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title: "Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: “Mobbing decreases in system-oriented structures”"
description: "Üsküdar University Founding Rector, Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, made evaluations about mobbing."
url: https://uha.com.tr/prof-dr-nevzat-tarhan-mobbing-decreases-in-system-oriented-structures
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language: en
last_updated: 2026-02-26
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# Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: “Mobbing decreases in system-oriented structures”

## Bilgi

| Özellik | Değer |
|---------|-------|
| **Kategori** | haber |
| **Yayın Tarihi** | 2022-12-12 |
| **Güncelleme** | 2026-02-26 |
| **Kaynak** | [Üsküdar Haber Ajansı](https://uha.com.tr/prof-dr-nevzat-tarhan-mobbing-decreases-in-system-oriented-structures) |

## Özet

**Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, noting that mobbing, also known as psychological harassment or intimidation, typically occurs in business life, stated that mobbing is a planned and systematic act, adding, “Mobbing aims to harm the individual.” Tarhan noted that fair operation does not exist in systems lacking a quality management approach, stating, “Bullying is common in leader-oriented systems. If there is a system-oriented structure, bullying decreases.” Prof. Dr. Tarhan said that individuals who perpetrate mobbing are egocentric, Machiavellian, and perfectionistic.**

## İçerik

![](https://cdn.uskudar.edu.tr/uploads/images/2022/12/12/800/prof-dr-nevzat-tarhan.JPG)

## ** ****Mobbing involves systematic emotional abuse**

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, noting that mobbing is also called intimidation or harassment, said, “Mobbing is when an individual or a group of people engage in harassing acts towards another individual or group. Mobbing involves emotional abuse and its systematic application. In other words, a sudden burst of anger, like a flash in the pan, cannot be considered mobbing. In mobbing, various behaviors are employed with the aim of intimidating the person, that is, to achieve a certain goal, to harm the person. Of course, the element of intent is paramount here. It is important that there is an intention to commit mobbing. Acting in a certain way without intent, purely as a characteristic of the person, may not mean mobbing.” he said.

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan stated that mobbing is generally encountered in business life, saying, “It can be encountered from time to time in workplaces. ‘This one has it in for that person’, or ‘This person is bothering the other, they will make their life miserable’ – if such an impression is gained, especially if these behaviors are observed to be directed towards an employee by a manager, then that person is being subjected to mobbing.” he said.

## **Psychological bullying can be exercised**

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan stated that administrators who usually hold power but have weak social skills in persuasion tend to engage in mobbing, saying, “Individuals with weak skills in dissuading the other party by persuasion and strategy development have poor negotiation skills, conflict resolution skills, and can act impatiently. Leaders or hasty and impatient managers with these characteristics can develop psychological bullying. That is, they pick on a person, they trouble this person; for example, they can yell and shout at these people in front of everyone. But sometimes they don’t act like physical abuse or physical harassment, but they don't greet them, they don't shake their hand, they ignore them. They don't even make eye contact with this person. They give this person too much work, trying to make them unbearable. Sometimes they deliberately create a situation for the person to make a mistake. And when the person makes a mistake in front of a group, they say, ‘See, that’s just how they are.’ They pick on the person. They do this in a deliberate and planned way.” he said.

## **Mobbing must be planned and systematic**

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan emphasized that mobbing is both a crime against humanity and a crime defined in law, saying, “However, mobbing is not easy to prove. It is important that it is planned and designed. It is systematic and aims to harm the individual. These types of mobbing are carried out very skillfully. In systems where there is no quality management approach, there is no fair operation because the boundaries of relationships are not clear. As a result, the strong crush the weak. If there is a Machiavellian leader who sees every means as permissible to achieve a goal and only thinks of their own interest, and if these individuals are the majority within this system, and the system promotes selfishness, then non-peaceful competition begins.” he said.

## **Bullying decreases in system-oriented structures**

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan emphasized that bullying is very common in leader-oriented systems, saying, “If there is a system-oriented structure, bullying decreases. In a leader-oriented system, everyone tries to curry favor with the leader. In system-oriented structures, the path is cleared for those who do the best work, whereas in leader-oriented systems, the path is cleared for those who catch the leader’s eye, creating non-peaceful competition. Everyone starts undermining each other, trying to appear favorable to the leader, acting according to the leader’s weaknesses. In such situations, horizontal mobbing emerges. That is, mobbing can be carried out among chiefs with the aim of pleasing the manager.” he said.

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan stated that mobbing or bullying is seen in workplaces where there is no fairness and just operation, and mobbing can also be encountered in places where discrimination and favoritism exist.

## **Peaceful competition is constructive**

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan noted that peaceful competition is good and promotes development, but non-peaceful competition is destructive and damaging, saying, “Where non-peaceful competition prevails, everyone tries to trip up their colleague instead of achieving a goal. Bullying, or mobbing, is more prevalent in cultures with a ‘pull down from the leg’ mentality. Unfortunately, mobbing also exists in our culture. How you say something is as important as what you say. Those who do not know how to speak or how to collaborate unintentionally engage in bullying.” he said.

## **Managers who commit mobbing have three characteristics**

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan noted that individuals who engage in mobbing also possess certain characteristics, saying, “If the character of the manager or leader in the system sees everyone who doesn’t think like them as an enemy, and only gathers people around their own interests, then their potential for mobbing is high. Such leaders have three characteristics: They are egocentric, they only take themselves as the center. They are Machiavellian, meaning they say, ‘Everything is permissible to achieve the goal.’ Thirdly, they are perfectionists; their expectations are high. They push themselves and others to achieve their goals. They do not value the concepts of rights and justice, they constantly change what is right, they are unprincipled. Since they are egocentric, they are not system-oriented, and therefore no institutional structure has been formed. There are victims in the group, and frequent job changes occur there.” he said.

## **Mobbing can also be applied from subordinate to superior**

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan noted that mobbing can sometimes also occur from subordinate to superior, saying, “In such cases, the employee sabotages the work. They say ‘Yes’ but don’t do it. They say ‘Yes, sir’ but don’t follow instructions. They deliberately make mistakes. They make their manager make mistakes and put them in a difficult position. They spread false rumors about them. Sometimes they even withhold information.” he said.

## **Mind reading should be avoided**

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan advised individuals who believe they are being subjected to mobbing to seek opinions from third parties, saying, “These individuals should try to identify mobbing without mind reading. They should seek an opinion from a third party. They should not perceive every action as mobbing. Sometimes people who think they are being mobbed engage in mind reading. Let’s say the manager is not smiling that day. They say, ‘They’re not smiling because they’re picking on me,’ when in fact the manager is upset about something else, that’s why they’re not smiling. In such situations, one should avoid mind reading. People who mind read both commit mobbing and become victims.” he warned.

## **Mobbing must be resisted**

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said, “If there are people who cannot defend themselves against mobbing, mobbing increases,” and stated that to combat mobbing, a person must speak with the individual they believe is perpetrating mobbing. Tarhan said, “It is very important for the person being mobbed to say no. It is important for the person who believes their manager is engaging in mobbing to explain this in an appropriate manner and say, ‘I was very hurt and upset by the behavior you exhibited or the things you said in front of everyone. I want you to know this.’ When they say this, the other party might say, ‘This person's intention was not what I thought.’ If this person is mind reading, their prejudice will dissipate. The power of bullying comes from the victim’s acceptance, from not resisting intimidation.” he said.

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