4.  The applicant was born in 1981 and lives in Istanbul. 5.  On 3 July 1999 the applicant, who was seventeen years old at the material time, was taken into police custody by police officers from the anti‑terrorist branch of the Istanbul police headquarters. 6.  On 12 July 1999 the public prosecutor at the Istanbul State Security Court filed a bill of indictment, charging the applicant under Article 168 § 2 of the former Criminal Code with membership of an illegal armed organisation. 7.  On 5 November 2001 the Istanbul State Security Court found the applicant guilty as charged, along with ten other persons. 8.  On 25 June 2002 the Court of Cassation quashed the judgment of the first-instance court. The case was thus remitted to the Istanbul State Security Court and registered under case no. 2002/220. 9.  On 25 September 2003 the Istanbul State Security Court decided to separate the case against the applicant from case no. 2002/220, since he was under the age of eighteen at the time of committing the alleged offences. The Istanbul State Security Court accordingly declared its lack of jurisdiction and referred the case to the Istanbul Juvenile Court. 10.  On 21 October 2003 the Istanbul Juvenile Court decided that it would be to the applicant's benefit to be tried alongside the other defendants before the Istanbul State Security Court. The Istanbul Juvenile Court accordingly declared non-jurisdiction and referred the case back to the Istanbul State Security Court. 11.  On 10 December 2003 the Istanbul State Security Court accepted the Istanbul Juvenile Court's decision and re-joined the applicant's case to no. 2002/220. 12.  On 11 May 2004 the Istanbul State Security Court ordered the applicant's release pending trial. 13.  By Law no. 5190 of 16 June 2004, published in the Official Gazette on 30 June 2004, State Security Courts were abolished. The case against the applicant was transferred to the Istanbul Assize Court which, on 27 February 2007, convicted him. 14.  According to the information in the case file, the case is currently pending before the Court of Cassation.