The European Court of Human Rights held that there had been a violation of Article 2 of the Convention under its substantive limb, on account of the lack of appropriate steps to prevent the accidental death of nine of the applicant’s close relatives. It also held that there had been a violation of Article 2 of the Convention under its procedural limb, on account of the lack of adequate protection by law safeguarding the right to life. The Court observed in particular that the Turkish Government had not provided the slum inhabitants with information about the risks they ran by living there. Even if it had, it remained responsible as it had not taken the necessary practical measures to avoid the risks to people’s lives. The regulatory framework had proved defective as the tip had been allowed to open and operate without a coherent supervisory system. The town- planning policy had likewise been inadequate and had undoubtedly played a part in the sequence of events leading to the accident.