4.  The applicant was born in 1954 and lives in Ankara. 5.  On an unspecified date in 1990 the General Directorate of National Roads and Highways expropriated a plot of land belonging to the applicant in Ankara in order to build the Ankara Central Motorway. The authorities paid him the value of the land, assessed by a committee of experts, when the expropriation took place. 6.  Following the applicant’s request, on 21 April 1994 the Ankara Civil Court awarded him additional compensation plus interest at the statutory rate applicable. 7.  On 11 December 1995 the Court of Cassation upheld that judgment. 8.  On 28 January 1998 the amount of 313,000,000 Turkish liras (TRL) was paid to the applicant.