IDP Center Opening

We hosted professor Mehmet Dinç in our first opening lecture. We had the opportunity to listen to his academic and scientific recommendations and anecdotes about willpower training. “No work is more valuable than each other’s sake, our greatest strength is in our unity.” We had a pleasant conversation emphasizing the importance of unity and integrity.

Ramadan Talks

During Ramadan, we had the opportunity to have iftar and conversation with many of our esteemed professors.

First of all, we hosted Hooman Keshavarzi in our center and listened to his thoughts on science and scholarship. He said, “Muslims should represent Islam everywhere and renew their representation according to the time. The most important thing in this century is ihlâs and specialization. We must have a thorough mastery of the science of psychology (specialization) and we must do what we do with sincerity (ihlâs).” He carried out an explanatory conversation about the basic elements of scientific activities.

For the second week, we were together with professors Hasan Turan Karatepe and Fatih Yavuz. We listened to their stories of becoming friends with each other. They shared how they encountered ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) in their career journeys and shared their cornerstone experiences in their own journeys.

Lastly, we hosted our professor Medaim Yanık. We had the opportunity to listen to his precious career memories. On his agenda were childhood traumas, dissociative identity disorder and differential diagnosis. Stating that protecting and treating psychological health is a job of protecting a generation, he shared his vast experience in this field.