This year between 23-24 October 13 International Children and Youth Literature Symposium started to host the University of Kafkas in coordination of the Children and Youth Literature Authors Association (ÇOGEYB). Sempozyum is located among our university T.C. Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Artvin Çoruh University, Iğdır University, Bartın University, Kazakhstan Writers Association and Turkish Psychologists Association are carried out in cooperation.
Strengthening Cultural Vineyards in Turkish World with Children Literature
Mr. Bican Veysel Yıldız, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ÇOGEYB, Kafkas University Prof. Dr. Hüsnu Kapu, Mr. Prof. Dr. Öztürk Emiroğlu and Kars Governor Mr. Ziya Polat. The importance of children and youth literature research was focused on strengthening cultural ties in the Turkish world and bringing together young generations with literature. The invited speakers of the program are Professor of Minister of National Education. Dr. Celile Eren Öndan and UNESCO President of Turkey National Commission Mr. Prof. Dr. Öcal Oğuz contributed to scientific discussions of symposium with its assessments.
Our vector has been found in the Recommendation of Child Books Institute
Prof. Prof. Dr. Ozturk Emiroğlu stated that the children’s literature is a sensitive area covering 13 disciplines, including psychology, sociology and law in the hitch of the symposium’s opening program, “Edebiyat is actually a whole. But it should be a very special literature for the child." In order to secure the nature of the publications, the Ministry of National Education proposed the establishment of a Children's Books Institute to supervise books. By remembering that there is a book institute connected to the Ministry of Culture in Poland, she offered that the area called “child literature” in order to remove conceptual mixedness and the publications are classified according to 0-5, 5-10, 10-15 age groups. Our Rector, which also mentions the work in this field, said that the Turkish Culture, Art and Literature’s Outward Project (TEDA) proposed a book institute in Warsaw in 2014. The Turkish fairy tales of the Seljuk and Ottoman motifs expressed that the Polish fairy tales have been published in Poland. At the end of the speech, semposisium has been present in the field of child literature to contribute to the development of scientific studies and qualified publishing.
Protection of Children and Media in the Digital World
Since 2014 by ÇOGEYB, there will be 274 papers in the symposium, which has been maintained in October every year. Our university academicians also contribute to scientific program with their papers and sessions. The responsibility of family, society and media in sessions is planned to discuss the dimensions and effects of negative broadcasts with children, children in the digital world. It is aimed to improve the development of children with research and recommendations to be shared and strengthen the international academic business unity. The main theme program “The Relationship of Psychology with Negative Publications / Child and Youth Literature” will be conducted with wide participation with face-to-face and online sessions.