European Court of Human Rights rejects 25,000 post-coup appeals against Turkey

The European Court of Human Rights has rejected nearly 25,000 appeals submitted by Turkish citizens following the last year's failed coup on the grounds that they should firstly appeal to the Turkish state of emergency examination commission
Tuesday, 14 November 2017 22:59

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected around 25 thousand appeals submitted by Turkish citizens to the court following the last year’s abortive coup on the grounds of continuing procedures within Turkey’s state of emergency examination commission.

The number of the appeals to the Euro Court reached up to 24,600 as of May 31, 2017, including the appeals of many people who were dismissed during the ongoing state of emergency declared upon the failed coup in July 2016.

Following the establishment of the Turkish state of emergency examination commission, the ECHR rejected the appeal of a Turkish teacher who was dismissed in last June on the grounds that the appealer had not concluded the domestic legal procedures, directing him to the Turkish commission.

After the ECHR's binding precedent, the number of appeals to the Euro court diminished to 8,300 as of October 31.

The ECHR data shows that the Euro court rejected around 25,000 appeals following the July 15 coup attempt led by some masterminding groups including the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen's network, FETÖ, or the Fethullahist Terror Organization.    

The number of appeals against Turkey is expected to further decrease in the upcoming period with regard to the informational dialogue between the ECHR and Turkey’s Justice Ministry.     

More than 50 thousands of people have been arrested and around 111 thousand have been dismissed, including military officers, bureaucrats and civil servants, by state of emergency decrees following the putsch attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government in July 2016.