The “Workshop on Türkiye’s Maritime Law Policies”, organized by the Ankara University National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM), was held on 5 November 2026.

The workshop commenced with the opening remarks of Süleyman Önel, DEHUKAM Chair of the Board of Directors, Prof. Dr. Yücel Acer, Member of the Presidential Board of Legal Policies, Faculty Member at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University and Board Member and Senior Researcher at DEHUKAM, delivered a presentation titled “Türkiye’s Maritime Law Policies”.

The programme continued with presentations by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali İbrahim Akkutay, Faculty Member at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University and DEHUKAM Senior Researcher, on “The BBNJ Agreement and Türkiye”, Dr. Mustafa Başkara, CEO of DEHUKAM, on “International Negotiation Processes and Türkiye”, and Dr. Alperen Furkan Taş, Senior Researcher at DEHUKAM, on “Blue Nationally Determined Contributions (Blue NDCs)”.

The workshop provided an opportunity to address various aspects of Türkiye’s maritime law policies and facilitated the exchange of academic knowledge and institutional experience.