ABSTRACT
Mr Mehmet Timurtas complained that his son, Abdulvahap Timurtas, had disappeared after being taken into custody by the security forces in August 1993. He relied on A 2, 5, 13 and 18 of the Convention on account of his son’s disappearance and that he himself was a victim of a violation of A 3. He further contended that the respondent State had failed to comply with its obligations under former A 25 and 28(1)(a). Court found by majority (6-1) V 2 in respect of death of Abdulvahap Timurtas, V (2) in respect of failure to conduct an effective investigation, V 3 in respect of the applicant, unanimously V 5, by majority (6-1) V 13, unanimously not necessary to decide on 18, unanimously that the respondent State has not failed to comply with its obligations under 34.
