CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITY;ENG — 16 mai 2002

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Ress , President ,   Mr   L. Caflisch ,   Mr   P. Kūris ,   Mr   R. Türmen ,   Mr   J. Hedigan ,   Mrs   M. Tsatsa - Nikolovska ,   Mrs   H.S. Greve , judges , and Mr V. Berger , Section Registrar , Having regard to the above application lodged on 20 January 1996, Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case submitted by the applicant and the Government on 12   November   2001 and 11   January   2002 respectively, Having deliberated, decides as follows: THE FACTS The applicant, Fatma Erdem, is a Turkish national born in 1931 and lives in Balıkesir. She is represented before the Court by Mr Turgut İnal and Mrs   Ferhunde İnal, lawyers practising in Balıkesir. The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows. On 9 March 1993 land belonging to the applicant was expropriated by order of the Ministry of Finance and Customs. This decision was served on the applicant on 29 September 1993 and as she did not challenge this decision before national courts, the expropriation decision became final on 21 October 1993. Following the applicant’s request for increased compensation, on 6   July   1994 the Balıkesir Civil Court of General Jurisdiction awarded her an additional compensation plus interest at the rate of 30% per annum. This decision was upheld by the Court of Cassation on 30 January 1995. On 19   November 1988 the due amount was paid partially to the applicant. In the meantime, following the amendment of Law No. 3095 on 8   August 1997, the rate of interest on overdue State debts was increased to 50% per annum as of 1   January 1998. Details are indicated in the table below:   DATE ON WHICH THE EXPROPRIATION DECISION BECAME FINAL DATE OF FINAL DECISION BY THE COURT OF CASSATION AS REGARDS ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF STATE DEBT ON THE DATE OF FINAL DECISION   (in Turkish Liras)   DATE OF PARTIAL   PAYMENT 21.10.1993 30.1.1995 73,500,000 19.11.1998 COMPLAINT The applicant complains under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention that at a time when the annual rate of inflation in Turkey was approximately 70%, she had been paid insufficient interest rate (30% per annum) for additional compensation received following the expropriation of her land. The applicant submits that by deferring the compensation, national authorities rendered it inadequate. THE LAW Following informal contacts between the applicant’s and the Government’s representatives, the Section Registrar was asked to assist the parties in reaching a solution to the matter. As a result, the Registrar addressed draft declarations to the parties. The Court received the following declaration from the Government: “I declare that the Government of Turkey offer to pay 970 (nine hundred and seventy) United States dollars to Ms Fatma Erdem with a view to securing a friendly settlement of the application registered under no. 31286/96. This sum shall cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs, and it will be payable within three months from the date of delivery of the decision by the Court... This sum shall be paid in US dollars to a bank account named by the applicant, free of any taxes and charges that may be applicable. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case...” The Court received the following declaration from the representative of the applicant:   “I note that the Government of Turkey are prepared to pay the sum 970 (nine hundred and seventy) United States dollars covering pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs to Ms   Fatma Erdem with a view to securing a friendly settlement of application no. 31286/96 pending before the Court. I accept the proposal and waive any further claims against Turkey in respect of the facts of this application. I declare that this constitutes a final settlement of the case. This declaration is made in the context of a friendly settlement which the Government and the applicant have reached...” The Court takes note of the agreement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention or its Protocols and considers that there is no reason which would justify the continuation of the examination of the application (Article 37 § 1 in fine of the Convention and Rule 62 § 3 of the Rules of the Court).   For these reasons, the Court unanimously Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases. Vincent Berger   Georg Ress   Registrar   President