14.05.2025 A Strategic Visit from Çine Vocational School to Aydın Commodity Exchange

In connection with the declaration of 2025 as the “Year of the Family,” a panel titled “Our Family, Our Future” was held under the auspices of the Aydın Governorship, coordinated by the Aydın Provincial Directorate of National Education, and in collaboration with Aydın Adnan Menderes University’s Psychological Counseling and Guidance Practice and Research Center (PDRM) and the Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling at the Faculty of Education. Cengiz Ülgen, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, represented the Aydın Commodity Exchange at the panel.

Moderated by Fatma Dölen, the Provincial Trainer for Psychosocial and Post-Traumatic Crisis Intervention at the Aydın Provincial Directorate of National Education, the panel aimed to strengthen family structures and raise social awareness. The panel featured the following speakers and topics:

•Prof. Dr. Abbas Türnüklü from Dokuz Eylül University: “Parental Alienation”
•Assoc. Prof. Dr. Didem Aydoğan, Faculty Member at the Faculty of Education and Director of
PDRM at Aydın Adnan Menderes University: “Strengthening Family Resilience in Disadvantaged
Families”
•Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Serdar Sağkal, Faculty Member at the Faculty of Education: “School-Based

Family Counseling Approach in Empowering Families and Schools” These experts shared valuable insights with the attendees. The panel continued with an interactive session where participants’ questions were addressed and concluded wi final evaluation session that reinforced awareness on the protection and development of the family structure.