Turkish Psychological Association
The Turkish Psychological Association (in Turkish, Türk Psikologlar Dernegi; acronym is the TPD) was founded in 1976.[1] Their headquarters is in Ankara, Turkey.[1]
Objectives, Ethics, and Projects
The Turkish Psychological Association follows several main objectives:
- Providing help to psychologists and psychology organizations to reach contemporary level.
- Protecting the professional rights of Psychologists and solving their problems in Turkey.
- Facilitating union, unity and cooperation between psychologists in Turkey.
- Facilitating the contribution of psychology science to the public benefit.
- Identifying the ethical standards for the profession and maintaining these standards in the highest level.[1]
Their Code of Ethics was adopted in 2004.[2] It was created by Yesim Korkut (PhD), Serra Muderrisoglu (PhD), and Melis Tanik (PsyD) in Istanbul.[3]
The LGBTI Force
In June 2014, the TPD launched a special unit to protect LGBT citizens from homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of discrimination in society that LGBT individuals face. This unit is called the LGBTI Force.[4] The unit hosts fundraisers, projects, and meetings to spread awareness of the discrimination and promote a stance against conversion of LGBT citizens. Their first meeting was 29 June 2014.[4]
Following the suicide of Turkish transgender sex worker Eylül Cansın on 5 January 2015, the LGBTI Force released a concerned announcement of how one widely broadcast suicide often leads to more suicides, especially among adolescents and young adults. At their young age, depression and suicidal thoughts and/or actions are often considered "contagious," in a way. They encouraged media to avoid detailed descriptions of Eylül's suicide as to prevent the cultivation of ideas in any of the viewers minds.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Turkish Psychological Association / Türk Psikologlar Dernegi". Psychology Resources Around the World. International Union of Psychology Science. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Turkish Psychological Association Ethics Code". Psychology Resources Around the World. International Union of Psychological Science. Retrieved 13 January 214. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Behnke, Stephen (October 2006). "Notes from Istanbul". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Turkish Psychological Association Launches LGBTI Unit". LGBTI News in Turkey. LGBTI News in Turkey. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Turkish Psychologists Association: LGBTI Suicides Are Always A Social Phenomenon". LGBTI News in Turkey. LGBTI News in Turkey. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.