CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITY;ENG — 23 octobre 2003

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margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:14.4pt; text-align:center } .sB78A919F { margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.4pt; text-align:left } .s6B505E72 { margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt } .sA291D57C { margin-left:14.2pt; font-family:Arial; list-style-position:inside } .sF6399C73 { width:2.99pt; font:7pt 'Times New Roman'; display:inline-block } .sF6A12959 { width:33%; height:1px; text-align:left } .s2EB42ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt } .s3C4DB099 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:10pt } .s23A41E03 { width:36pt; display:inline-block }   THIRD SECTION FINAL DECISION Application no. 42834/98 by Ayşe GÖK and Others against Turkey The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 23   October 2003 as a Chamber composed of:   Mr   G. Ress , President ,   Mr   I. Cabral Barreto ,   Mr   L. Caflisch ,   Mr   R. Türmen ,   Mr   B. Zupančič ,   Mrs   H.S. Greve ,   Mr   K. Traja, judges , and   Mr   V. Berger , Section Registrar , Having regard [Note1] to the above application lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights on 24 July 1998, Having regard to Article 5 § 2 of Protocol No. 11 to the Convention, by which the competence to examine the application was transferred to the Court, Having regard to the partial decision of 23 November 1999, Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case submitted by the applicants and the Government on 9   September   2002 and 15 July 2003 respectively, Having deliberated, decides as follows: THE FACTS The applicants, whose names are listed in the appendix, are Turkish nationals. By a letter dated 27 August 2001 the applicants’ representatives informed the Court that the applicant Elife Civelek had died on 7   December   1998 and that her heirs, Ramazan Civelek, Fetiye Kuru, Seher Kuru (Civelek), wished to pursue her application. The applicants are represented before the Court by Mr A. Akıllıoğlu and Mr A. Aktay, lawyers practising in Ankara. The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows. The General Directorate of National Roads and Highways expropriated plots of land belonging to the applicants in Tarsus in order to build the Tarsus -İçel - Çukurova - İskenderun Motorway. A committee of experts assessed the value of the plots of land belonging to the applicants and these amounts were paid to them when the expropriation took place. Following the applicants’ requests for increased compensation, the national courts awarded them additional compensation plus an interest at the statutory rate of 30 % per annum. The applicants appealed and the Court of Cassation upheld the decision of the first instance court. In the beginning of 1998 the due amounts were paid to the applicants respectively. Details are indicated in the table below:   APPLICATION NUMBERS AND NAMES OF THE APPLICANTS     DATE OF TRANSFER OF TITLE DEED TO THE LAND   DATE OF FINAL DECISION BY COURT OF CASSATION AS REGARDS ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION   AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION (interests and legal costs are not included) (in turkish liras)   DATE OF PAYMENT 1.Ayşe GÖK 28.07.1993 30.05.1994     43.208.512 06.02.1998 2.Emine ÇALIŞKAN Meryem ŞİMŞEK Reşit AYDEMİR Muzaffer AYDEMİR İsmet AYDEMİR İbrahim AYDEMİR     26.08.1993       21.12.1995         729.686.000         06.02.1998   3.Ömer Nazmi KARA 09.01.1993 02.02.1995   89.362.400 11.02.1998 4.Mehmet KAPLAN Abdil KAPLAN Mahmut KAPLAN Süleyman KAPLAN Mustafa KAPLAN     22.01.1992         14.04.1994              37.321.225           11.02.1998   5.Ramazan CİVELEK Ramazan CİVELEK Fetiye KURU Seher KURU (Civelek) 27.01.1993   27.05.1996     479.123.440     18.02.1998   COMPLAINTS The applicants allege that the rate of interest applied in the calculation of the additional compensation for expropriation was too low. They also complain of the delays in obtaining their compensation. In this regard they invoke Article 1 of Protocol No 1 and Article 6 of the Convention. THE LAW Following informal contacts between the applicants’ 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 22,800 (twenty-two thousand eight hundred) euros to Ms Ayşe Gök, Ms Emine Çalışkan, Ms Meryem Şimşek, Mr Reşit Aydemir, Mr Muzaffer Aydemir, Mr İsmet Aydemir, Mr İbrahim Aydemir, Mr Ömer Nazmi Kara, Mr Mehmet Kaplan, Mr Abdil Kaplan, Mr Mahmut Kaplan, Mr Süleyman Kaplan, Mr   Mustafa Kaplan, Mr Ramazan Civelek and the heirs of Ms Elife Civelek (Ramazan Civelek, Fetiye Kuru, Seher Kuru (Civelek)) [1] with a view to securing a friendly settlement of the application registered under no. 42834/98. This sum shall cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and will be divided up as follows: Ms Ayşe Gök             1,700 EUR Ms Emine Çalışkan, Ms Meryem Şimşek, Mr Reşit Aydemir, Mr Muzaffer Aydemir, Mr İsmet Aydemir, Mr İbrahim Aydemir 10,500 EUR Mr Ömer Nazmi Kara           2,400 EUR Mr Mehmet Kaplan, Mr Abdil Kaplan, Mr Mahmut Kaplan, Mr Süleyman Kaplan, Mr   Mustafa Kaplan       2,000 EUR Mr Ramazan Civelek, the heirs of Ms Elife Civelek (Ramazan Civelek, Fetiye Kuru, Seher Kuru (Civelek))   6,200 EUR This sum will be payable within three months from the date of the decision by the Court ... This sum shall be paid in euros to a bank account named by the applicants, 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 one of the representatives of the applicants: “I note that the Government of Turkey are prepared to pay the sum of 22,800 (twenty-two thousand eight hundred) euros covering pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs to Ms Ayşe Gök, Ms Emine Çalışkan, Ms Meryem Şimşek, Mr   Reşit Aydemir, Mr Muzaffer Aydemir, Mr İsmet Aydemir, Mr İbrahim Aydemir, Mr Ömer Nazmi Kara, Mr Mehmet Kaplan, Mr Abdil Kaplan, Mr Mahmut Kaplan, Mr Süleyman Kaplan, Mr   Mustafa Kaplan, Mr Ramazan Civelek and the heirs of Ms   Elife Civelek (Ramazan Civelek, Fetiye Kuru, Seher Kuru (Civelek)) with a view to securing a friendly settlement of application no. 42834/98 pending before the Court. This sum will be divided up as follows: Ms Ayşe Gök             1,700 EUR Ms Emine Çalışkan, Ms Meryem Şimşek, Mr Reşit Aydemir, Mr Muzaffer Aydemir, Mr İsmet Aydemir, Mr İbrahim Aydemir 10,500 EUR Mr Ömer Nazmi Kara             2,400 EUR Mr Mehmet Kaplan, Mr Abdil Kaplan, Mr Mahmut Kaplan,Mr Süleyman Kaplan, Mr   Mustafa Kaplan   2,000 EUR Mr Ramazan Civelek, the heirs of Ms Elife Civelek (Ramazan Civelek, Fetiye Kuru, Seher Kuru (Civelek))   6,200 EUR I also note that this sum will be payable within three months from the date of the decision by the Court ... This sum shall be paid in euros to a bank account named by the applicants, free of any taxes and charges that may be applicable. 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 applicants have reached.”   After informing the Government, the Court took into consideration the applicant’s representative’s request of 9 September 2002 to add the names of the heirs of the deceased applicant in the above declarations. 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 disjoin the applications; Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.   Vincent Berger   Georg Ress   Registrar   President   List of Applicants     Ayşe Gök   Emine Çalışkan   Meryem Şimşek   Reşit Aydemir   Muzaffer Aydemir   İsmet Aydemir   İbrahim Aydemir   Ömer Nazmi Kara   Mehmet Kaplan Abdil Kaplan Mahmut Kaplan Süleyman Kaplan Mustafa Kaplan Ramazan Civelek Fetiye Kuru Seher Kuru (Civelek)   [1] Taking into consideration the letter sent by the applicant’s representative on 9   September   2002, the names of the heirs of the deceased applicant, Ms Elife Civelek have been added. 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