Anlaşabiliriz-WeCanFindAWay

Bu bölümde, savaş–ateşkes–barış şeklinde bildiğimiz sıralamanın neden değiştiğini ele alıyoruz. Uluslararası ilişkilerde çatışma çözümüne yönelik yaklaşımların nasıl dönüştüğünü, ortaya çıkan bu yeni paradigmanın Türkiye’deki yeni çözüm sürecine nasıl yansıdığını ve Ermenistan’la normalleşme sürecini nasıl etkilediğini konuşuyoruz. Kısacası, barış ve çatışma çözümünü uluslararası ilişkilerin değiş...

How do you lead after the unthinkable?  My guest, 9/11 survivor  Judith Dawn Francis-Wertenbroch  joined us to share her harrowing escape from the 102nd Floor of the World Trade Center. Co-hosted by  David Faro  of London Business School, this episode dives into: ​ Coping with Trauma:  Judith’s personal journey of resilience. ​ Trauma-Informed Leadership:  Why modern business leaders must understa...

Türkiye’de son yirmi yılda tahkim giderek yaygınlaştı; ancak hâlâ istenen noktada olduğunu söylemek zor. Bu bölümde, İstanbul Ticaret Odası bünyesinde faaliyet gösteren İTOTAM’ın Genel Sekreteri Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi ile bir araya geldik. Kendisine, bir tahkim ve arabuluculuk merkezinin genel sekreteri olarak İTOTAM’da bir gününün nasıl geçtiğini; ayrıca bir tahkim yargılamasının sağlıklı işl...

Last December, I was on the London Underground when an ad from the Government of Ireland caught my attention:  “The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme is open for applications.” I assumed it was something like a truth-and-reconciliation effort, reaching out to people abroad who had been harmed in the past. But when I began looking into what these institutions actually were—places where un...

In this episode of  WeCanFindAWay , I sit down with Raheena Lalani Dahya — a mediator based in Canada, and co-author of a recent article on trauma-informed mediation practice. Raheena has been exploring what it means to bring a trauma-informed lens to civil mediation, and why this conversation is becoming increasingly important in the dispute resolution field. We discuss why mediators are now talk...

In this episode of  We Can Find a Way , we reflect on a historic turning point: the dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in May 2025. The PKK’s decades-long armed struggle against Turkey claimed over 40,000 lives, leaving behind a scarred society now faced with the complex challenges of healing and rebuilding. To explore what a meaningful peace process might look like—especially when...

Anlaşabiliriz'in bu bölümünde konuklarım Prof. Dr. Sevtap Yokuş ve Dr. Esra Elmas ile PKK’nın kendini feshetmesi ve silahsızlanma süreci bağlamında gündeme gelmesi beklenen af konusunu ele aldık. Konuklarım, farklı ülke örneklerine değinerek, bu tür afların amaçlarını, “af” olarak adlandırılsın ya da adlandırılmasın bunların ne tür düzenlemeler içerebileceğini değerlendirdi. Aynı zamanda çatışma m...

In this episode, I spoke with Manal Hamdoun Ghandour, a peacebuilding expert from Lebanon who works with a nonprofit addressing the country’s history of conflict, collective trauma, and efforts toward reconciliation. She shared what happened after Lebanon’s civil war ended—how the government passed an amnesty law that let perpetrators from all groups to walk free, and what that meant for the famil...

Asylum centers are ripe for conflict. Residents share crowded spaces with those they do not know or speak the same language. Often traumatized and sometimes alone, they try to navigate the asylum process. It is also difficult for the employees to try to assist the residents when they do not understand the structure and the process, let alone ensure compliance. In this picture, an asylum center in...

In this episode of WeCanFindAWay, I spoke with Georges Salines from France who lost his daughter Lola in the Battaclan terror attack in Paris in 2015. He explained how he got involved with Retissons du Lien, an NGO in Belgium that brought together the families of victims and perpetrators (covered in the second episode of season seven); what reaction he got from friends and family by being in the s...

Bolu Kartalkaya’da yaşananlar ertesi mağdur aileleri hızla bir araya geldiler, acılarını paylaştılar. Aynı zamanda adalet arayışı için yargıya yönlendirildiler. Konuğum Ulaş Karan, mağdurların yargıya yönlendirilmesinin onları yıllar sürecek bir hukuk labirentinin içine sokacağı ve bu sürecin başlı başına insanlık dışı olduğunu ifade etti. Karan, bunun sadece Türkiye’de değil başka ülkelerde de ko...

In this episode, I am talking to two persons from Retissons du Lien (Weaving links), a group established in Belgium in response to the terror attacks in Brussels (and Paris). The group brought together unlikely people such as victims of terrorism as well as the attackers’ families who lost their children due to radicalization. Add to this, front line workers in the field and long meetings, events...

In this episode, I sat down with Zaza Johnson Elsheikh, a seasoned interfaith mediator, to delve into the complexities of mediation in the context of the Sudanese conflict. Zaza shares her personal journey into interfaith mediation, sparked by an incident of bias and misunderstanding, and explores how her unique background equips her to address interfaith issues. The conversation shifts to the ong...

In this episode, I spoke with John Ford who has developed a self help app called “ The Empathy Set ”.  We discussed with him what  it means to be conflict competent; how an app can help people become conflict competent; whether the development of various apps can go beyond self help; and whether everyone can afford them or use them.  

Bu bölümde, Türkiye'deki Ombudsmanlık (Kamu Denetçiliği Kurumu)'ndaki denetçilerden birisi olan Av. Dr. Fatma Benli Yalçın ile Türkiye’de kamu denetçiliğine neden ihtiyaç olduğunu; hak aramada mahkemelerin neden yeterli olmadığını; kamu denetçiliğini tanıtmak için neler yaptıklarını; en çok hangi konularda başvuru aldıklarını ve örnek kararlarını; özellikle son dönemde yurtdışında yerine getirdikl...

It is known that public services have been under strain in the UK and people are seeking solutions to their problems through various venues. Then, why are there so many ombudspersons while only 17% of the people know what an ombuds does? Why can this system not be reformed despite promises by various governments? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this fractured ombuds system in conflict res...

Life has changed considerably since we are no longer living in agrarian societies. While fertility rates are falling everywhere, people also live longer thanks to advances in medicine. What does this extended lifespan mean for people's conflicts later in life? In this episode, Sara Barnes explained the types of disputes that fall under elderly conflicts, how mediation can help resolving those and...

Simel Sarıalioğlu, kısa bir süre önce hem kendisi hem Türkiye adına kısa bir zaman önce büyük bir başarıya imza atarak, ICC Milletlerarası Ticaret Odası Tahkim Divanı’na seçildi. Onunla ICC'ye seçilme sürecini; ICC’nin nasıl bir kurum olduğunu; ICC’de daha önce yüklendiği görevleri; bu göreve dek neler yaptığını ve hakemlik yapmak isteyen genç meslektaşlarına yönelik önerilerini konuştuk.

The war in Gaza led to many student protests in university campuses in the US and beyond. Many universities that were involved in the protests had ombudspersons for handling conflict in campuses. Yet, we did not see them getting involved and helping stakeholders. In this episode, we discussed the reasons for that; and whether ombudspersons really cannot do anything about these protests; what issue...

In this episode, we delve into Turkey's unique approach to mediation in its foreign policy. Our discussion uncovers how historical traditions, regional ambitions, and contemporary challenges have shaped Turkey's role as a mediator. From its initial engagements in Iraq and Iran to its involvement in the Balkans, Central Asia, and Africa, Turkey's mediation efforts have evolved significantly. We exp...

Sivil toplum kuruluşları ve diğer kuruluşlar anlaşmazlık yaşadığında yokmuş gibi mi yapar; biriktirip üstüne mi yatar; hiyerarşiden mi medet umar? STKlar için kapasite geliştirme, çatışma çözümü, değişim yönetim sistemleri gibi konularda çalışan konuğum STKlar hangi konularda öz yardıma ihtiyaç duyuyor; kuruluşlarda kutuplaşma ve çatışma yaşandığında beraber varolma adına ne yapılabilir; derin dem...

After the war in Bosnia was finished in 1995, there were many projects about the war where soldiers, journalists and politicians told their story. However, for those who were children at the time, there was none. The invitation of Jasminko Halilovic who decided to create a platform for children to tell their story, first turned into a book project. Then, people started to send their childhood obje...

In this episode, I’m joined by  Gael Cochrane , Learning, Development & Innovation Lead at Community Justice Scotland. Gael helps us unpack what  trauma‑informed practice  really means in the context of justice and mediation: She walks us through the core principles:  safety, choice, empowerment, trust, collaboration We explore  why a trauma‑informed approach is so urgently needed Gael outline...

In this episode, I spoke with Ilan Bass from UK who is a community mediator. He explained what community mediation is; how he got involved in it; and gave examples of community mediation cases in neighborly disputes such as noise; life style clash; pets and boundaries while also taking about how public institutions can support mediation.

Müzakere ve arabuluculuk eğitimi almak, bir kişinin kariyerinde ne tür farklı imkanlara kapı açar? Süleymanoğlu kendi kariyerinden çeşitli örnekler verdi. Türkiye’de son on yılda arabuluculuk kanunu sayesinde neler başarıldığına değindi. İlerleme gösterilmesi gereken alanlar arasında eğitimler; ekonomik sıkıntıların işin nitelikli yapılması ile uyuşmaması; interdisipliner olunmaması ve arabuluculu...