II. International Gerontological Perspective Congress Successfully Completed

In order to bring together the views of many fields from a gerontological perspective and to follow both national and international developments in the field of aging, II. International Gerontological Perspective Congress was held.

The opening speeches of the congress, which continued for two days, were made by our Rector Prof. Dr. Fethi Ahmet Polat, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Kırımoğlu, Founding President of Akdeniz University Gerontology Department Prof. Dr. İsmail Tufan, General Manager of Disabled and Elderly Services Elmas Esra Ceceli and Head of Gerontology Department and President of Congress Assist. Prof Mehmet Efe.

In the congress, expert academicians from countries such as Turkey, Ireland, Germany, Czech, and Slovenia discussed the issues of aging and old age in a multidisciplinary manner. One of the prominent topics of the congress was the concept of age-friendly university and the studies carried out in this field. In addition, it was seen that many different subjects such as social services for the elderly, social policies, health, quality of life, aging perception, political participation, pet ownership were examined in relation to aging.