It was referred to the Court on 1 November 1999.3. Summary of the judgmentComplaintThe applicant claimed that his brother, Nuri Ekinci, had been killed by the security forces or with their conspire because of his pro-Kurdish activities.Decision of the CourtThe Court held that the applicant was not required to have had recourse to the civil and administrative remedies proposed by the Government and that that preliminary objection was unfounded.Article 2The Court considered that there is no proof that Nuri Ekinci killed by the security forces or any other suspects. The Court further considered that the material in the investigation file and the concrete information supplied by the Government showed that although the investigation had not resulted in the identification of the murderers, it had nonetheless been effective and the relevant authorities could not be said to have remained passive.Having regard to the foregoing findings and having examined the various measures that were taken in the case before it, the Court concluded that the investigations into the circumstances of the death of the applicant's brother could be considered to have been effective.The Court held that there had been no violation of Article 2....
