5.  The applicants were born in 1962, 1989 and 1990 respectively and live in Izmir. 6.  The applicants are the wife and sons of Ahmet Celil Erkızan who died in a ship wreck on 2 May 1994. 7.  On 11 January 1995 the applicants brought a civil case before the Milas Civil Court of General Jurisdiction in request of pecuniary and non pecuniary damages. 8.  On 3 November 2003 the Civil Court partially awarded their requests for damages. 9.  On 1 July 2004 the Court of Cassation quashed the judgment based on the fact that the case was within the jurisdiction of labour courts. 10.  Upon that decision the Milas Labour Court began to hear the case. 11.  On 21 February 2006 the Court of Cassation quashed the decision of the Labour Court which admitted the case of the applicants again. 12.  On 16 July 2007 the Labour Court following the quashing decision of the Court of Cassation admitted the case partially. 13.  On 8 July 2008 the Court of Cassation upheld the decision. 14.  On 10 September 2008 the final decision was served to the applicants.