In 2010, a total of 15,200 applications filed against Turkey were pending before the European Court of Human Rights. Only Russia has more files pending. Turkey is the country with the highest number of convictions regarding violations of rights at the ECHR.

The total number of applications submitted to the ECHR amounts to 139,560. From Turkey, 5,821 applications were filed in 2010 only

With a total of 5,821 applications from Turkey in 2010, the country ranks on third position among the 47 member states in relation to the total number of applications. However, considering the number of inhabitants compared to the number of applications, Turkey is on 24^th position.