In Turkish law, mediation is one of the effective and fast
alternative dispute resolution methods. The mediation process is
regulated in detail by the Mediation Law No. 6100, which entered
into force in 2013. Law No. 6100, while defining mediation,
determines in which cases mediation activities can be used, the
powers and duties of the mediator, the stages of the process and
what kind of legal status it will gain in case of
reconciliation.
In the most general sense, mediation is a set of voluntary
methods in which a neutral third party brings the parties together
in a suitable environment for them to negotiate and agree, and
enables them to find their own solutions in order to reach an
interest-based solution to the dispute between the parties. In this
respect, mediation can be defined as a facilitated negotiation
assisted by a neutral third party. Mediation is a peaceful means of
settlement because it ends the dispute in a solution that the
parties peacefully agree
