On 10 January 2007, the European Court of Human Rights, in its judgment in the above-mentioned case, found Turkey guilty of violating the rights of nine Greek-Cypriot missing persons and their relatives and held Turkey responsible for violation of Articles 2, 3 and 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights:
The European Court of Human Rights’ judgment stresses Turkey’s obligations under international treaties to respect the wounded, prisoners of war and civilians, and rebuffs the Turkish position that the persons who disappeared during the 1974 Turkish invasion should be presumed dead.
The Council of Europe once again firmly calls upon Turkey to: