The Fifth Edition of the Istanbul Mediation Conference will be convened on 30 November 2018 with the theme of “Enhancing the Practice of Mediation for Sustaining Peace.” The Istanbul Mediation Conferences are organized in the context of the importance Turkey attributes to mediation as a method of prevention and peaceful resolution of conflicts.

As in the previous years, the Fifth Istanbul Mediation Conference will once again constitute a platform conducive to sharing of knowledge and experience among international experts in a bid to enhance the practice of mediation.