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In the project titled “Structural Problems of the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes and the Development of Digital Solutions to Address Them”—in which five academics from the Ibn Haldun University Faculty of Law are participating as researchers—the following individuals are also involved: UÇAM (Center for the Study of the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes) Director Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, Board Members Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak and Assistant Professor Gülnihal Anter Yakacak, and Deputy Director of the Center, Assistant Professor Ömer Faruk Kafalı. The project aims to analyze judicial processes and develop digital solutions supported by artificial intelligence.

Our Center Director, Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, delivered a presentation titled “The Validity of Mediation Settlement Agreements in Labor Law” at an event organized by the Istanbul Bar Association’s Arbitration Law Center on September 26, 2026, entitled “Mandatory Mediation as a Precondition to Litigation and Arbitration in Turkey 2026.”

Our Center Director, Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, participated in the Mediation Workshop organized by the Department of Mediation of the Ministry of Justice—held in Ankara on September 15–16, 2026—and served as the chair of the 6th roundtable, titled “Competencies in Mediation Training and Accreditation Issues.”

Our Board Member of Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center (UCAM) and Head of the Civil Procedure, Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law Department of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak took part as a moderator within the scope of the "7th Energy Lawsuits Congress" held at Litai Hotel in Ankara on October 15, 2026.

Prof. Ali Yeşilırmak, Member of the Board of Directors of Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center and Head of the Department of Civil Procedure, Enforcement and Insolvency Law at Ibn Haldun University School of Law, moderated the panel titled “International Arbitration and Istanbul”, held within the scope of the International Justice Summit Istanbul 2026.

Our UÇAM Board Member Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak and our Deputy Director Dr. Ömer Faruk Kafalı attended the Boğaziçi University International Law Conference 2026.

Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak, a member of the Board of Directors of the Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center and a faculty member of the Department of Civil Procedure, Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law at the Faculty of Law, served as a moderator at the conference titled "The Development of Arbitration in Turkey's New Century," held at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce on June 17, 2026.

Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak, a member of the Board of Directors of the Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center and a faculty member of the Department of Civil Procedure, Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law at the Faculty of Law, served as a moderator at the conference titled “How Much State Courts Control in Arbitration?” held at the Istanbul Commerce University Ahi Çelebi Campus Conference Center on June 16, 2026.

The event titled “US Arbitration Law and Practice: 2025 Review,” organized in cooperation with Ibn Haldun University Center for Dispute Resolution, the Turkish Arbitration Academy, Istanbul Ticaret University, and the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, was held with the participation of Laurence Shore, Partner at Seladore Legal.

Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak, a member of the Board of Directors of the Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center and a faculty member of the Department of Civil Procedure, Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law at the Faculty of Law, participated as a speaker in the “UTAUM Arbitration Day Program” held on April 10, 2026.

Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak Participated in the Panel "Problems Faced by Turkish Contractors and the Resolution of Disputes Through Arbitration"

The 2nd Ankara Arbitration Day was held with wide participation.

The “Future of Mediation III Symposium,” organized by the Ibn Haldun University Conflict Resolution Application and Research Center (UÇAM) and supported by the TÜBİTAK 2223-B Program, was successfully held between April 17-19, 2026. A total of 51 papers were presented in 15 sessions during the three-day symposium.

The seminar, organized in collaboration with Ibn Haldun University, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, and Rize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, addressed the role of arbitration as an effective and rapid method of resolving commercial disputes.

Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak and Dr. Ömer Faruk Kafalı provided training in the Arbitration Law Certificate Program

The event titled “Family Mediation Series VI – Domestic Violence and Family Mediation,” organized by the Ibn Haldun University Conflict Resolution Application and Research Center (UÇAM), was held online on March 24, 2026. The event addressed the role of mediation in cases of domestic violence and whether it can be used as a solution method in these processes.

The panel titled “Contemporary Issues in International Investment Law,” organized in collaboration between Ibn Haldun University Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center (UÇAM) and the Turkish Arbitration Academy, was held with the participation of distinguished speakers from academia, the public sector, and the legal practice.

The fifth session of the Family Mediation Series addressed the topic of "Dissolution of Property Regimes in Family Mediation." The webinar evaluated methods for resolving disputes arising from property regimes during divorce proceedings through mediation, covering both theoretical and practical aspects.

Ibn Haldun University participated in RIDW26 and co-sponsored the event “An Evening of Connections: The Middle East and Beyond”.

In the fourth webinar of the Family Mediation series organized by Ibn Haldun University's UÇAM, titled "Potential Risks in Family Mediation," critical issues that may be encountered in the peaceful resolution process of family disputes were addressed from a multi-dimensional perspective. The event shared important assessments regarding the safe, balanced, and sustainable conduct of family mediation.

The cooperation protocol signed between our University's Dispute Resolution Application and Research Center and the Family Mediation Association provides an institutional framework for family-focused work through education, research, and joint activities.

The Symposium on Dispute Resolution in Public Procurement Contracts and Recent Developments, organized on January 9 through the cooperation of the Turkish Arbitration Academy, Ibn Haldun University UCAM, the Public Procurement Authority, and the Istanbul Finance Center, and hosted by Halkbank, was successfully held with the participation of high-level representatives from the Court of Cassation, the Council of State, public institutions, academia, and the professional community.

The “Symposium on Dispute Resolution and Current Developments in Public Procurement Contracts” will be held on 9 January 2026 in cooperation with the Turkish Arbitration Academy, the Public Procurement Authority, Ibn Haldun University UÇAM, and the Istanbul Finance Center.

The new book by Assoc. Prof. Ömer Faruk Kafalı, faculty member at Ibn Haldun University Faculty of Law and Deputy Director of UÇAM, addressing key issues in international arbitration law, has been published by Wolters Kluwer.