Skirt Chases Judge From Job

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 30 May 2019)


"6 inches above the knee?!" Someone's imagination ran wild.

During a court hearing in Kartal, Istanbul, Judge Mehmet Yoylu took
exception to the shortness of lawyer Tüğçe Çetin's skirt (!). Çetin
objected to Yoylu's objection so he asked two other female lawyers
for their opinions.  Both of the lawyers saw no problem with the
length of Çetin's skirt but Yoylu insisted on having a picture taken
and a record written:

"The lawyer's skirt being 15 centimeters (6 inches!) above the knee,
this is contrary to clothing norms in court. Since two other lawyers
did not agree with this, a photograph was taken."  Yoylu's statement
quickly spread through social media and the judges' ruling body,
HSK (Judges and Prosecutors Council),  relieved Yoylu from duty. 
Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül approved of HSK's decision.



Judge Yoylu seems to have some length-perception problems,
among perhaps many others.