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Internal correspondence between Kevin Boyle, Tony Fisher, Osman Murat Ülke, Hülya Üçpinar of the İzmir Human Rights Centre (Ülke's local legal representative), Françoise Hampson, members of the Kurdish Litigation Project team, Amnesty International, and the İzmir War Resisters Association pertaining to the Ülke case. Notable items include discussions on case strategy, the announcement of Ülke's release from prison, Ülke's statement of 27 May 1999 addressed to the European Court of Human Rights, and a February 1998 booklet (in German) on war resistance in İzmir ffeaturing interviews with Ülke and Üçpinar.

Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Tanrıkulu case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, the Kurdish Human Rights Project, and the Diyarbakır-based legal team members. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: Hampson and Boyle’s letter of 25 February 1994 introducing the application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; correspondence pertaining to the 18-23 November 1996 case hearings in Ankara including lists of proposed witnesses; Selma Tanrıkulu’s declaration of means submitted 29 November 1996; the Commission’s 25 September 1998 referral of the case to the Court; correspondence pertaining to the 25 March 1999 case hearing in Strasbourg including logistical arrangements, lists of proposed witnesses, timetables, and offers of legal aid; the verbatim record of the addresses of the representative parties and the Commission given at the 25 March 1999 case hearing, including subsequent corrections and amendments; and the Court’s letter of 8 July 1999 forwarding the case judgment.

Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Taş case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, the Kurdish Human Rights Project, and the Diyarbakır-based legal team members. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: Hampson and Boyle’s letter of 7 June 1994 introducing the application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; Beşir Taş’s statement of 20 January 1996 (submitted 25 April 1996); correspondence pertaining to the 17 January 1996 and 4-9 May 1998 case hearings including lists of proposed witnesses; Beşir Taş’s 11 May 1998 declaration of means; the Commission’s 30 October 1999 referral of the case to the Court; the Court’s letter of 19 October 2000 informing that a judgment has been adopted; and correspondence pertaining to the payment of the judgment.

Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Selçuk and Asker case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, the Kurdish Human Rights Project, and the Diyarbakır-based legal team members. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: Hampson and Boyle’s letter of 23 June 1994 introducing the application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; Selçuk’ declarations of means submitted 7 July 1995; Asker’s declaration of means submitted 6 September 1995; the applicants’ statements submitted 12 September 1995; correspondence pertaining to the 5-10 February 1996 hearings in Ankara including lists of proposed witnesses; the 22 January 1997 reference of the combined case by the Commission to the Court; the applicants’ powers of attorney submitted 19 February 1997; correspondence pertaining to the 26 January 1998 case hearing in Strasbourg; the Court’s 19 January 1998 offer of legal aid; schedules of professional legal fees and costs incurred by the applicant’s representatives; the Court’s letter of 22 May 2001 forwarding the case judgment; the legal representatives’ schedule of legal fees and costs; correspondence regarding distribution of payment of the awarded judgment; and correspondence regarding delays and shortfalls in the payment and enforcement of the case judgment.

Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Cemile Şarlı case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, the Kurdish Human Rights Project, and the Diyarbakır-based legal team members. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: Hampson and Boyle’s letter of 23 June 1994 introducing the application; the 5 July 1994 statement of Mahmut Şakar of the Diyarbakır Branch of the Human Rights Association clarifying Ahmet Şarlı’s petition to the Bitlis State Prosecutor and to what capacity Ahmet’s brother Tevfik represents him; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; correspondence pertaining to the 29 September-4 October 1997 and 4-9 May 1998 case hearings in Ankara; the 18 November 1999 reference of the case by the Commission to the Court; the Court’s 2 February 2000 offer of legal aid; schedules of professional legal fees and costs incurred by the applicant’s representatives; the Court’s letter of 22 May 2001 forwarding the case judgment; and correspondence regarding distribution and payment of the awarded judgment.

Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Bill Bowring, Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, Suzy Sumner, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Ekinci case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; Ülkü Ekinci's letters authorising Kevin Boyle, Françoise Hampson, and Sedat Aslantaş as her legal representatives; requests from the applicant's representatives requesting extensions for document submissions; the 16 July 1999 notice that Aslantaş has dropped the case and another domestic lawyer is required; the notice of 18 July 1999 from the Court declaring the case admissible; the power of attorney form to be signed by the applicant's son designating Bill Bowring, Osman Baydemir, Cihan Aydın, and Metin Kilavuz as legal representatives; letters from the Court requesting information from the applicant’s representatives and accordant letters of acknowledgment of receipt; letters from the Court which accompanied submitted documents and observations received from the Government; internal correspondence within the applicant's legal team and with her son Armanç Ekinci who acted as both a witness and as a go-between between Ülkü Ekinci and her representatives; excerpts from a book (forwarded to the legal team by Armanç Ekinci) on the Susurluk scandal, a scandal which exposed a close relationship between the Turkish government, the ultra-nationalistic paramilitary Grey Wolves organization and the Turkish mafia during the peak of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict in the mid-1990s; and materials pertaining to the final judgment in the case and the distribution of legal fees awarded to the representatives.

Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Bill Bowring, Kevin Boyle, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Zübeyir Dündar case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: the 3 March 1995 notice of application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; letters from the Court and the Government which accompanied submitted documents and observations; acknowledgments of documents received from the applicants’ legal representatives and the Government; requests from the Court for letters of authorisation, documents, procedural comments, and information pertaining to the case; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; notices of the granting of extensions by the Court; Bowring's reports of 15 November 1999 and 13 December 1999 summarising key case details and developments; and correspondence during April-May 2000 after the Government questioned the authenticity of Zübeyir Dündar's signature on statements.

Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Zübeyde Dulaş case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: the 23 June 1994 revelation of the applicant's name to the Commission after being informed that the Commission would not accept an anonymous application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; notes for the guidance of those taking part in proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights; composition of the Chamber hearing the case; logistical details pertaining to the hearing in the case scheduled for 1-6 July 1996 in Ankara including lists of witnesses; correspondence regarding a dispute between the Essex legal team and the KHRP over representation at the hearing and an apparent effort of the KHRP's executive director to have Boyle and Hampson removed as representatives in favour of their own barristers; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; logistical details pertaining to the rescheduled hearing in the case held on 3-8 February 1997 in Ankara including lists of witnesses; Zübeyde Dulaş' declaration of means; letters from the Court requesting information from the applicant’s representatives; and the 30 January 2001 notice of the Court's judgment in the case alongside consent to publish Dulaş's name.

Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, Bill Bowring, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Mahmut Demir and Sıddık Yaşa cases. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicants; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; procedural correspondence pertaining to the 18-20 November 1996 case hearings in Ankara; the petition of fellow Tepecik resident Alaattin Can to the Diyarbakır Administrative Court and the 14 July 1995 decision of the court awarding Can compensation for his destroyed home and property (submitted by the applicants at the request of the Commission); and letters from the Court requesting information from the applicant’s representatives and acknowledging receipt of correspondence.

Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Hamsa Çiçek case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: the notice of application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; notes for the guidance of those taking part in proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights; composition of the Chamber hearing the case; logistical details pertaining to the hearing in the case held on 16-20 June 1997 in Ankara including lists of witnesses and press releases; letters from Reidy and Hampson requesting specific documents from the Government; the 18 June 1998 declaration of means signed by Hamsa Çiçek; logistical details pertaining to the second hearing in the case held on 15 June 1998 in Ankara including lists of witnesses; requests on behalf of the applicant for extensions of document submission deadlines; correspondence with the Court and the KHRP regarding the applicant's claims for just satisfaction and the payment of the judgment; the 8 February 2001 notice of the Court's judgment in the case; the 27 February 2001 summary of the judgment written by Hampson; and the 28 May 2001 notice of the request of the Government to have the case referred to a Grand Chamber and the Court's decision not to accept the request.