"Mobbing" is a new concept recognized by the Turkish
legal system. Literally, mobbing means bullying of an
individual by a group in any context, such as a family, friends,
peers, school, workplace, neighborhood, community, or online.
When it occurs in the workplace it falls within the scope of
the relevant labor legislation. Mobbing as a legal concept is
defined by the Turkish Court of Appeals as "a psychological
terror appearing as directing someone a hostile and immoral
communication directed systematically from one or more
persons to another".
Is it a discrimination or violation of human dignity?
The term "mobbing" is interpreted differenly in
various legal systems. The main distinction of interpretation is
between the common law and civil law. In common law systems,
the judicial decisions about mobbing are based on
"discrimination" and "violation of equality".
In civil law systems, mobbing is interpreted as
"violation of human dignity" rather than
