“Autonomous Ships in Maritime Law Conference” held on 23 October 2024 at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Law Conference Hall was organized by Ankara University National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM) in cooperation with Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University (AYBU) and Swansea University International Institute of Maritime and Commercial Law.

The Conference started with the opening speeches of AYBU Faculty Member and DEHUKAM Senior Researcher Dr. Ceren Cerit Dindar, DEHUKAM CEO Dr. Mustafa Başkara and AYBU Rector Prof. Dr. Ali Cengiz Köseoğlu.

Session I, titled “Autonomous Ships and International Perspective”, chaired by Prof. Dr. Samim Ünan from Piri Reis University, continued with the presentations of Prof. Dr. Barış Soyer and Prof. Dr. Georgios Leloudas from Swansea University Institute of International Maritime and Commercial Law.

The 2nd Session, titled “Legal Problems and Solutions to the Maritime Sector of Turkey in the Event of Autonomous Ships”, was chaired by Prof. Dr. Neslihan Karataş Durmuş, Dean of AYBU Faculty of Law. After the presentations of Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Law faculty member Dr. Selim Ciğer, AYBU Faculty Members Dr. Ceren Cerit Dindar and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hatice Kübra Ecemiş Yılmaz, the Conference ended with the closing ceremony.
We would like to thank all speakers and participants who contributed to the Conference.