Published on 23 February 2026
 
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 52071/20
Halit CİLDAN
against Türkiye
lodged on 14 October 2020
communicated on 6 February 2026
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The application concerns the refusal of the domestic authorities to grant the applicant permission to receive visits from his school-age children during the weekends.
Relying on Article 8 of the Convention, the applicant complains about the impugned restrictions on weekend visits.
QUESTION TO THE PARTIES
Has there been an interference with the applicant’s right to respect for his private and family life, within the meaning of Article 8 § 1 of the Convention, on account of the impugned restrictions on weekend visits (see Subaşı and Others v. Türkiye, nos. 3468/20 and 18 others, §§ 77-79, 6 December 2022)?
 
If so, was that interference in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 8 § 2 of the Convention? In particular, did the domestic authorities make a concrete assessment of the applicant’s needs and engage with their complaints in accordance with the guarantees inherent in Article 8 of the Convention (ibid., §§ 80-93)?