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The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:
The case originated in an application (no. 41993/98) against the Republic of Turkey lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights (“the Commission”) under former Article 25 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by Turkish nationals, Mr İsmail Çelik and Mrs Hanım Çelik (“the applicants”), on 27 April 1998.
The applicants were represented by Mr İ. Gündüz, a lawyer practising in Malatya. The Turkish Government (“the Government”) did not designate an Agent for the purpose of the proceedings before the Court.
The applicants complained of the unlawful killing of their son by the security forces. In this respect, they invoked Articles 2 and 6 of the Convention.
The case was transferred to the Court on 1 November 1998 by virtue of Article 5 § 2 of Protocol No. 11 to the Convention.
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