Ayla Özcan v. Turkey (36526/04)
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| Date | 20090203 |
|---|---|
| Article | 6(1) |
| Decision | violation |
The applicant, Ayla Özcan, is a Turkish national who was born in 1943 and lives in Istanbul. She complained under Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time) about the length of the criminal proceedings against her for forgery of official documents. She also relied on Article 13 (right to an effective remedy). The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 on account of the excessive length of the proceedings (almost five years) and the fact that the Turkish legal system did not afford the applicant any effective means of complaining about their length. It awarded the applicant EUR 5,000 to cover all heads of damage. (The judgment is available only in French.)