Published on 25 August 2025
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 21800/19
Heves SAKI and Others against Türkiye
and 4 other applications
(see list appended)
communicated on 4 August 2025
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The applications concern the de facto expropriation of plots of land partially owned by the applicants and the length of the proceedings before the Constitutional Court.
The applicants complain that their property was expropriated without following the legal procedure provided for by law, in breach of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention. The applicants also complain under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention about the length of the proceedings before the Constitutional Court.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. Has there been a violation of the applicants’ right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions within the meaning of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention, on account of the de facto expropriation of their land (Sarıca and Dilaver v. Turkey, no. 11765/05, §§ 38-52, 27 May 2010)?
2. Was the length of the proceedings before the Turkish Constitutional Court in the present cases in breach of the “reasonable time” requirement of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (Project-Trade d.o.o. v. Croatia, no. 1920/14, §§ 99‑104, 19 November 2020)?
APPENDIX
No.
Application No.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Represented by
1.
21800/19
Saki and Others v. Türkiye
11/04/2019
Heves SAKİ
1971
Ankara
Turkish
Şeyda DEMİRTAŞ
1968
Ankara
Turkish
Muharrem GÜLER
1973
Ankara
Turkish
Ahmet METİN
1969
Çankırı
Turkish
Turay ÖZBEY
1949
Ankara
Turkish
Ayla SARITAŞ
1965
Ankara
Turkish
Enver SARITAŞ
1940
Ankara
Turkish
Gökhan SARITAŞ
1985
Ankara
Turkish
Hüseyin SARITAŞ
1971
Ankara
Turkish
Hakan AKARKEN
2.
21931/19
Toraman v. Türkiye
11/04/2019
Zafer TORAMAN
1964
Ankara
Turkish
Cevriye TORAMAN
1944
Ankara
Turkish
Hakan AKARKEN
3.
21966/19
Toraman and Others v. Türkiye
11/04/2019
Muhammet TORAMAN
1961
Ankara
Turkish
Zümrüye TUNÇYÜREK
1971
Ankara
Turkish
İzzet TURGUT
1956
Ankara
Turkish
Ali ULUS
1944
Ankara
Turkish
Hakan AKARKEN
4.
21979/19
Özkan and Others v. Türkiye
11/04/2019
Zeki ÖZKAN
1960
Ankara
Turkish
Münevver DEVRAN
1971
Ankara
Turkish
Kamil PERÇİN
1963
Ankara
Turkish
Makbule PERÇİN
1940
Ankara
Turkish
Muharrem PERÇİN
1965
Ankara
Turkish
Esma ŞAHİN
1968
Ankara
Turkish
Asiye SALAP
1964
Ankara
Turkish
Ayşe SEVGİLİ
1955
Ankara
Turkish
Selma TEKİN
1952
Ankara
Turkish
Hakan AKARKEN
5.
22467/19
Türkmen and Uslu v. Türkiye
16/04/2019
Şaban TÜRKMEN
1947
İzmir
Turkish
Dursun USLU
1940
Ankara
Turkish
Hakan AKARKEN