A panel titled “Staying Human: We Speak Up for Palestine” was held by the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences (İİSBF) of Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) to raise awareness by also addressing the psychological dimensions of the situation created by Israel’s inhumane attacks and oppression in Palestine.
The panel featured Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Dinç, Head of the İİSBF Department of Psychology, and academics from the Department of Psychology, together with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Keser, Head of the İİSBF Department of Political Science and International Relations, as speakers. It was attended by HKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Lütfi Yola, Dean of the Faculty of Education Prof. Dr. Şener Büyüköztürk, students and academics.
Thanking the İİSBF for organising the panel, as well as the panellists and participants for their interest and support, HKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Lütfi Yola said that it had once again demonstrated the importance and impact of such events in building a global response to human rights violations in Palestine, and expressed his hope that this inhumane oppression would end as soon as possible.
At the panel, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Keser gave a presentation titled “An Assessment of Israel’s Attack on Palestine from the Perspective of International Law”, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Dinç “Until Tomorrow, Without Our Consciences Being Crippled”, Asst. Prof. Dr. Feyza Topçu “Our Moral Stance for Palestine”, Asst. Prof. Dr. Saadet Öztürk “Value-Oriented Living as a Force Against Injustice”, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Batuhan Kurtoğlu “Palestine in the Focus of Trauma”, Res. Asst. Merve Gülçin Tutlu Temizyürek “Becoming Stronger by Resisting Oppression: Our Hope and Children”, Res. Asst. Şeyma Sevgican Yardımcı “Combating the Banality of Evil: A Social Psychological Intervention”, Res. Asst. Dilara Turgut Yükselen “Civil Power: ‘Boycott, but How?’” and Res. Asst. Canahmet Boz “Do Not Forget Your Trust”.
At the end of the panel, it was emphasised that the international community should take more effective steps to bring this drama to an end urgently, and the need to increase joint efforts to reduce the psychological effects of Israel’s inhumane attacks and oppression in Palestine was underlined.
