issued by the Registrar of the Court
ECHR 39 (2026)
10.02.2026
Judgments of 10 February 2026
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing four judgments1:
one Chamber judgment is summarised below;
three Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been submitted to the Court, can
be consulted on Hudoc and do not appear in this press release.
The judgment summarised below is available only in English.
Erol Aksoy v. Türkiye (application no. 58919/18)
The applicant, Erol Aksoy, is a Turkish national who was born in 1946 and lives in Istanbul.
The case concerns the non-enforcement of judgments delivered by the Supreme Administrative Court
following proceedings initiated by Mr Aksoy to annul decisions related to the valuation, tender
invitation and subsequent sale of a television channel and radio station owned by joint-stock
companies in which he held shares.
Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights and Article
1 to Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) to the European Convention, Mr Aksoy complains that the
national authorities have failed to comply with the judgments of the Supreme Administrative Court
which had been given in his favour.
Violation of Article 6 § 1
Just satisfaction:
non-pecuniary damage: 5,000 euros (EUR)
costs and expenses: EUR 2,500
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Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a Chamber
judgment’s delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel
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final judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the Convention,
judgments delivered by a Committee are final.
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