Akbulut v. Turkey

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 44491/14 Bülent AKBULUT against Turkey

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 16 October 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Ledi Bianku, President, Jon Fridrik Kjølbro, Ivana Jelić, judges,

and Hasan Bakırcı, Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 23 May 2014,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Bülent Akbulut, is a Turkish national, who was born in 1965 and lives in Istanbul. He was represented before the Court by Mr Y. Tekakça, a lawyer practising in Ankara.

The Turkish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent.

The applicant complained under Article 6 of the Convention that the Supreme Military Administrative Court could not be considered as independent or impartial.

On 12 March 2018 the Court decided to give notice to the Government of the applicant’s complaint.

By a letter of 10 April 2018, which was received by the Court on 18 April 2018, the applicant’s representative informed the Court that the applicant wanted to withdraw the application.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention or its Protocols, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 15 November 2018.

Hasan Bakırcı Ledi Bianku Deputy Registrar President