Uzlaştırmacının uzlaştırma süreç yönetiminde erdemleri ve erdemliliği

One of the most important factors in achieving restorative justice on which victim offender mediation is based is the qualified victim offender mediator. A qualified victim offender mediator is required to have many skills and qualifications. One of the most essential factor in qualifications of the victim offender mediator is a good character. A good character also relates to being virtuousness and having virtues. In our study, after reviewing how virtuousness and virtues take place in international texts and legislations related to victim offender mediation in Turkey; eighteen virtues evaluated in frame of the necessity of victim offender mediator to have within process, which are determined in Andre Comte Sponville's book named "A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues". Besides, a survey which is developed by researcher, is applied to the participants of victim offender mediation; victim offender mediator, complainant and suspect/defendant and the findings are shared and commented. The participants of victim offender mediation, victim offender mediator, complainant, suspect/defendant generally and individually emphasized the necessity of victim offender mediator having virtues and virtuousness in tvictim offender mediaition process. In addiation, it has been evaluated that a more specific and comprehensive consideration of virtues and virtuousness can be beneficial for the mediation and victim offender mediation institutions in the establishment of professional mediation and victim offender mediation standarts, determination of ethical principles, preparation of training modules. Keywords: Restorative Justice, Victim Offender Mediation, Victim Offender Mediator, Mediator, Virtue, Virtuousness, Qualification, Skill.