The Launch of the “Eighth Colour Autism Awareness Project”, which is the social responsibility project with the most famous names in Türkiye, was held at the Istanbul TÜYAP Book Fair with the support of Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU).
In the project introduced by the project’s brand face, artist Mustafa Ceceli, and the project owner, Hasan Kalyoncu University Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Haluk Kalyoncu, 50 famous names from Türkiye took part in the project. Rector Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz and the famous artist Mustafa Ceceli attended the launch as speakers. HKU HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz and the famous artist Mustafa Ceceli attended the launch as speakers.
HKU Rector Yılmaz said that their aims in the project are to create awareness of autism in society and to increase the quality of life of children with autism, and said: “Hasan Kalyoncu University As HKU, out of our belief in the importance of special education, especially for the intellectually disabled, we opened the Teaching of the Intellectually Disabled department in our Faculty of Education. We strive to carry out all the duties that fall to us in the context of education and training, R&D and social responsibility. I invite everyone who shares life in all its colours in April, the “World Autism Awareness Month”, to the events within the scope of the “Eighth Colour Project” to be held at Hasan Kalyoncu UniversityHKU. I offer my thanks to all the heroes who contributed to the project, above all Mustafa Ceceli, who is with us here today,” he said.
Mustafa Ceceli, the Brand Face of the Launch, who said that autism is a subject that requires love, patience and great sensitivity, gave his fans unforgettable moments by giving a mini concert in the panel hall. Having many photographs taken with fans who wanted to immortalise the moment, Ceceli said that the smile on the faces of autistic children is worth the world.