KARATAS AND OTHERS v. TURKEY - 46820/09 (Judgment : Violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Life) (Substantive aspect))

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Julia Laffranque, President, ��������� Işıl Karakaş, ��������� Neboj�a Vučinić, ��������� Valeriu Griţco, ��������� Jon Fridrik Kj�lbro, ��������� St�phanie Mourou-Vikstr�m, ��������� Georges Ravarani, judges, and Hasan Bakırcı, Deputy Section Registrar,

The case originated in an application (no. 46820/09 ) against the Republic of Turkey lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by ten Turkish nationals, Ms G�ler Karataş, Ms Pınar Şafak Karataş, Mr Berdan Ulaş Karataş, Mr Bıra Karataş, Ms Kumru Karataş, Ms Perince Ataş, Ms Nebahat Ateş, Ms Serincan �i�ek, Ms Yıldız Deniz and Mr Rıza �i�ek (�the applicants�), on 19 August 2009.

The applicants, who had been granted legal aid, were represented by Mr H�seyin Ayg�n and Mr Cihan S�ylemez, lawyers practising in Tunceli. The Turkish Government (�the Government�) were represented by their Agent.