SECOND SECTION DECISION Application no. 30663/23 Celal ÖZTÜRK against Türkiye and 4 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 21 November 2024 as a Committee composed of: Davor Derenčinović , President , Gediminas Sagatys, Stéphane Pisani , judges , and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table, Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The list of applicants is set out in the appended table. The applicants were represented by Mr Necmi Basmacı, a lawyer practising in Şanlıurfa. The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of criminal proceedings were communicated to the Turkish Government (“the Government”). The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Türkiye in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases. THE LAW Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the applications. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention. Done in English and notified in writing on 12 December 2024. Viktoriya Maradudina Davor Derenčinović Acting Deputy Registrar President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (excessive length of criminal proceedings) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros) [1] Amount awarded for costs and expenses jointly to the applicants in all five applications (in euros) [2] 30663/23 24/07/2023 Celal ÖZTÜRK 1958 07/06/2024 18/10/2024 8,000 250 42067/23 24/07/2023 Abdulaziz TATLIDEDE 1964 8,000 408/24 24/07/2023 Reşat KURT 1976 8,000 415/24 24/07/2023 Hasan Şenel TANDOĞAN 1963 8,000 421/24 24/07/2023 Mustafa ABUR 1974 8,000 [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants. [2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.