SELÇUK AND ASKER JUDGMENT OF 24 APRIL 1998 1 In the case of Selçuk and Asker v. Turkey1, The European Court of Human Rights, sitting, in accordance with Article 43 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) and the relevant provisions of Rules of Court A2, as a Chamber composed of the following judges: Mr R. BERNHARDT, President, Mr F. GÖLCÜKLÜ, Mr A.N. LOIZOU, Sir John FREELAND, Mr G. MIFSUD BONNICI, Mr J. MAKARCZYK, Mr P. JAMBREK, Mr U. LŌHMUS, Mr E. LEVITS, and also of Mr H. PETZOLD, Registrar, and Mr P.J. MAHONEY, Deputy Registrar, Having deliberated in private on 2 February and 28 March 1998, Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on the lastmentioned date: PROCEDURE 1. The case was referred to the Court by the European Commission of Human Rights (“the Commission”) on 22 January 1997, within the threemonth period laid down by Article 32 § 1 and Article 47 of the Convention. It originated in two applications (nos. 23184/94 and 23185/94) against the Republic of Turkey lodged with the Commission under Article 25 on 15 December 1993 by two Turkish citizens, Mrs Keje Selçuk and Mr İsmet Asker. Notes by the Registrar 1. The case is numbered 12/1997/796/998–999. The first number is the case’s position on the list of cases referred to the Court in the relevant year (second number). The third number indicates the case’s position on the list of cases referred to the Court since its creation and the last two numbers indicate its position on the list of the corresponding originating applications to the Commission. 2. Rules of Court A apply to all cases referred to the Court before the entry into force of Protocol No. 9 (1 October 1994) and thereafter only to cases concerning States not bound by that Protocol. They correspond to the Rules that came into force on 1 January 1983, as amended several times subsequently.