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Turkish Court of Cassation liability rulings
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The Turkish Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) reviewed has overturned a compensation ruling involving the family of Abuzer Atakan Gür, a jewelry store employee killed during an armed robbery in Antalya in October 2021. While a local labor court the Antalya 4th Labor Court had previously ordered the employer to pay 4,679,831 approximately 4.68 million TL due to a inadequate security measures—specifically the lack of security measures like alarm systems, the systems and proper risk assessments—the 10th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation overturned this reversed the decision. The high court ruled that the “heavy fault of the third-party attacker a third party” (the robber) broke the causal link” link regarding the employer's liability. The perpetrator, Serdar Ö., has already been sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for the premeditated murder and robbery. Lawyers for the Gür family have contested continue to contest the ruling, arguing that the criminal intent of a third party should not absolve employers an employer of their legal responsibility to ensure worker safety responsibilities. safety. The case has been returned to remains a point of contention regarding the local court for reconsideration. boundaries of workplace liability in the face of violent crime.
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- 2026-08-13 23:38 UTC Turkish Court of Cassation liability rulings
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- 2026-08-13 09:13 UTC Yargıtay overturns compensation ruling for jeweler killed in
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