KIZMAZ AND OTHERS v. TURKEY

The applicants, whose details are set out in the appendix, are Turkish nationals. They are represented before the Court by Mr Mahmut Birlik, a lawyer practising in Șanlıurfa. The Turkish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent. 2. The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows. 3. In 2000, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (“the Ministry”) expropriated certain plots of land belonging to the applicants for construction of a dam in Birecik. The applicants initiated compensation proceedings for additional compensation plus interest at the statutory rate. The payments were made five to six years after the date of expropriation. The details of the applications appear in the attached table. 4. A description of the relevant domestic law may be found in Turgut and Others v. Turkey ((dec.), no. 4860/09, §§ 19-26, 26 March 2013).