Turkish women mediators organized a meeting on 19 January 2019 to discuss the initiative to create the Turkish Antenna of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network. At the founding meeting, 19 women mediators from academia, political parties, legal, business and non-governmental organizations took the first steps to discuss the aims of the new platform, its working strategy, and the role of women in conflict resolution processes.
It was also discussed to organize a workshop in Istanbul where women mediators in Turkey could handle the role of women in mediation and peacebuilding processes to encourage women to form a local community. The meeting also worked on a road map to launch the Turkey Antenna and to take action.