Ayhan Erdoğan v. Turkey (39656/03)
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| Date | 20090113 |
|---|---|
| Article | 10 |
| Decision | violation |
The applicant, Ayhan Erdoğan, is a Turkish national who was born in 1952 and lives in Istanbul. He is a practising lawyer. Relying on Article 10 (freedom of expression), Mr Erdoğan complained that he was ordered to pay compensation to an Istanbul district mayor for having referred to him as “cruel and a bigot” in a petition for a client. The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 10 and awarded Mr Erdoğan EUR 8,800 in respect of pecuniary damage, EUR 1,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage and EUR 2,111 for costs and expenses. (The judgment is available only in English.)