An interesting event took place in Istanbul, including the Supreme Court of Appeals. Working as a security chief at a university hospital in Istanbul, İ. A citizen named K. sent a message to a citizen named Esra A., who was working under him. In this message, there were expressions such as “What are you thinking, sweet girl, wave goodbye, Ms. Esra”.
Esra A. filed a complaint on this message. As a result of this complaint, İ. K., this time began to seek his own right. Explaining that the employment contract was unfairly terminated by going to the court, İ. K. demanded the collection of severance and notice pay. While the university administration argued that the case should be rejected, the court board partially accepted the case. The case eventually went to the Supreme Court.
“No Harassment”
The 22nd Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals decided that there was no harassment in the messages as a result of its examinations. The head of security said that he had no malicious intent when sending the message. Other people working in the same team are İ. They also stated that there was no different harassment situation between K. and Esra A.
In the statement made by the Supreme Court, it was stated that the employment contract could not be terminated for just cause due to the incident in question. As a result, İ. K.’s severance and notice pay was decided to be paid.
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