World Scene: Turkey

Wife beater issues public apology

A woman judge in Turkey has ordered a wife beater to personally distribute 1,000 leaflets apologizing for the act, the Turkish media reported yesterday.

Judge Aslihan Limon, 28, in the northern town of Arac served the ruling on Mustafa Kadinci who was accused of hitting his wife. The leaflet, which Kadinci duly distributed, read: "I apologize to my wife and all the people of Arac for hitting my wife."