Weekly Press Release of Istanbul Gelisim University (June 29-July 3, 2020)

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The Sevilay Kaygalak Urban Studies Article Award, organized by Praksis magazine for the first time this year, found its owner with an online ceremony held yesterday. For the article “Intergenerational Approach to Education in Slums: Borders, Expectations, Preferences”, Asst. Prof. Dr. Leyla Bektaş Ata was awarded. The winner ofthe Sevilay Kaygalak Urban Studies Article Award, organized by Praxis, Turkey’s leading academic journal, was Asst. Prof. Dr. Leyla Bektaş Ata from Istanbul Gelisim University with article titled “Intergenerational Approach to Education in Slums: Borders, Expectations, and Preferences” that deals with intergenerational education and professional translations in a slum neighborhood in Izmir. The ceremony was held yesterday on the online platform due to coronavirus pandemics. Sharing her feelings before the ceremony, Ata said: “It is a pleasure for me to be worthy of this award. Such awards are very limited in the field of social sciences. It is very valuable for me that the qualitative research I have done received an award.” You can visit www.gelisim.edu.tr to see the detailed news.