The activities, panels, training, and information days organized by the Project Support and Coordination Office in the field of Social and Human Sciences have begun to bear fruit at Atatürk University, where there has been a discernible increase in social sciences-related projects in recent years. In this context, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBTAK) deemed three social science initiatives at Atatürk University eligible for funding.

An academic member of the Faculty of Theology, Philosophy, and Religious Studies, Assist. Prof. Dr Muhammed Kızılgecit's project "Examining Religiousness in the Field of Psychology of Religion with Artificial Intelligence Techniques"; the project entitled "Location and Routes of the Battle of Yassicemen"  by Assist. Prof. Dr. Coşkun Erdoğan from the Faculty of Letters, History Department, and from Kazım Karabekir Faculty of Education Special Education Department, Assist. Prof. Dr. Gamze Alak's project entitled "Development of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Anti-Stigma Peer Education Program and Examining the Effects of the Program on 5th Grade Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, Behavioral Intentions, and Considered Similarity Levels towards Autism Spectrum Disorder" were a great success for Atatürk University.

"Project Habit is in the Atatürk University Codes."

Atatürk University Rector Prof. Dr. Ömer Çomaklı, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Ayşe Bayrakceken Yurtcan, Coordinator of the Office of Project Development and Coordination Prof. Dr. Serkan Yldrm and his aides Prof. Dr. Selda Örs and Assoc. Dr. Bilal Nişancı made visits to honor the accomplishments of academicians who have participated in TÜBTAK-supported initiatives and to extend their congratulations.

Prof. Dr. Ayşe Bayrakçeken Yurtcan congratulated the academics who are successful and pioneers in their fields and wished them continued success. She also stated that the project habit, which has become a culture at Atatürk University, has continued to increase in recent years, which is an indication of the importance the university places on research and development activities in the social sciences, and that the knowledge and experiences gained through these projects will continue to be utilized.



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