Istanbul Gelisim University - “Best Narcotics Police Mother Project” seminar was held

“Best Narcotics Police Mother Project” seminar was held

Within the scope of the cooperation of Istanbul Gelisim University Anti-Addiction Coordinatorship and Avcilar District Police Department, the "Best Narcotics Police Mother Project" seminar was held.

The "Best Narcotics Police Mother Project" seminar, which was held with the participation of lecturers and students in TUSİ Meeting Hall on 25.10.2023 and organized by Istanbul Gelisim University Anti-Addiction Coordinator, started with Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurten Elkin's opening speech. Elkin stated that within the scope of the Higher Education Council (YÖK) Presidency Anti-Addiction Action Plan, the Anti-Addiction Coordination Office of our university was established and its aims were to raise awareness of students against addictions, to create the necessary awareness and to provide the necessary counseling in all kinds of questions and problems on this subject to protect them from addictions.

Adding that one of the institutions that the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Presidency cooperates with within the scope of the Anti-Addiction Action Plan is the Ministry of Interior, Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurten Elkin also remarked that the "Best Narcotics Police Mother Project" is also a project of the Ministry of Interior. With this project, he stated that families aim to raise awareness of mothers and expectant mothers about all addictions, especially substance addiction, and to deliver accurate and important information to young people with the narco youth module.

Then, the guest speaker Berivan Dalkılıç, a police officer working in the Drugs and Drug Monitoring Center of the Provincial Police Department Anti-Drug Crimes Branch, made her speech. Dalkılıç defined drugs and explained the risk factors in drug use, the relationship between drug use and addiction with examples and made the issue more remarkable with short films and videos. Then questions and answers were made.

Police Officer Derya Ertürk, who works at Avcılar District Police Department, also answered the questions.

At the end of the event, Istanbul Gelisim University Anti-Addiction Coordinator Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurten Elkin presented a plaque to the speaker Berivan Dalkılıç.