Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg (Germany) lodged on 27 October 2008 — Ümit Bekleyen v Land Berlin

(Case C-462/08)

(2009/C 19/20)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Ümit Bekleyen

Defendant: Land Berlin

Question referred

Is the second paragraph of Article 7 of Decision No 1/80 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council on the development of the Association to be interpreted as meaning that the right of access to the labour market and the corresponding right of residence following the completion of a vocational training course in the host Member State can also be invoked in a situation in which the child who was born in the host Member State, but afterwards returned with her family to the family's country of origin, returns on her own to the relevant Member State after she has reached the age of majority in order to start a vocational training course, at a moment occurring 10 years after her parents, Turkish nationals who used to be employed in that Member State, had permanently left that Member State?