ECtHR faults Turkey for violating right to fair trial over denial of civil service jobs based on background checks
Juin 28, 2024
By SCF
Source:https://stockholmcf.org/ecthr-
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the fair trial rights of seven individuals who were denied civil service jobs based on undisclosed negative background checks, which prevented the applicants from contesting the allegations against them.
The ECtHR issued its ruling in the case titled “Kurkut and others v. Türkiye” on Tuesday. The court had decided to merge the applications filed by seven people into a single case due to similarities in the content of the applications.
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The court awarded each applicant €2,000 in non-
One of the applicants, Bahar Dolgun Kılıç, had been working temporarily at Manisa Celal Bayar University and applied for a permanent position in 2018. Despite passing the necessary examinations, her appointment was blocked due to a negative background check, with no explanation provided.
When Kılıç contested the decision, the Turkish court referenced alleged ties to the
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However, Kılıç was not allowed to see or challenge these allegations. Turkish courts ultimately upheld the university’s decision without conducting a thorough review.
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