Revista da EMERJ - V. 20 - N. 2 - Maio/Agosto - 2018

 R. EMERJ, Rio de Janeiro, v. 20, n. 2, p. 73 - 115, Maio/Agosto 2018  79 Is there a law that defines who can perform mediation? Yes, Art.20, Law on Mediation in Civil Disputes No: 6325 What kind of training program is required - how many hours and main topics taught? According to the Articles 22 and 23 of the Mediation Act, these programs could only be provided by the universities, the Turkish Bars Association or the Turkish Justice Academy. For instance, The Turkish Bars Association’s mediation training program are taught over 8 days/ 65 hours. According to the Act, the training includes basic knowledge, communication techniques, negotiation and dispute resolution techni- ques and the role of psychology in the dispute resolution. Do you have a national organization of mediators? No. Ministry of Justice, Mediation Department keep the register of the persons who have attained the authority to mediate in private law disputes. The information pertaining to the persons included in this register is also announced electronically by the Department. Greece Olga Who can mediate? Mediator can be anyone who has finished university as long as he attends to the 40 hours training programme, and passes double ex- ams to both of training institute and the ministry. It is quite demanding. In Greece there are almost 1800 mediators. Mediation is not obligated in Greece apart from the new law that