Information Note on the Court’s case-law No. November 1997 Menteş and Others v. Turkey - 23186/94 Judgment 28.11.1997 [GC] Article 8 Article 8-1 Respect for family life Respect for home Respect for private life Alleged burning of houses by security forces in south-east Turkey: violation Article 13 Effective remedy Lack of remedies: violation [This summary is extracted from the Court’s official …