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Istanbul Gelisim University Public Relations and Advertising Department, organized a joint work together with the Department of Photography and Videography. The students gathered Darülaceze residents together with their youth in a single frame with their photograph exhibition ‘We owe every sycamore a generation debt’. Counselor of Public Relations and Social Responsibility Club Lect. Fulya Beteş, stating that they are proud to see Darülaceze residents happy at the end of the exhibition, said: “As Turks, we are a people who value the elderly in society. However, after a certain period of time, we have disabled individuals. We say ‘Please don't do it, we do it’ - we can beat it. People here are very happy with their workshops”.

“MERCY SPURTING FROM STONE WALLS”

Darulaceze Director Hamza Cebeci met with residents and students at the opening of the exhibition. Cebeci, who expressed their gratitude to the young people for being very interested in the elderly, and for expressing their gratitude for the students, said: “When people enter through this door, they say, ‘I feel that there is a compassion, humanity spruting from the stone walls’. An organization that has been serving humanity for 125 years, is an example to the world in this regard”.

“80 PERCENT OF VIITORS ARE YOUNG”

Pointing out that Darülaceze is not a place to fear, Cebeci emphasized that 80 percent of the visitors are young people.
Cebeci added: “We always say that come to the hospice, visit here to see what our elders have produced, what kind of life style is, and this is not a place to fear”.

“I LOVE EVERY VISITOR LIKE MY OWN CHILD”

Özgün Gülen, who lived in Darülaceze for 7 years, said that he had moved to his new home when his wife passed away. Gülen stating he has no children, said: “I love everyone who comes in like my own child. I don't feel any lack of children, all visitors make us happy”.

Özgün Gülen, who is posing with his wife in a photograph at the exhibition, said that he was very touched when he saw the photos and that he went to the date when the photograph was taken. Gülen said that he had been looking after his spouse that was paralyzed for 10 years without any thought, added: “35 years ago, I knew about this place while I wasn't living here, and I's visiting. After my spouse passed away I wanted to come here, and I donated my house  that passed me from my father here”

“MY NEW PROFESSION IS PAINTING”

Necla Aydın, who started living in Darülaceze 17 years ago, stated that she attended to the workshops that were held here with pleasure. Telling us about the time spending with weaving in the beginnig, Aydın said: “I stopped weaving when there was a little discomfort. I attended all of the workshops, I weaved mats and carpets. Nobody did this. I'm doing paintings in the workshop right now, my last job become painting.”

Aydın also stated that she wondered to make an exhibiton from her own paintings.