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The Abstract Book containing the papers presented at the 1st International Maritime Law and Technologies Symposium (IMLTECH’25), in which the Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center (UÇAM) is among the stakeholders, has been published.

Ibn Haldun University’s UÇAM contributed as an academic partner to the “1st International Maritime Law and Technologies Symposium” hosted by Duzce University and moderated the event’s third panel.

UÇAM and Ibn Haldun University Faculty of Law have published the book "Evaluations on the Draft of the New Enforcement and Bankruptcy (Compulsory Enforcement) Law", bringing together leading scholars' analyses on the draft legislation.

The project titled “Analysis of Conflict Management in University Campuses and Development of a Mediation-Based Sustainable Institutional Solution Model”, led by Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, Director of the Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Implementation and Research Center, has been awarded funding under the 2025/1 call of the TÜBİTAK ARDEB 1001 Program, coordinated by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK).

Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University International Arbitration Application and Research Center and Turkish Arbitration Academy hosted the “I. Ankara Arbitration Day” symposium with the support of Ankara Chamber of Commerce at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University.

Our Center Director Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu gave a comprehensive assessment to Anadolu Agency (AA) on the development of the mediation system in Turkey, the advantages it provides to the parties and its contributions to the legal system. In her interview, Gümrükçüoğlu emphasized the critical role of mediation in reducing the workload of the judiciary and developing amicable solutions between the parties, and shared important information on the functioning of the process and current statistics.

The “1st International Space Law and Technologies Symposium”, hosted by Düzce University and organized by Ibn Haldun University and Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center, was held on February 27-28 with a wide participation. At the symposium, which was attended by academics, lawyers and technology experts, current developments in the field of space law and technologies were discussed.

In the event organized by Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center on 11 February 2025, the disclosure obligations of mediators within the framework of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK) were discussed. On 11 February 2025, the event was moderated by Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, Director of UÇAM Center, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sezercan Bektaş was the speaker. The event was followed live on youtube.com/@ihuucam.

The 1st International Symposium on Space Law and Technologies, organized in collaboration with Düzce University and the TOBB UYUM Space Commission, will be hosted by Düzce University from February 20-22, 2025. İbn Haldun University and the İbn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center are also among the stakeholders of this event.

UÇAM Center Director Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu participated in the 1st International and 3rd National Çukurova Women's Studies Congress held in Adana on 20-21 November 2024 and presented her paper titled “European Union Directive 2023/970 and the Role of Transparency in Preventing Gender Pay Inequality”.

Our Center Director Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, in her interview with Anadolu Agency, emphasized that artificial intelligence and algorithms used in recruitment processes may damage the principle of equality by causing discrimination due to prejudices, and therefore the effects on human rights and labor law should be carefully examined.

The "Arbitration in Turkish States" event, organized in cooperation with the Turkish Arbitration Academy and Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center, was successfully held with the participation of expert speakers.

On 16 October 2024, Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center (IHU UCAM) organized an event titled “Mediation in Commercial Space Disputes”.

The book of abstracts of the "Future of Mediation II Symposium" hosted by Ibn Haldun University is now available!

The webinar titled International Investment Law and Sustainability, organized by Ibn Haldun University on September 19, 2024, was held with a wide participation. In the event, where experts in the field took part as speakers, the relationship between international investment agreements and sustainability was discussed in depth.

Our Peer and Family Mediation Implementation Seminar Book was created by compiling the papers presented at the seminar titled 'Peer and Family Mediation Practices' held on 23 December 2023 in cooperation with the Peer Mediation Association (AKRANDER) and the Family Mediation Association.

At the "Conference on Amendments and Reflections on KVKK" held on 11 June 2024 at the Conference Hall of Istanbul Anatolian Courthouse in cooperation with the Personal Data Protection Authority and Istanbul No. 2 Bar Association, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu made a presentation titled "The Effects of the Amendments on Labour Law".

Organised by the Turkish Arbitration Academy (TAA) between 24-28 June, the 2nd International Arbitration Summer School was held in Baku.

The International Law and Human Rights Research and Application Centre is organising the first webinar series on "Decent Work". Prof. Dr. F. Burcu Savaş Kutsal will give a speech titled "The Right of the Worker Not to be Accessible as a Requirement of Decent Work". The webinar will be broadcast live on YouTube, moderated by our Deputy Centre Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu.

On 8 June 2024, at the event held at the Istanbul Bar Association Cultural Centre, our Deputy Director, Adv. Arb. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu made a presentation titled "Med-Arb within the Framework of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Concluded as a Result of Mediation (Singapore Convention)" in the 3rd session chaired by Adv. Arb. Alev Akbay, with Prof. Dr. Hatice Selin Pürselim Arning and Adv. Togay Baki among the speakers.

Att. Arb. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, who is also a member of the Scientific Committee of the Symposium, presented her paper in the 7th Session chaired by Prof. Dr. F. Burcu Savaş Kutsal on Thursday, 23 May.

We Agree Between Us: In the final stage of the Peer Mediation Project for Young People, training seminars were given on 14-15-16 May 2024 in three high schools determined in cooperation with Ibn Haldun University and the Ministry of National Education Başakşehir District Directorate of National Education.

Peer mediation and in-house mediation projects for young people carried out within our Centre were also introduced. We Agree Between Us: Peer Mediation for Young People project, Arb. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu explained how the mediation method can be applied on university campuses and the benefits that this method can provide to students and academic staff.

The ‘Future of Mediation II Symposium’, organised in cooperation with Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Centre, Ibn Haldun University Faculty of Law and Directorate General of Legal Affairs Mediation Department, was successfully completed on 24-25 May.