4.  The applicant was born in 1963 and lives in Diyarbakır. 5.  The applicant is a history teacher and a member of Eğitim-Sen, a trade union formed by public employees working in the domain of education. He was working at the Diyarbakır Atatürk High School at the time of the events giving rise to the present application. 6.  On 26 and 27 October 1998, in response to the call made by the Diyarbakır branch of the Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Unions (Kamu Emekçileri Sendikaları Konfederasyonu – hereinafter referred to as the “KESK”), of which Eğitim-Sen is a member, the applicant arrived at his workplace wearing a rosette with the slogan “The exiles cannot intimidate us – KESK Diyarbakır”, to protest against the transfer of public officials, who were members of trade unions, to other posts outside of the state of emergency region. 7.  On 28 May 1999, upon the decision of the Governor of the state of emergency region and in accordance with Article 4 (g) of Legislative Decree no. 285, the Ministry of Education transferred the applicant to a post in a school in Giresun. 8.  On an unspecified date, the applicant filed a petition with the Diyarbakır Administrative Court and requested the annulment his transfer to Giresun. 9.  On 14 June 2000 the Diyarbakır Administrative Court dismissed the applicant's request, without examining the merits of the case. The court noted that Article 7 of Legislative Decree no. 285 precluded any application to the administrative courts for the purpose of setting aside an administrative act performed pursuant to that Decree. 10.  On 28 August 2000 the applicant appealed against the judgment of 14 June 2000. In his petition, the applicant contended that the provision contained in Article 7 of Legislative Decree no. 285 was in violation of his rights under Articles 6 and 13 of the Convention. 11.  On 18 October 2001 the Supreme Administrative Court upheld the judgment of the Diyarbakır Administrative Court. This judgment was served on the applicant on 12 December 2001. 12.  In their observations, the Government informed the Court that, on 21 June 2006, the applicant was transferred to a school in Diyarbakır, upon his request.