4.  The applicants were born in 1972 and 1962 respectively and live in İzmir. 5.  In the course of criminal proceedings against them, the applicants were remanded in custody between 7 March 2000 and 30 March 2000. 6.  Following their acquittal, the applicants applied to the Bergama Assize Court on 13 July 2000 and sought compensation for both non‑pecuniary and pecuniary damage pursuant to Law no. 466 pertaining to the payment of compensation to persons unlawfully arrested or detained. 7.  On 12 February 2001 the İzmir Assize Court, relying on the experts' report, awarded each applicant 86,801,820 Turkish liras (TRL) (approximately EUR 51) for pecuniary and TRL 500,000,000 (approximately EUR 300) for non-pecuniary damage. It further awarded the applicants a certain amount for costs and expenses incurred before the criminal court. The court, however, did not rule on the applicants' request for interest running from the date of their action. 8.  On 30 November 2001 the Court of Cassation rectified a calculation mistake and upheld the judgment of the first-instance court. This decision was not served on the applicants but was deposited with the registry of the first-instance court on 16 January 2002. The applicants failed to provide the date on which they learned of this judgment. 9.  On 8 May 2002 the applicants applied to the İzmir Provincial Finance Directorate requesting payment of their compensation. The authorities paid the amount due on 11 December 2002.