Published on 14 June 2021

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 66261/17 Dengiz SÖNMEZ against Turkey lodged on 16 June 2017 communicated on 25 May 2021

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns compensation proceedings brought by the applicant against a State authority before the administrative courts regarding a personal injury claim. The expert report obtained during the domestic proceedings assessed the amount of pecuniary damages suffered by the applicant to be higher than the amounts initially claimed by him. Nevertheless the applicant was only awarded the initial amount indicated in his petition when he had instituted the proceedings. The applicant complains of the impossibility to claim the additional amount of pecuniary damage indicated in the relevant expert reports. He therefore claims that he was denied the right of access to a court in breach of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention.

QUESTION TO THE PARTIES

Did the determination of the applicant ’ s civil rights satisfy the criteria under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, was the applicant denied the right of access to a court, in respect of the amount of compensation established in the relevant expert report (see, inter alia , Fatma Nur Erten and Adnan Erten v. Turkey , no. 14674/11, 25 November 2014 and Mikail Tüzün v. Turkey , no. 42507/06 , § 23, 27 November 2018 )?