3.  The applicant, a retired military officer, was born in 1955 and lives in Bolu. 4.  By an order of the Turkish General Staff dated On 9 May 2002, the applicant's access to the army's social facilities (orduevi) was prohibited due to his non-compliance with the rules of conduct set out in the Internal Service Regulation of the Turkish Armed Forces (“the Internal Service Regulation”). It appears that while lodging in an army guesthouse in Ankara, the applicant had insisted on performing the Muslim prayer (namaz) in a communal area despite warnings. It further appears that the order of the Turkish General Staff was never served on the applicant. 5.  On 24 December 2002 the applicant was refused entry to the army's social facilities in Ankara on the basis of the order of the Turkish General Staff. 6.  On 9 January 2003 the applicant brought an action before the Supreme Military Administrative Court against the Ministry of Defence and requested the annulment of the order of the Turkish General Staff, along with the reinstatement of his right to benefit from the social facilities of the army. 7.  The Ministry of Defence submitted certain documents and information to the Supreme Military Administrative Court during the course of the proceedings, which were classified as “secret documents” under Article 52 (4) of Law no. 1602 on the Supreme Military Administrative Court. These documents were not disclosed to the applicant. 8.  On 3 October 2003 the Supreme Military Administrative Court dismissed the applicant's case. The court held that the decision of the Turkish General Staff had been in compliance with the Internal Service Regulation, considering in particular that the applicant had refused to perform his prayer in the area allocated to him and had acted in a disorderly fashion and argued with the officer who had warned him. It appears that this decision was served on the applicant on 26 October 2003.