KURT JUDGMENT OF 25 MAY 1998 3 There appeared before the Court: (a) for the Government Mr M. ÖZMEN, Ms D. AKÇAY, Ms A. EMÜLER, Mr F. POLAT, Ms A. GÜNYAKTI, Ms M. ANAYAROĞLU, Mr A. KAYA, Mr K. ALATAŞ, (b) for the Commission Mr N. BRATZA, (c) for the applicant Ms F. HAMPSON, Barrister-at-Law, Ms A. REIDY, Barrister-at-Law, Mr O. BAYDEMIR, Mr K. YILDIZ, co-Agents, Advisers; Delegate; Counsel, Advisers. The Court heard addresses by Mr Bratza, Ms Hampson and Ms Akçay. AS TO THE FACTS I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE The applicant 8. The applicant, Mrs Koçeri Kurt, is a Turkish citizen who was born in 1927 and is at present living in Bismil in south-east Turkey. At the time of the events giving rise to her application to the Commission she was living in the nearby village of Ağıllı. Her application to the Commission was brought on her own behalf and on behalf of her son, Üzeyir Kurt, who, she alleges, has disappeared in circumstances engaging the responsibility of the respondent State.