SAYGILI v. GEORGIA

Published on 30 March 2026 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 26912/24Mesut SAYGILIagainst Georgialodged on 17 September 2024communicated on 9 March 2026SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the applicant’s contact right with his daughter born out of wedlock in 2012. The applicant is a Turkish citizen who resides and works in Switzerland, while his daughter lives in Georgia with her mother.On 21 December 2018 the applicant instituted proceedings requesting that the court set a contact schedule with his daughter in Georgia (one week every four months, including overnight stays) and to authorise him to take her abroad for three weeks per year during summer and winter school holidays.On 26 November 2020 the Tbilisi City Court, having regard to the findings of the child’s psychological assessment and her interview before the judge, partially granted the applicant’s request. It held t …