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Application filed by İsmet Gündem against the Republic of Turkey with the European Commission of Human Rights regarding damage done to his house and property in the Kaniye Meheme neighbourhood of Sarıerik, Hazro District, Diyarbakır Province, allegedly by soldiers and village guards on 7 January 1993 and 13 February 1993.

Application filed by Salih Tekin, a journalist for the newspaper Özgür Gündem, on 14 July 1993 against the Republic of Turkey with the European Commission of Human Rights regarding his arrest and detention by gendarmerie in February 1993.

Application filed by Hüseyin Toğcu on 25 May 1995 against the Republic of Turkey with the European Commission of Human Rights regarding the disappearance of his son, Ender Toğcu, who had allegedly been taken into the custody of the security forces in the city of Diyarbakır on 29 November 1994. Appendices (in Turkish with English translation) include the statement of the applicant; the applicant's letter to the European Commission of Human Rights authorising Kevin Boyle and Françoise Hampson as his legal representatives; the petition of the applicant's wife to the Diyarbakır State Security Court; and the response of the Court stating that Ender Toğcu did not appear in their records.

Materials pertaining to the application filed by Osman Murat Ülke on 22 January 1997 against the Republic of Turkey with the European Commission of Human Rights complaining that a series of proceedings against him on account of his having claimed the status of conscientious objector, resulting in a number of convictions, had breached Articles 3, 5, 8 and 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Materials include:
1) Initial application submitted to the Commission (22 January 1997, 8pp);
2) First 10 pages of Tony Fisher’s typed report on the application detailing Ülke’s history of prosecution by the Turkish Government and its effects on his personal life (16 February 2000-15 March 2000,10pp).

Application filed by Selma Tanrıkulu on 25 February 1994 against the Republic of Turkey with the European Commission of Human Rights regarding the 2 September 1993 shooting death of her husband, Dr Zeki Tanrıkulu, in the city of Silvan, Diyarbakır Province.

Application filed by Beşir Taş on 7 June 1994 against the Republic of Turkey with the European Commission of Human Rights regarding the disappearance of his son, Muhsin Taş, after being apprehended by the security forces in Cizre on 14 October 1993. Appendices (in Turkish with English translation) include the applicant's statement of 24 January 1994 on the incident to the Diyarbakır Branch of the Human Rights Association, supplementary information from Mahmut Şakar of the Diyarbakır Branch, and Beşir Taş's letter to the European Commission of Human Rights authorising Kevin Boyle and Françoise Hampson as his legal representatives

Application of Zübeyir Dündar submitted to the European Commission of Human Rights to pursue a case against Turkey regarding the unlawful 1992 killing of his mentally disabled son, Mesut Dündar, and the subsequent failure to carry out an effective investigation into the circumstances of the killing.

Application of Zübeyde Dulaş submitted anonymously to the European Commission of Human Rights to pursue a case against Turkey regarding the destruction of her home and property during an operation by gendarmes carried out in the village of Çitlibahçe, Diyarbakır Province, on 8 November 1993.

Application of Hamsa Çiçek submitted to the European Commission of Human Rights to pursue a case against Turkey regarding the disappearances of her sons Tahsin Çiçek and Ali İhsan Çiçek and her grandson, Çayan Çiçek, as well as appendices added to the application.

The application of Süheyla Aydın to the European Commission of Human Rights, as well as the unsubmitted 1993 application of Necati Aydın and the unrelated application of Kasım Aydın.