Published on 2 December 2024
 
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 8978/19
Murat ERDEM against Türkiye
and 2 other applications
(see list appended)
communicated on 12 November 2024
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The applications concern electronic recording and storage of the applicants’ private correspondence in the National Judicial Network System (UYAP) by the authorities during their detentions.
Relying on Article 8 of the Convention, the applicants complain about the recording and storage of their private correspondence on UYAP.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1.  Has there been an interference with the applicants’ right to respect for their private life and correspondence, within the meaning of Article 8 § 1 of the Convention (Nuh Uzun and Others v. Turkey, no. 49341/18 and 13 others, § 82, 29 March 2022)?
 
If so, was that interference in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 8 § 2?
 
Was the litigious measure prescribed by a legislative and administrative provision accessible to the applicants and providing appropriate safeguards to prevent any such disclosure of personal information that might be inconsistent with the guarantees of Article 8 (Nuh Uzun and Others, cited above, §§ 84-98, see also the Turkish Constitutional Court’s judgment in the application of Ümit Karaduman, no. 2020/20874, §§ 64-71, 2 February 2022)?
 
 
 
APPENDIX
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
1.
8978/19
Erdem v. Türkiye
01/02/2019
Murat ERDEM
1973
Adana
Turkish
2.
31746/20
Tekin v. Türkiye
09/06/2020
Adem TEKİN
1972
Kırıkkale
Turkish
3.
50337/20
Gök v. Türkiye
27/10/2020
Veysal GÖK
1966
Osmaniye
Turkish