Weekly Press Release of Istanbul Gelisim University (June 1-5, 2020) 

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The age of 65 and above approves the restriction! In the study conducted with 120 elderly people with an average age of 68, the elderlies were asked what they think of the restriction ban applied. In the research, it has been revealed that 60 percent of the elderlies approve application of the isolation process to vulnerable groups and the elderlies. Prof. Dr. İsmail Tufan, founder of Tazelenme University which is the Turkey’s first and only university of the elderly and provide education without profit making purpose and Gerontology Science, conducted a research with Lect. Gerontologist F. Sıla Ayan from Istanbul Gelisim University School of Health Sciences. According to the research conducted with the participation of 120 students of Tazelenme University with an average age of 68, 56 percent of the elderly consider the curfew applied to them as a right decision. According to the research, only 27 percent believe that there will be a decrease at elderly deaths, while 52 percent of the elderly agree that the curfew decision set for them is fair. You can visit www.gelisim.edu.tr to see the detailed news.