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Mediation in Turkey: What It Is and How to Apply<\/h1>\n

Mediation in Turkey<\/strong> is a way of resolving a dispute without going to court: The parties reach their own solution with the help of an impartial and independent mediator. In employment, commercial, consumer, rent, partition, condominium and neighbour disputes, an application for mediation<\/strong> must be made before a lawsuit can be filed. This guide explains where and how to apply for mediation, the deadlines, the mediator\u2019s fee and the outcome, as the rules are applied across Turkey.<\/p>\n

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Where mediation is mandatory<\/p>\n

In employment, commercial receivables, consumer, rent, partition, condominium and neighbour disputes, you must apply to a mediator first<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How many weeks does it take?<\/p>\n

As a rule the mediator concludes the mediation application within 3 weeks<\/strong> (+1 week if necessary), and within 6 weeks<\/strong> (+2 weeks) in commercial disputes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Time limits stop running<\/p>\n

In mandatory mediation the limitation period stops<\/strong> from the application to the bureau until the final report, and time bars do not run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Across Turkey<\/p>\n

The application is filed with the mediation bureau at the competent courthouse, and the same rules apply everywhere in Turkey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

What Is Mediation in Turkey?<\/h2>\n

Law No. 6325 on Mediation in Civil Disputes<\/strong><\/a> (LMCD)<\/strong> defines mediation<\/strong> as a dispute resolution method in which an impartial and independent third person, trained as a specialist, brings the parties together to talk and negotiate using systematic techniques, opens communication between them so that they understand each other and produce their own solution, and may also put forward a proposed solution<\/strong> where the parties cannot find one themselves (LMCD Art. 2).<\/p>\n

Under Turkish law<\/strong>, mediation applies to private law disputes arising from matters over which the parties can freely dispose<\/strong>; disputes with a foreign element<\/strong> are also covered (LMCD Art. 1\/2). As a rule the parties are free to apply to a mediator, continue the process, conclude it or withdraw from it, subject to the cases in which the law makes mediation a pre-condition to a lawsuit (LMCD Art. 3\/1). Two types of mediation are therefore distinguished in practice:<\/p>\n

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In the disputes listed by law, an application for mediation<\/strong> must be made before a lawsuit is filed; a lawsuit filed without it is dismissed on procedural grounds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In any private law dispute suitable for mediation, the parties may apply to a mediator of their own accord<\/strong>, before or during a lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The aim of the mediation process is to resolve the dispute faster and at lower cost<\/strong>, to keep control in the hands of the parties and to conduct the process in confidence<\/strong>: Unless otherwise agreed, the mediator, the parties and anyone else attending the meetings must keep confidential the information and documents they learn during the process (LMCD Art. 4).<\/p>\n

Who Is a Mediator, and Who Can Become One in Turkey?<\/h2>\n

Under Turkish law, a mediator<\/strong> is a natural person who conducts the mediation and is registered in the Mediators Registry<\/strong> kept by the Ministry of Justice (LMCD Art. 2). A lawyer who is not on the registry cannot use the title of mediator or act as a mediator, even after completing the training and the exam. The requirements for registration<\/strong> as a mediator are as follows (LMCD Art. 20\/2):<\/p>\n