In the case of K.V. Mediterranean Tours Limited v. Türkiye, the Court held that there had been a violation of protection of property.

The case concerned the effectiveness of the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) as a legal avenue for compensation claims brought by Greek Cypriots in the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”.

The Court found that the IPC had not acted coherently, diligently and quickly enough in examining the claim. In general, the Court acknowledged the progress made by the IPC in processing property claims. However, under Article 46 (binding force and enforcement of judgments), it found that consistent and long term efforts had to be continued, in particular as far as expediting IPC proceedings was concerned and creating a remedy which secured genuinely effective redress in respect of delays.

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