08.05.2023 Samsun
Samsun Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arbitration and Mediation Center was inaugurated with a ceremony attended by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş and the presidents of Chambers/Exchanges.
In his speech at the
ceremony, Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that they took an important step for the
business world in Samsun, and said that the slow operation of the judicial
system has always been the subject of complaint due to the excessive file load,
and that the mediation system has come into play as an alternative at this
point.
Stating that mediation
is mandatory in labor-employer, commercial and consumer disputes and finally in
rent disputes, Hisarcıklıoğlu said that they established the UYUM Mediation and
Dispute Resolution Center within TOBB. Reminding that Cemil Çiçek, former
Speaker of the TGNA, was the President of the Center, the TOBB President said,
“And under his management, it developed rapidly. Our chambers also embraced
this issue and made it widespread by opening centers within their own bodies.
Thus, the use of this system increased day by day. To date, nearly 4 million
files have come to mediation. And 70 percent of them resulted in an agreement.
Cases that used to take years were concluded in days and weeks. In other words,
access to justice has accelerated. Most importantly, the parties parted with
their goodbyes.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
continued as follows: “I congratulate Salih Zeki Murzioglu, President of Samsun
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, for his vision that brought this center to
Samsun. He is also my colleague in the TOBB administration. He also represents
you in Ankara in the best way. He has a great labor and contribution to the
level and service capacity of TOBB today. I am very happy to work with him and
to have him as my traveling companion. May Allah bless our President who works
with determination to serve Samsun in the best way. Our Chamber and President Salih
Zeki are doing work that adds value to Samsun. He also brings your every
problem to Ankara and seeks solutions. Thanks to the efforts of our Minister
and the new practices he personally initiated, many supports and regulations
have been implemented.”