03.10.2022 İnegöl Bursa
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the Opening Ceremony of the Compliance and Mediation Center held at the İnegöl Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu, who made a speech at the ceremony
hosted by İnegol Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Yavuz Uğurdağ,
started his speech by congratulating İnegöl CCI and its members who completed
their elections. Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “In some of our professional committees,
2-3 lists competed. This is a good example of our community and democracy. Now
that the election is over, it is time to join hands and work for İnegöl as one
heart.”
Emphasizing the importance of the compliance and mediation system,
Hisarcıklıoğlu said: “Due to the excessive file load, the slow functioning of
the judicial system has always been the subject of complaints. The average case
lasts 2 years in court of first instance. Then it continues in the court of the
second instance for another 2 years. At this point, alternative solutions must
come into play. In fact, we, as a nation, are no strangers to this issue.
Centuries ago, our ancestors started to practice it. In the Akhi tradition,
which forms the basis of our Chamber-Commodity Exchange Community, commercial
disputes were resolved by the Akhi. It says in our culture, facilitate; don’t
exacerbate. Then we forgot about it, Europe took it from us and developed it.
After TOBB and our Chambers embraced this work, mediation was made mandatory
first in employer-employee disputes, then in commercial cases and finally in
consumer disputes. The use of this system has increased day by day. The number
of files received here has exceeded 3 million. 70% of them ended in a deal.
Trials that used to take years were over in days or weeks. So access to justice
has accelerated.”
- Win-win method
Stating that this system is also a win-win method, Hisarcıklıoğlu
said, “People were saved from the waste of time and the long process that
exhausted them financially; the judicial system was freed from a significant
workload. Thus, grievances decreased and the sense of justice was strengthened.
Disputes are resolved to the satisfaction of all, and the parties leave happy.”
The TOBB President, who stated that they made great efforts to make themselves
known in the business world as the Chamber-Commodity Exchange community, said
that they encouraged the Chambers to establish such centers. Hisarcıklıoğlu
said, “Within TOBB, we have also launched the UYUM Mediation and Dispute
Resolution Center. Currently, these centers have been implemented in our 85
Chamber-Exchanges. More than 500 mediators have also begun to serve. When such
an infrastructure was provided, these centers increasingly directed our
business world to Mediation. Knowledge about this issue has increased in
society and people have started to see the benefits of it. For example, look,
an inheritance case involving 28 different people in Seydişehir, which has been
going on for 2 years, was resolved in 4 hours in mediation. In fact, time is
the most important capital in commercial life. Every regulation that will
facilitate our trade, strengthen our economy and judicial system, and
contribute to our social peace is important and valuable to us. Within the body
of İnegöl CCI, the Arbitration and Mediation Center is starting to operate. For
these visions, I congratulate the entire management, assembly and employees,
especially our İnegol CCI President Yavuz. İnegöl CCI is an Accredited Chamber
in terms of service quality. In the previous audit period, you ranked first
among all CCIs with the highest audit score, I congratulate you.”
Yavuz Uğurdağ, President of İnegöl Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, reminded the discomfort of the business world due to the length of
the litigation processes and stated that the mediation system can solve the
problems to a significant extent.
In addition to Hisarcıklıoğlu and Uğurdağ, Bursa Metropolitan
Municipality Mayor Alinur Aktaş and Deputy Atty. Vildan Yılmaz Gürel also made
speeches at the opening.