4.  The applicants were born in 1926, 1959, 1951, 1962, 1963 and 1966 respectively and live in Gaziantep. 5.  In 1999 the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources expropriated five plots of land belonging to the applicants (plots nos. 501, 561, 562, 606 and 608) in the Aşağıçardak village in Nizip for the construction of the Birecik Dam. 6.  Following the applicants' requests for increased compensation, the Nizip Civil Court of First Instance awarded them additional compensation plus interest at the statutory rate. The applicants appealed and the Court of Cassation upheld the judgments of the first instance court. 7.  In November and December 2002 the administration made partial payments to the applicants in additional compensation. On 31 May 2007 the Ministry made further payments to discharge their outstanding debts. The details regarding the proceedings and payments are indicated in the table below:
 
PLOT No.
DATE OF JUDGMENT OF THE NİZİP CIVIL COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
DATE OF FINAL DECISION BY THE COURT OF CASSATION
AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
(interests and legal costs not included)
(in Turkish liras (TRL))
AMOUNT OF FIRST PAYMENT (made in November and December 2002)
(in TRL)
AMOUNT OF SECOND PAYMENT (made on 31 May 2007)
(in Turkish liras (TRY[1]))
501