SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 74053/14
Mehmet ATSAN against Turkey
and 71 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 24 March as a Committee composed of:
Egidijus Kūris, President,
Ivana Jelić,
Darian Pavli, judges,
and Hasan Bakırcı, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. The applicants were represented by Mr A. Aktay, a lawyer practising in Mersin.
The application essentially concerns a judicial practice of the civil courts, in the context of expropriation proceedings, to order the parties to pay a lump sum to the opposing party in respect of legal fees and the failure to apply interest to the compensation amounts which they award. The applicants complained under Article 6 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 of a breach of their rights to peaceful enjoyment of their possessions and to a fair trial.
The Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Turkey in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications against an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, plus any taxes that may be applicable. For the amounts indicated in Turkish liras (“TRY”), statutory interest shall run from the calculation date (1 June 2019) until the payment date. These amounts will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the applications. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 28 May 2020.
Hasan BakırcıEgidijus Kūris
Deputy RegistrarPresident
Appendix
List of cases
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and cost and expenses
(in TRY)[1]
1
74053/14
Atsan v. Turkey
20/11/2014
Mehmet ATSAN
24/02/1941
Karaman
Turkish
5,198
2
74074/14
Altunay v. Turkey
20/11/2014
Hakkı ALTUNAY
10/05/1954
Karaman
Turkish
3,870
3
74158/14
Karaöz v. Turkey
13/11/2014
Zahide KARAÖZ
01/07/1944
Karaman
Turkish
4,270
4
74163/14
Şahin v. Turkey
20/11/2014
Mevlüt ŞAHİN
21/04/1968
Karaman
Turkish
5,528
5
74177/14
Şahiner v. Turkey
13/11/2014
Dursun ŞAHİNER
01/07/1954
Karaman
Turkish
3,012
6
74738/14
Yıldırım v. Turkey
13/11/2014
Ayşe YILDIRIM
14/01/1956
Karaman
Turkish
2,602
7
74747/14
Doğan v. Turkey
20/11/2014
Fadime DOĞAN
15/09/1948
Karaman
Turkish
2,469
8
75580/14
Doğan v. Turkey
29/11/2014
Ali DOĞAN
03/03/1958
Karaman
Turkish
3,608
9
75655/14
Göksu v. Turkey
29/11/2014
Havva GÖKSU
31/01/1935
Karaman
Turkish
4,198
10
75694/14
Çukur v. Turkey
29/11/2014
Durmuş Ali ÇUKUR
29/07/1945
Ermenek
Turkish
78,099
11
75701/14
Ünlü v. Turkey
29/11/2014
Osman ÜNLÜ
20/05/1952
Konya
Turkish
3,612
12
76423/14
Durmaz v. Turkey
29/11/2014
Muhammet DURMAZ
11/02/1949
Karaman
Turkish
2,450
13
76492/14
Bardak v. Turkey
29/11/2014
Ali BARDAK
15/03/1967
Karaman
Turkish
3,365
14
76499/14
Karaöz v. Turkey
29/11/2014
Hasan KARAÖZ
20/12/1938
Karaman
Turkish
7,457
15
76952/14
Göksu v. Turkey
29/11/2014
Mehmet GÖKSU
21/11/1969
Karaman
Turkish
2,752
16
77036/14
Sözen v. Turkey
05/12/2014
Havva SÖZEN
17/02/1929
Karaman
Turkish
3,759
17
77111/14
Karaöz v. Turkey
09/12/2014
Hasan KARAÖZ
20/12/1938
Karaman
Turkish
2,884
18
77114/14
Şahiner and Bozcu v. Turkey
09/12/2014
Yılmaz ŞAHİNER
01/06/1981
Karaman
Turkish
Mehmet ŞAHİNER
29/06/1987
Karaman
Turkish
Yıldız BOZCU
16/06/1983
Karaman
Turkish
2,561 (jointly)
19
77363/14
Sönmez v. Turkey
09/12/2014
Hüseyin Fehmi SÖNMEZ
12/04/1931
Karaman
Turkish
5,797
20
77961/14
Başar v. Turkey
11/12/2014
Ali BAŞAR
12/12/1937
Karaman
Turkish
5,236
21
78442/14
Kavlak v. Turkey
05/12/2014
Hüseyin KAVLAK
15/04/1946
Konya
Turkish
3,000
22
78540/14
Şimşek and Others v. Turkey
29/11/2014
Esmahan ŞİMŞEK
25/03/1939
Konya
Turkish
Yusuf ŞİMŞEK
01/05/1963
Karaman
Turkish
Mehmet ŞİMŞEK
01/05/1961
Konya
Turkish
Nazlı YILDIZ
22/01/1980
Konya
Turkish
Emiş KILINÇ
10/05/1967
Konya
Turkish
Emine GÜNMALA
08/11/1964
Konya
Turkish
Fadime ŞİMŞEK
25/06/1959
Konya
Turkish
Ali ŞİMŞEK
10/12/1982
Konya
Turkish
2,924 (jointly)
23
78564/14
Ünlü v. Turkey
11/12/2014
Osman ÜNLÜ
20/05/1952
Konya
Turkish
3,114
24
78589/14
Bozcu v. Turkey
09/12/2014
Sıttıka BOZCU
12/05/1954
Karaman
Turkish
3,797
25
78592/14
Altunay and Başcı v. Turkey
05/12/2014
Kiraz ALTUNAY
04/05/1939
Karaman
Turkish
Ayhan ALTUNAY
18/11/1963
Karaman
Turkish
Mehmet ALTUNAY
20/05/1961
Konya
Turkish
Hasibe ALTUNAY
18/04/1971
Karaman
Turkish
Ayşe BAŞCI
20/06/1966
Karaman
Turkish
2,687 (jointly)
26
78678/14
Alan v. Turkey
05/12/2014
Şerife ALAN
15/07/1955
Ermenek
Turkish
Emine ALAN (YILMAZ)
17/05/1982
Ermenek
Fatih ALAN
06/09/1979
Karatay
Hüsameddin ALAN
05/04/1973
Dursunbey
3,016 (jointly)
27
5050/15
Başcı and Others v. Turkey
15/01/2015
Hasgül BAŞCI
11/10/1954
KARAMAN
Turkish
Mehmet ALBAYRAK
10/05/1970
Karaman
Turkish
Sultan ALTUNAY
07/01/1956
KARAMAN
Turkish
Emine ÇALIŞKAN
01/04/1962
KARAMAN
Turkish
Nursel DAVRANAN
01/05/1966
Karaman
Turkish
Elmas ÇALIŞKAN
01/12/1968
Karaman
Turkish
Ahmet ALBAYRAK
01/09/1964
Karaman
Turkish
2,755 (jointly)
28
12872/15
Akbulut v. Turkey
09/03/2015
Nesibe AKBULUT
08/09/1965
Karaman
Turkish
2,592
29
13177/15
Koraş v. Turkey
09/03/2015
Murat KORAŞ
01/07/1954
Karaman
Turkish
3,010
30
14806/15
Yıldırım v. Turkey
09/03/2015
Adil YILDIRIM
13/04/1955
Ermenek
Turkish
3,376
31
18643/15
Varlı v. Turkey
15/04/2015
Talat VARLI
15/02/1967
Karaman
Turkish
2,892
32
18738/15
Varlı v. Turkey
15/04/2015
Nazım VARLI
08/04/1942
Karaman
Turkish
2,977
33
18739/15
Dabak and Others v. Turkey
15/04/2015
Emine DABAK
03/02/1962
Karaman
Turkish
Sıttıka SÖZDUYAR
25/08/1936
Karaman
Turkish
Naciye SARITAŞ
22/04/1943
Konya
Turkish
Şadiye TÜRKMENOĞLU
13/11/1947
Karaman
Turkish
4,928 (jointly)
34
20798/15
İnci v. Turkey
22/04/2015
Mustafa İNCİ
15/12/1941
Karaman
Turkish
5,083
35
20137/15
Alan v. Turkey
22/04/2015
Nesibe ALAN
20/04/1944
Karaman
Turkish
5,309
36
22261/15
Koraş v. Turkey
04/05/2015
Sultan KORAŞ
05/04/1959
Karaman
Turkish
3,861
37
22268/15
Göknar v. Turkey
04/05/2015
Fadime Meryem GÖKNAR
02/09/1936
Karaman
Turkish
3,480
38
22307/15
Soytaş v. Turkey
04/05/2015
Arif SOYTAŞ
15/03/1943
Karaman
Turkish
2,523
39
22310/15
Karaöz v. Turkey
04/05/2015
Hasan KARAÖZ
20/12/1938
Karaman
Turkish
3,360
40
22893/15
Bademci and Beyaz v. Turkey
04/05/2015
Mehmet BADEMCİ
23/04/1985
Karaman
Turkish
Ahmet Bülent BADEMCİ
01/01/1975
Karaman
Turkish
Kübra Demet BADEMCİ
23/04/1985
Karaman
Turkish
Gonca BEYAZ
22/10/1976
Karaman
Turkish
59,092 (jointly)
41
26253/15
Başcı v. Turkey
20/05/2015
Ayşe BAŞCI
12/02/1931
Karaman
Turkish
3,037
42
26327/15
Topak v. Turkey
20/05/2015
Mustafa TOPAK
02/12/1960
Antalya
Turkish
4,254
43
26596/15
Varlı v. Turkey
20/05/2015
Hamit VARLI
15/08/1937
Karaman
Turkish
7,148
44
26615/15
Varlı v. Turkey
20/05/2015
Nazım VARLI
08/04/1942
Karaman
Turkish
3,106
45
27207/15
Kavlak v. Turkey
01/06/2015
Hüseyin KAVLAK
15/04/1946
Konya
Turkish
2,515
46
27245/15
Ay v. Turkey
01/06/2015
Mustafa AY
01/02/1942
Karaman
Turkish
3,959
47
27246/15
Altunay v. Turkey
01/06/2015
Yüksel ALTUNAY
26/09/1970
Karaman
Turkish
Ali ALTUNAY
25/07/1967
Karaman
Turkish
Hüseyin ALTUNAY
08/04/1965
Karaman
Turkish
Osman ALTUNAY
15/10/1963
Karaman
Turkish
Süleyman ALTUNAY
05/04/1980
Karaman
Turkish
3,330 (jointly)
48
27255/15
Sözen v. Turkey
01/06/2015
Havva SÖZEN
17/02/1929
Karaman
Turkish
7,187
49
27655/15
Topak v. Turkey
01/06/2015
Mustafa TOPAK
02/12/1960
Antalya
Turkish
9,464
50
27764/15
Göksu v. Turkey
01/06/2015
Mehmet GÖKSU
01/01/1931
Karaman
Turkish
3,940
51
27777/15
Durmaz v. Turkey
01/06/2015
Muhammet DURMAZ
11/02/1949
Karaman
Turkish
4,725
52
27835/15
Çetiner v. Turkey
01/06/2015
Gülşen ÇETİNER
12/03/1962
Karaman
Turkish
4,624
53
28414/15
Bozcu and Others v. Turkey
04/06/2015
Sıttıka BOZCU
12/05/1954
Karaman
Turkish
Gülşen ÇETİNER
12/03/1962
Karaman
Turkish
Mümün GÖKSU
21/07/1964
Mersin
Turkish
Havva GÖKSU
31/01/1935
Karaman
Turkish
Mehmet GÖKSU
21/11/1969
Karaman
Turkish
Hikmet GÖKSU
21/11/1969
Mersin
Turkish
20,172 (jointly)
54
28426/15
Sayar v. Turkey
04/06/2015
Seyde SAYAR
01/06/1961
Karaman
Turkish
10,468
55
28439/15
Karaöz v. Turkey
04/06/2015
Ayşe KARAÖZ
10/10/1967
Karaman
Turkish
2,876
56
28471/15
Uzuntaş v. Turkey
04/06/2015
Mehmet UZUNTAŞ
10/05/1940
Karaman
Turkish
3,446
57
28507/15
Osma and Others v. Turkey
04/06/2015
Ayşe OSMA
03/06/1967
Konya
Turkish
Asiye YEŞİLYAPRAK
11/05/1947
Konya
Turkish
Mustafa YEŞİLYAPRAK
01/09/1975
Konya
Turkish
Ali YEŞİLYAPRAK
17/05/1979
Konya
Turkish
Murat YEŞİLYAPRAK
04/09/1972
Konya
Turkish
Ayten DENİZ
11/10/1965
Konya
Turkish
Fadime TERZİ
10/06/1971
Konya
Turkish
30,250 (jointly)
58
28596/15
Keşyapan v. Turkey
04/06/2015
Serkan KEŞYAPAN
07/02/1982
Karaman
Turkish
İsmail KEŞYAPAN
01/12/1977
Konya
Turkish
Erdal KEŞYAPAN
01/03/1980
Konya
Turkish
Ahmet KEŞYAPAN
01/03/1976
Konya
Turkish
23,571 (jointly)
59
28630/15
Altunay and Others v. Turkey
04/06/2015
Hüseyin ALTUNAY
14/10/1970
Konya
Turkish
Emine ALTUNAY
16/09/1933
Konya
Turkish
Necati ALTUNAY
22/01/1957
Konya
Turkish
Fatma DÜZENLİ
26/11/1958
Konya
Turkish
Ummahan BAŞCI
15/05/1963
Konya
Turkish
Ali ALTUNAY
15/05/1954
Antalya
Turkish
14,155 (jointly)
60
28707/15
Yeşilyaprak and Others v. Turkey
04/06/2015
Asiye YEŞİLYAPRAK
11/05/1947
Konya
Turkish
Osman OSMA
08/09/1955
Konya
Turkish
Şerife POLAT
01/01/1959
Karaman
Turkish
Şadiye ERSOY
01/04/1967
Karaman
Turkish
Mustafa OSMA
20/08/1960
Konya
Turkish
Zübeyde DENİZ
01/11/1971
Konya
Turkish
Şadiye KARADENİZLİ
04/02/1963
Mersin
Turkish
2,807 (jointly)
61
28767/15
Doğan v. Turkey
20/05/2015
Ali DOĞAN
03/03/1958
Karaman
Turkish
2,818
62
30575/15
Erdoğan v. Turkey
10/06/2015
Mustafa ERDOĞAN
06/06/1951
Karaman
Turkish
3,236
63
30617/15
Koraş v. Turkey
10/06/2015
Murat KORAŞ
01/07/1954
Karaman
Turkish
4,851
64
30767/15
Şenkal v. Turkey
10/06/2015
Mustafa ŞENKAL
01/02/1952
Karaman
Turkish
3,108
65
34923/15
Karaca v. Turkey
11/07/2015
İbrahim KARACA
01/11/1957
karaman
Turkish
3,299
66
36438/15
Göksu v. Turkey
20/07/2015
Mehmet GÖKSU
21/11/1969
Karaman
Turkish
2,821
67
36447/15
Üresin v. Turkey
20/07/2015
Mehmet ÜRESİN
21/11/1969
Ermenek / KARAMAN
Turkish
2,603
68
36748/15
Topak v. Turkey
11/07/2015
Mustafa TOPAK
02/12/1960
Antalya
Turkish
2,539
69
37640/15
Afacan v. Turkey
24/07/2015
Hakkı AFACAN
01/08/1939
KARAMAN
Turkish
4,120
70
42163/15
Aras v. Turkey
18/08/2015
Emine ARAS
01/03/1956
Karaman
Turkish
5,330
71
49979/15
Bozdemir and Ayan v. Turkey
17/09/2015
Şerife BOZDEMİR
01/01/1965
Karaman
Turkish
İlyas BOZDEMİR
10/02/1984
Karaman
Turkish
Ramazan BOZDEMİR
09/03/1985
Karaman
Turkish
Zeliha AYAN
01/10/1993
Konya
Turkish
7,154 (jointly)
72
50028/15
Bardak v. Turkey
17/09/2015
Ahmet BARDAK
01/01/1934
Karaman
Turkish
2,803
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
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