Communicated on 15 January 2019<\/p>\n
SECOND SECTION<\/p>\n
Application no.46852\/09
\nBahattin K\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcK and others
\nagainst Turkey
\nlodged on 17 August 2009<\/p>\n
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE<\/p>\n
The application mainly concerns the domestic authorities\u2019 refusal to return the applicants\u2019 land, which had been expropriated in 1944 for the purposes of an airport construction and which had not been used in line with that purpose afterwards.<\/p>\n
During the proceedings they brought for the annulment of the expropriation decision and to obtain compensation, the applicants argued that they had never been informed in any way about the expropriation procedure and that the land in question had never been used for purposes which constituted the basis of the expropriation. Their case was dismissed by the Supreme Administrative Court on procedural grounds.<\/p>\n
The applicants complain of a violation of their rights under Article 6 of the Convention and Article 1 Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.<\/p>\n
QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0Did the applicants have a “legitimate expectation” for the restitution of their property, taking into account Articles 22 or 23 of the Expropriation\u00a0Act\u00a0No.\u00a02942, as interpreted by the courts? (see, mutatis mutandis, Kemp and Others v. Luxembourg, no. 17140\/05, 24\u00a0April 2008)?<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0Have the applicants been deprived of their possessions in the public interest, and in accordance with the conditions provided for by law, within the meaning of Article 1 of Protocol\u00a0No.\u00a01?<\/p>\n
(a)\u00a0\u00a0Did the applicants receive compensation for the expropriation of their properties? If not, did this situation place an undue burden on them (see Visti\u0146\u0161 and Perepjolkins v. Latvia [GC], no. 71243\/01, \u00a7\u00a0110, 25\u00a0October 2012)?<\/p>\n
(b)\u00a0\u00a0Given the use currently being made of the property, was the expropriation based on a public interest ground within the meaning of Article\u00a01 of Protocol No. 1 (see Ke\u00e7ecio\u011flu and Others v.\u00a0Turkey, no.\u00a037546\/02, 8 April 2008)?<\/p>\n
(c)\u00a0\u00a0Having regard to the State\u2019s positive obligation to ensure in its domestic legal system that property rights are sufficiently protected by law, were the applicants afforded a reasonable opportunity of challenging effectively the measures depriving them of their right to property (see Soci\u00e9t\u00e9AnonymeThaleiaKarydiAxte v. Greece, no. 44769\/07, 5\u00a0November 2009)?<\/p>\n
(d)\u00a0\u00a0Taking account of the reasoning of the domestic courts in dismissing their case, were the applicants provided with adequate procedural guarantees for their rights under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (see Gereksar and Others v. Turkey, nos. 34764\/05 and 3 others, 1 February 2011)?<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0In view of the applicants\u2019 inability to challenge the expropriation decision before the repeal of Law no. 3887 and the domestic court\u2019s decision regarding the use of the expropriated land in 1998, has there been a violation of the applicants\u2019 right of access to a court within the meaning of Article 6 of the Convention on account of the Supreme Administrative Court\u2019s dismissal of their case on procedural grounds (see Soci\u00e9t\u00e9AnonymeThaleiaKarydiAxte, cited above)?<\/p>\n
The Government are invited to provide the Court with case-law examples in this matter.<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0Did the applicants have a fair hearing in the determination of their civil rights and obligations, in accordance with Article 6 \u00a7 1 of the Convention? In particular, did the Supreme Administrative Court provide sufficient reasoning, taking account of the applicants\u2019 arguments as regards the applicability of Law no. 2942 in their case (see Moreira Ferreira v.\u00a0Portugal (no. 2) [GC], no. 19867\/12, \u00a7\u00a7 83-84, 11 July 2017)?<\/p>\n
The parties are invited to provide the Court with an expert report, preferably judicial, on the value of the property at issue. The report should point out all the objective criteria it relies on in reaching its conclusions.<\/p>\n
LIST OF APPLICANTS<\/p>\n
No.<\/strong><\/td>\n| Firstname LASTNAME<\/strong><\/td>\n | Birth year<\/strong><\/td>\n | Nationality<\/strong><\/td>\n | Place of residence<\/strong><\/td>\n | Representatives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n | 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Bahattin K\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcK<\/td>\n | 1947<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n | <\/p>\n | <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Denizer \u015eANLI<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Erol SARA\u00c7O\u011eLU<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Murat YAVUZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Melek AVCI<\/td>\n | 1950<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | M\u00fcr\u00fcvet\u015eenay \u00c7INARO\u011eLU<\/td>\n | 1944<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Orhan ERSANLI<\/td>\n | 1931<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Emine GAYIR<\/td>\n | 1937<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | \u0130smet G\u00dcLDEM\u0130R<\/td>\n | 1950<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | Bolu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Ayhan \u0130ZM\u0130R<\/td>\n | 1939<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Cengiz \u0130ZM\u0130R<\/td>\n | 1957<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Nursel KARA<\/td>\n | 1960<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 10.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Havva KARADA\u011e<\/td>\n | 1953<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 11.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Fatma KAYA<\/td>\n | 1923<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 12.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Ayten KAYAKU\u015e<\/td>\n | 1941<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 13.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Nesrin KOCAORMAN<\/td>\n | 1964<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 14.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Hatice K\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcK<\/td>\n | 1925<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 15.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Mehmet K\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcK<\/td>\n | 1943<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 16.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Hacer BELHAN<\/td>\n | 1975<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 17.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Mehmet MERMERC\u0130O\u011eLU<\/td>\n | 1977<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 18.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Ay\u015fe \u00d6NDER<\/td>\n | 1948<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 19.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Mehmet SARGIN<\/td>\n | 1936<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 20.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | \u015eerefnaz S\u00d6NMEZ<\/td>\n | 1953<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 21.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Aligalip TU\u011eAN<\/td>\n | 1942<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 22.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n | Nilg\u00fcn TU\u011eAN<\/td>\n | 1947<\/td>\n | Turkish<\/td>\n | \u0130zmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | |