERDEM 25/05/1941 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24002/09 19/02/2009 Baki AKKAYA 02/01/1969 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL             24003/09 19/02/2009 Kadriye SERBEST 01/01/1961 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24004/09 19/02/2009 Latif YANAR 30/03/1958 Istanbul     Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24005/09 19/02/2009 Fatma Perihan ÖZSOYOĞLU 12/03/1949 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24006/09 19/02/2009 Erbil ÜNVEREN 09/02/1950 Istanbul Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL             24007/09 19/02/2009 Ömer Faruk ODUNCU 21/12/1961 Çanakkale Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL             24008/09 19/02/2009 Yaşar GÜCÜYENEN 04/03/1958 İzmir Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL             24009/09 19/02/2009 Kadriye ÖZDEMİR 15/10/1942 İzmir   Özden ÖZDEMİR 06/10/1962 İzmir   Önder ÖZDEMİR 10/05/1961 Manisa Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24010/09 19/02/2009 Ali Riza MUMOĞLU 10/01/1948 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24011/09 19/02/2009 Hanifi KARDAŞ 09/11/1951 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24012/09 19/02/2009 Murat DAŞKIN 13/06/1966 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24013/09 19/02/2009 İlhan BAKAN 07/09/1945 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24014/09 19/02/2009 Mert Alp AYKUTLU 04/09/1971 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24015/09 19/02/2009 Hüsnü ÖZVARDAR 20/02/1967 Istanbul   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL               24016/09 19/02/2009 Gülsüme KALENDER 29/10/1959 İzmir   Çetin Kutlu ÖNER   Fatma ESENYEL