Students from the Law Faculty of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University (FSMVU) visited ITOTAM to attend the presentation on Basic Arbitration by our General Secretary, Attorney Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi.

A program on the operation of Arbitration and Mediation centers was held on November 28 in collaboration between Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) and Dispute Resolution Club (DRC).

The 'Representation in Arbitration' Certified Training was conducted online on November 25-26 in collaboration between Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) and The Union of Turkish Bar Associations Arbitration Center.

The students from Bilkent University Faculty of Law were hosted at ITOTAM for an information session on arbitration.

At the session attended by the Secretary General of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) Atty. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi, and ITOTAM Arbitration Court Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Şensöz Malkoç as members of Turkish delegation, draft provisions on the establishment of an advisory centre on international investment law, as well as draft provisions on procedural and cross-cutting issues, were discussed.

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) participated as a silver sponsor in the Istanbul Arbitration Week (ISTAW). ITOTAM Secretary General, Atty. Senem Bahcekapili Vincenzi delivered a speech in "The Rise of Regional Arbitration Centers" session, emphasizing the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce's (İstanbul Ticaret Odası (İTO)) key role and ITOTAM's national and international activities in promotion and further development of Arbitration and ADR mechanisms in the region.

The 'Representation in Arbitration' Certified Training was conducted online on September 23-24 in collaboration between Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) and The Union of Turkish Bar Associations Arbitration Center. During the training, Prof. Dr. İlhan Helvacı, Vice President of ITOTAM Arbitration Court, covered topics including 'Introduction to Arbitration' and 'Arbitration Agreement and Arbitrability'.

The 78th session of UNCITRAL Working Group II (Dispute Settlement) was held in Vienna. İTOTAM Secretary General Atty. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and Atty. Buğrahan Helvacı attended the session as members of Turkish delegation.

In collaboration with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (21st) Real Estate Services Sectoral Committee; a panel was organized addresing the tensions between landlords seeking rent increases and tenants, emphasizing that, as of September 1, these disputes will be resolved through Mediation first.

Sofia Arbitration Court (SAC) Secretary General Mrs. Ina Lyudmilova Karaivanova and former Deputy Minister of Transportation and Arbitrator Mr. Stoyan Novakov were hosted in Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) and a cooperation agreement between SAC and ITOTAM was signed.
This Cooperation Agreement aims to encourage Turkish and Bulgarian companies especially operating in logistics, transportation and infrastructure areas to include in their contracts a tailored Arbitration Clause within the framework of the Cooperation Agreement in order to resolve disputes in an efficient and effective way.

The European Arbitration Chamber (EAC) President Mr. Hennadii Pampukha, EAC Türkiye Representative and Arbitrator Mr. Avni Demirci and Arbitrator Mr. Dr. Rasim ORUJOV were hosted in Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) and a cooperation agreement between EAC and ITOTAM was signed.

The 'Representation in Arbitration' Certified Training was conducted online on July 15-16 in collaboration between Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) and The Union of Turkish Bar Associations Arbitration Center.

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Construction and Real Estate Specialty Committee Meeting was held under the chairmanship of Treasurer of the Executive Board Yakup Köç and Board Member Zeki Akbal and the participation of Board Member Münir Üstün. In the meeting, which was attended by Assembly and Committee Members and industry representatives, and contributed by Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) President of the Court Prof. Dr. Hakan Pekcanıtez and Court Member Assoc. Dr. Ebru Şensöz Malkoç, a presentation was made by ITOTAM Secretary General Atty. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi.

The "Arbitration in the 100th Year of the Turkish Republic" Conference was held at the Istanbul Bar Association Conference Hall in cooperation with the Istanbul Bar Association Arbitration Center, Marmara University Faculty of Law, and Özyeğin University. At the conference, developments and current applications related to arbitration were discussed in a broad perspective, and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) Court Member Assoc. Dr. Ebru Şensöz Malkoç gave a presentation on "The Evaluation of the Decision of the Yargıtay (Supreme Court) 11.H.D. on the Extension of Arbitration Period with Implied Will" and ITOTAM Secretary General Atty. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi presented "UNCITRAL's Current Studies of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform".

A webinar on "Arbitration in Construction Disputes" was held in cooperation with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) and 45th ITO Housing Construction Sectoral Committee. In the webinar, where the opening speech was made by Treasurer of the Executive Board Yakup Köç, the importance of arbitration in construction disputes, the possibility of appointing an emergency arbitrator and the processes were discussed, and it was stated that arbitration is a litigation method that resolves disputes quickly, effectively and by experts in the field. ITOTAM President of the Court Prof. Dr. Hakan Pekcanıtez and ITOTAM Vice President of the Court Prof. Dr. İlhan Helvacı participated as speakers in the webinar, which was attended by ITO Housing Construction Sectoral Committee members and industry representatives.

We hope that the e-book on the "Seminar Program on Current Developments in Mediation and Arbitration for the Public Working Group on Arbitration", which was coordinated by General Directorate of Law and Legislation, Directorate of Presidential Administrative Affairs, Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye on 07-08 December 2022, and contributed by Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) President of the Court Prof. Dr. Hakan Pekcanıtez with his article "Brief Introduction of ITOTAM" and ITOTAM Secretary General Atty. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi with her articles "ITOTAM Med-Arb Rules" and "UNCITRAL's Current Studies of the Working Group II on Arbitration and Dispute Settlement", will be beneficial to the interested parties.
Seminer Kitabı

A cooperation protocol has been signed between the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) and the Turkish Bar Association Arbitration Center."

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center has signed The Equal Representation In Arbitration (ERA) Pledge.

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center has signed a partnership agreement with Jus Mundi, one of the most comprehensive digital international law and arbitration resources in the world.

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center renewed its subscription to the Kluwer Arbitration database. Established in 1995, Kluwer Law International (KLI) is a publishing house that produces mostly English-language legal resources and is one of the world's leading online databases for accessing international arbitration resources. You can visit our center by making an appointment for your research and access the Kluwer Arbitration database.

ITOTAM Secretary General Att. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and ITOTAM Arbitration Court Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Şensöz Malkoç have participated as the Turkish delegation to the 44th meeting of the United Nations International Trade Law Commission (UNCITRAL) Working Group III on the "Reform of the Conflicts Between the Investor and the State of the Investment" held in Vienna on 23-27 January 2023. The Working Group continued its reform work on the investor-State arbitration (ISDS). In this context, "Draft Code of Conduct" and “Appellate Mechanism” matters were discussed.

ITOTAM Secretary General Att. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi attended the 76th meeting of the United Nations International Trade Law Commission (UNCITRAL) tasked with "Arbitration and Conciliation / Dispute Settlement) Working Group II, which was held in Vienna on 10-14 October 2022, as the Turkish delegation. The Working Group continued its work on legal issues related to the digital economy - resolution of disputes in the digital economy.

ITOTAM Secretary General Att. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and Att. M. Buğrahan Helvacı have participated as the Turkish delegation to the 43rd meeting of the United Nations International Trade Law Commission (UNCITRAL) Working Group III on the "Reform of the Conflicts Between the Investor and the State of the Investment" held in Veinna on 5-16 September 2022. The Working Group continued its reform work on the investor-State arbitration (ISDS). In this context, "Draft Code of Conduct" was discussed.

ITOTAM Secretary General Atty. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi attended the General Assembly meeting of IFCAI, the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions, of which ITOTAM is a member, held in Rome on 8 June.

ITOTAM Secretary General Att. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and Att. M. Buğrahan Helvacı attended the 75th meeting of the United Nations International Trade Law Commission (UNCITRAL) tasked with "Arbitration and Conciliation / Dispute Settlement) Working Group II, which was held in New York on 31 March – 1 April 2022, as the Turkish delegation. The Working Group continued its work on legal issues related to the digital economy - resolution of disputes in the digital economy.

23rd Annual IBA Arbitration Day Conference will take place on 24-25 March 2022 at Ciragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul, Turkey.
https://www.ibanet.org/conference-details/CONF2064

ITOTAM will start the cooperation process by meeting with the Mediation Centers on 24 MARCH 2022 and signing a cooperation protocol within the scope of the "ITOTAM- MED-ARB" project, which was initiated with the support of the Ministry of Justice, General Directorate of Legal Affairs, Mediation Department.

“Arbitration Summit” was held on Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6, between 11:00 and 16:00, at the Aşık Paşa Conference Hall in the South Campus of Istanbul Medeniyet University. ITOTAM Secretary General Atty. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi made a presentation themed "Arbitration at ITOTAM".
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ITOTAM Secretary General Att. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and Att. M. Buğrahan Helvacı have participated as the Turkish delegation to the 42nd meeting of the United Nations International Trade Law Commission (UNCITRAL) Working Group III on the "Reform of the Conflicts Between the Investor and the State of the Investment" held in New York on 14-18 February 2022. The Working Group continued its reform work on the investor-State arbitration (ISDS). In this context, "Draft Code of Conduct" and “Standing Multilateral Mechanism in ISDS Regime” matters were discussed.

In the webinar titled "Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods in the Construction Sector from the Perspective of Local Arbitration Institutions" organized by SCL Turkey/Construction Law Association, ITOTAM Arbitration Court Chairman Prof. Dr. Hakan Pekcanıtez will make a presentation.
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Prof. Dr. Nuray EKŞİ, ILSA Özyeğin Law Club and Özyeğin University Faculty of Law held a conference titled " All Aspects of Arbitration Certification Program " on 11-12 December 2021. ITOTAM Secretary General Atty. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi made a presentation on Arbitration in ITOTAM Practice.

ITOTAM Secretary General Att. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and Att. M. Buğrahan Helvacı have participated as the Turkish delegation to the 41th meeting of the United Nations International Trade Law Commission (UNCITRAL) Working Group III on the "Reform of the Conflicts Between the Investor and the State of the Investment" held in Vienna on 15-19 November 2021. The Working Group continued its reform work on the investor-State arbitration (ISDS). In this context, "Draft Code of Conduct" was discussed.

ITOTAM Secretary General Att. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and Att. M. Buğrahan Helvacı attended the 74rd meeting of the United Nations International Trade Law Commission (UNCITRAL) tasked with "Arbitration and Conciliation / Dispute Settlement) Working Group II, which was held in Vienna on 27 September - 1 October 2021, as the Turkish delegation. The Working Group continued its work on the preparation the Draft Explanatory Note for the UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules.

ITOTAM’s case manager Attorney Av. M. Buğrahan Helvacı attended to Council of Europe - Project on Promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution In Turkey meeting whose main object is to improve effectiveness of the justice system and Access to justice by providing a faster dispute resolution for citizens, businesses, legal persons and other organisations and institutions. At the meeting, suggestions were made to improve the practice of mediation and arbitration in Turkey.

Hukuk+ Platform held a webinar moderated by Süleyman Yasin Zorlu on August 24, 2021 named “International Arbitration – Arbitration in İTOTAM” hosting our Secretary General Av. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi. The video of the webinar may be reached via link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmiSrEYNyCw

“Advanced Arbitration Training for Lawyers" conference was held online on 3-4 April 2021 in cooperation with ITOTAM - Istanbul Bar Association Arbitration Center.

ITOTAM Secretary General Att. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and Att. M. Buğrahan Helvacı attended the 73rd meeting of the United Nations International Trade Law Commission (UNCITRAL) tasked with "Arbitration and Conciliation / Dispute Resolution) Working Group III, which was held in New York on 22-26 March 2021, as the Turkish delegation. The Working Group continued its work on the preparation of the Draft Rules for the UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration.

ITOTAM Secretary General Att. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and Att. M. Buğrahan Helvacı have participated as the Turkish delegation to the 40th meeting of the United Nations International Trade Law Commission (UNCITRAL) Working Group III on the "Reform of the Conflicts Between the Investor and the State of the Investment" held in Vienna on 8-12 February 2021. The Working Group continued its reform work on the investor-State arbitration (ISDS). In this context, "appeal mechanism and implementation issues" and "selection and appointment of ISDS court members" were discussed.

Istanbul Chamber Of Commerce Arbitration And Mediation Center (ITOTAM) and Arbitration Center of Istanbul Bar Association (İBTM) jointly organised a fundamental arbitration education.

ITOTAM Secretary General Mrs. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi participated as Turkish delegation the thirty-eighth session of Working Group III (Investor- State Dispute Settlement Reform).The Working Group has continued its work on the possible reform of investor- State dispute settlement (ISDS).

ITOTAM Secretary General Mrs. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi participated as Turkish delegation the seventy-second session of Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation / Dispute Settlement). The Working Group has continued its work on the drafting of the Draft Rules for Expedited Arbitration.

ITOTAM Secretary General Mrs. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi participated as Turkish delegation to the Resumed 38th session of Working Group III (Investor- State Dispute Settlement Reform).The Working Group has continued its work on the possible reform of investor- State dispute settlement (ISDS).

Turkish Swiss Arbitration Forum" will take place on 18 November 2019.

ITOTAM Secretary General Mrs. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi participated as Turkish delegation to the 38th session of Working Group III (Investor- State Dispute Settlement Reform).The Working Group has continued its work on the possible reform of investor- State dispute settlement (ISDS).

Monetary Aspects of the International Arbitration: Rumors and Realities Conference’ with great participation on September 20, 2019.

Mrs. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi, Secretary General and Mrs. Ebru Şensöz Malkoç, Arbitration Court Member of ITOTAM attended to the IFCAI General Assembly which took place in Helsinki on 24 May 2019. IFCAI Biennial Conference in an international arbitration conference arranged biennially by the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI). The conference is hosted in turns by arbitral institutions that are IFCAI members. http://hiad.fi/helsinki-ifcai-biennial-conference-2019/.

Mrs. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi, Secretary General and Mrs. Ebru Şensöz Malkoç, Arbitration Court Member of ITOTAM attended to the IFCAI Biennial Conference in Helsinki on 23 May 2019. IFCAI Biennial Conference in an international arbitration conference arranged biennially by the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI). The conference is hosted in turns by arbitral institutions that are IFCAI members. http://hiad.fi/helsinki-ifcai-biennial-conference-2019/.

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Centre (ITOTAM) hosted ‘Compulsory Mediation in Commercial Disputes and ITOTAM Conference’ with great participation on April 17, 2019.

ITOTAM Arbitration Court Member Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak and ITOTAM Secretary General Mrs. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi participated as Turkish delegation the thirty-seventh session of Working Group III (Investor- State Dispute Settlement Reform).The Working Group has continued its work on the possible reform of investor- State dispute settlement (ISDS).

President of the ITOTAM Arbitration Court Prof. Dr. Hakan Pekcanıtez and members of the Arbitration Court Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak and Dr. Ebru Şensöz Malkoç successfully gave the 16-hour Arbitration Training for the students from Istanbul University’s Dispute Resolution Club (DRC).

Member of our arbitration court Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak paid a visit to TUMSIAD and informed the participants about the arbitration and mediation services of ITOTAM.

With the ‘One Day at ITOTAM Project’ which is carried out in collaboration with the Istanbul University’s Dispute Resolution Club (DRC), every week for 2 months, 4 students from the Law Faculty of the Istanbul University will spend the whole day at ITOTAM. We started with the first group on February 13th, 2019 and discussed issues related to arbitration and mediation in Turkey and in ITOTAM.

During the meeting with Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), President of the Arbitration Court of ITOTAM Prof. Dr. Hakan Pekcanıtez and Secretary General of ITOTAM Av. Senem Bahcekapılı Vincenzi informed the participants about the arbitration and mediation services of ITOTAM.

Vice President of the ITOTAM Arbitration Court Prof. Dr. İlhan Helvacı Av. Buse Niseoğlu participated the sixty-ninth session of Working Group II (Dispute Settlement); during this session the WG II worked on the issues regarding expedited arbitration.”

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Centre (ITOTAM) hosted ‘Compulsory Mediation in Commercial Disputes and ITOTAM Conference’ with great participation on January 18, 2019.

Mrs. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi, Secretary General of ITOTAM participated to the official launch of the Prague Rules on the Efficient Conduct of Proceeding in International Arbitration.

The new «civil-law» set of rules for taking evidence in international arbitration was officially signed 14th of Deceber 2018 in Prague after 10 years of its drafting.
The opening ceremony organized by Russian Arbitration Association (RAA),Global Arbitration Review (GAR) and The Law Offices of Prof. Dr. Alexander Bělohlávekwas held in a privately owned historical location Martinický palác (Martinic Palace) in the Prague’s old city.
The conference dedicated to the Prague Rules gathered more than 150 arbitration practitioners, experts, and in-house lawyers from world’s top companies and was followed by the official signing ceremony of the Prague Rules signatory book, which will be deposited in Prague.

Mrs. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi, Secretary General of ITOTAM participated as Turkish delegation the thirty-sixth session of Working Group III working in the field of Investor- State Dispute Settlement Reform.

Mrs. Senem Bahçekapıl Vincenzi, Secretary General of ITOTAM attended to the IFCAI General Assembly which took in Rome on Monday, October 8, 2018.

European Arbitration Chamber delegation visited our institution on April 3, 2018. During the visit,the current issues in Turkish Arbitration Law and practices of ITOTAM has been discussed.

Due to the great interest of the Dispute Resolution Club of Istanbul University, ‘Arbitration and Mediation at ITOTAM Seminar’ took place on March 29, 2018. ITOTAM Secretary General Av. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and Av. Buse Niseoğlu explained ITOTAM Arbitration and Mediation Rules along with their experiences in the field.

On March 23, 2018, the seventh meeting of ISPRAMED took place at Milano with participations of ITOTAM Secretary General Av. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Legal Counsel Prof. Dr. Ergun Özsunay representing ITOTAM, Stefano Azzali representing Milan Chamber of Arbitration (CAM), Dr. İsmail Selim representing Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Salah Dhibi representing Tunis Arbitration Centre, Hicham Zegrary representing Casablanca Arbitration and Mediation Centre (CIMAC), ISPRAMED Network Coordinator Charless Jarosson, ISPRAMED Network Advisor Valentina Renna and Lorena Martignoni representing ISPRAMED. During the meeting, the subject of ‘Timing in Arbitration’ and related issues were discussed.

With the appointments from the professional committees of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, a group of committee members have been selected to be trained as Mediation Experts. The training took place at Istanbul Commerce University between 22-24 March 2018.

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Centre (ITOTAM) successfully hosted “ITOTAM Istanbul Arbitration Days - Contemporary Topics in and Future of Arbitration” on 17 November 2017.

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Av. Buse Niseoğlu participated the sixty-seventh session of Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation); during this session the WG II worked on the issues regarding “Enforcement of International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Conciliation Proceedings”.

Third International Conference for a Euro-Mediterranean Community of International Arbitration was successfully held in cooperation with UNCITRAL, OECD and ISPRAMED at Milan, Italy on January 17, 2017.

“Istanbul Arbitration Days 2016 (1) - Recent Developments in Arbitration" conference was held on 3 June 2016 at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.

ITOTAM Vice-President Prof. İlhan Helvacı and Secretary General Av. Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi participated as Turkish delegation to the sixty- fourth session of Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation) held in New York on 1-5 February 2016.

UNCITRAL web-site: http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/commission/working_groups/2Arbitration.html

Participated the sixty-third session of Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation).During this session the WG II worked on the issues of “Enforcement of International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Conciliation Proceedings”.

Participated the forty-eight session of the Commission. The Commission considered the draft of the revised the “UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings”.

13.30 – 14.00 Registration
14.00 –14.10 Welcome and Opening Greetings
Murat Kalsım, Vice- President of Executive Board of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Istanbul
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Hakan Pekcanıtez, Galatasaray University , ITOTAM President of Arbitration Court
14:10-14:20 Nimet Baş, Attorney At Law, ITOTAM Arbitration Court Member
14:20-14:40 Prof. Dr. Ergun Özsunay, Istanbul University (Em), Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Legal Advisor
“Development of Arbitration in Turkey”
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9.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 –10.20 Welcome and Opening Greetings
Hasan Erkesim, Executive Board Member of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Istanbul
Włodzimierz Brych - President of the Court of Arnitration at Nowy Tomyśl Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Polish Association for Arbitration and Mediation
Session I
Chairman: Prof. Mykola Selivon, President of the International Commercial Arbitration Court and Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce

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Attended to the International Conference for a Euro- Mediterranean Community of International Arbitration.

Attended to the conference organized in collaboration with ISPRAMED : “The arbitrator’s Selection: The Key to an Efficient Proceedings”.

Attended to the V. ISPRAMED’s Network Meeting.