4.  The applicants were born in 1979 and 1974 respectively and live in Adana. 5.  On 17 January 2002 the applicants were placed in detention on remand on suspicion of aiding an illegal organisation, namely the PKK (the Workers’ Party of Kurdistan). On 22 January 2002 the public prosecutor filed an indictment against the applicants before the Adana State Security Court. 6.  On 22 March 2002 the applicants were released pending trial. Subsequently, on 22 May 2003 the Adana State Security Court acquitted them of all charges. 7.  On 11 August 2003 the applicants applied to the Adana Assize Court, seeking compensation for both pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage pursuant to Law no. 466, pertaining to the payment of compensation to persons unlawfully arrested or detained. 8.  On 11 December 2003 the judge rapporteur at the Adana Assize Court heard both applicants, who indicated that they had been deprived of their income as a result of the unlawful detention. 9.  On 30 November and 1 December 2004, respectively, the Adana Assize Court awarded each applicant 783,050,956 Turkish liras (TRL) (approximately 443 euros at the time). The Court of Cassation upheld those judgments on 19 April and 2 May 2005, respectively. The final decisions were served on the applicants on 7 June and 20 July 2005 respectively.