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ECtHR: Communicated case concerning the lawfulness of removal of a Turkmenistan national from Türkiye
On 22 January 2026, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) communicated the application of D.A. v. Türkiye (Application no. 5393/25). The case concerns the alleged failure of the domestic authorities to duly assess the risk of death or ill-treatment in the event of the removal of a Turkmenistan national, who claimed that she had been persecuted in Turkmenistan on account of her political opinions and professional activities as a journalist.
The applicant challenged the removal order issued by the Trabzon Provincial Directorate of Migration Management in May 2023, but the removal was subsequently upheld by the Trabzon Administrative Court in September 2023. The Constitutional Court later examined her complaints under the prohibition of ill-treatment and declared them inadmissible as manifestly ill-founded. The applicant invokes Articles 2, 3, and 13 of ECHR.
The Court asked the parties to clarify, inter alia, whether the applicant faces a real risk of treatment contrary to Articles 2 and 3 ECHR if removed to Turkmenistan.