4.  The applicant was born in 1937 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 December 1993 the Ankara Civil Court awarded him additional compensation plus interest at the statutory rate applicable. 7.  On 20 June 1994 the Court of Cassation upheld that judgment. 8.  On 4 February 1998 the amount of 3,600,000,000 Turkish liras (TRL) was paid to the applicant.