Item 17 - Case of Çakıcı v. Turkey (Application no. 23657/94), Judgment

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Published judgment in the İzzet Çakıcı case (A44/43/1/20). On 8 July 1999, the European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously that there has been a violation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights; ruled unanimously that there has been a violation of Article 3 in respect of the applicant’s brother; ruled by 14 votes to 3 that there had been no violation of Article 3 in respect of the applicant; ruled unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 5; ruled by 16 votes to 1 that there had been a violation of Article 13; ruled unanimously that there has been no violation of Article 14; and ruled unanimously that there had been no violation of Article 18. The Government were ordered to pay Ahmet Çakıcı’s spouse and heirs £11,239.11 sterling in pecuniary damages and £25,000 sterling in non-pecuniary damages. İzzet Çakıcı was awarded £2,500 in non-pecuniary damages and £20,000 (less 7,000 French francs received in legal aid) in costs and expenses. The full judgment is available for viewing at https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-58282

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