İLHAN v. TURKEY JUDGMENT –
DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE GÖLCÜKLÜ
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Çakıcı's death, the Court awards the sum of GBP 11,534.29 to be held by the applicant
on behalf of his brother's surviving spouse and children.”
[B. Non-pecuniary damage]
[Claim]
“128. The applicant claimed GBP 40,000 for non-pecuniary damage in relation to
the violations of the Convention suffered by his brother ...”
[Award]
“130. The Court recalls that in the Kurt judgment (cited above, p. 1195, §§ 174-75)
the sum of GBP 15,000 was awarded for violations of the Convention under Articles 5
and 13 in respect of the disappearance of the applicant's son while in custody, which
sum was to be held by the applicant for her son and his heirs, while the applicant
received an award of GBP 10,000 in her own favour, due to the circumstances of the
case which had led the Court to find a breach of Articles 3 and 13. In the present case,
the Court has held, in addition to breaches of Articles 5 and 13, that there has been a
violation of the right to respect for life guaranteed under Article 2 and torture contrary
to Article 3. Noting the awards made in previous cases from south-east Turkey
concerning these provisions (see, concerning Article 3, the Aksoy judgment cited
above, pp. 2289-90, § 113, the Aydın judgment cited above, p. 1903, § 131, the Tekin
judgment cited above, pp. 1521-22, § 77; and, concerning Article 2, the Kaya
judgment cited above, p. 333, § 122, the Güleç v. Turkey judgment of 27 July 1998,
Reports 1998-IV, p. 1734, § 88, the Ergi v. Turkey judgment of 28 July 1998, Reports
1998-IV, p. 1785, § 110, the Yaşa judgment cited above, pp. 2444-45, § 124, and
Oğur v. Turkey [GC], no. 21594/93, § 98, ECHR 1999-III) and having regard to the
circumstances of this case, the Court has decided to award the sum of GBP 25,000 in
total in respect of non-pecuniary damage to be held by the applicant for his brother's
heirs ...”
Mahmut Kaya judgment of 28 March 2000
(Violation of Articles 2, 3 and 13)
[A. Pecuniary damage]
[Claim]
“133. The applicant claimed 42,000 pounds sterling (GBP) in respect of the
pecuniary damage suffered by his brother who is now dead. He submitted that his
brother, aged 27 at the time of his death and working as a doctor with a salary
equivalent to GBP 1,102 per month, can be said to have sustained a capitalised loss of
earnings of GBP 253,900.80. However, in order to avoid any unjust enrichment, the
applicant claimed the lower sum of GBP 42,000.”