Participation is Free

Subject: Invitation to the Online TÜBİTAK 1001 Project Workshop – June 8, 2026

Dear Participant,

Within the framework of our TÜBİTAK 1001-funded research project (No. 323K521), entitled “The Effect of Parental Education on Child Well-Being Indicators in Türkiye: An Analysis of the 1997 Compulsory Education Reform Using the Regression Discontinuity Design,” the findings will be shared with relevant stakeholders at an online workshop on June 8, 2026.

The workshop aims to bring together experts and researchers from universities, Provincial Directorates of Family and Social Services, Provincial Health Directorates, and Provincial Directorates of National Education to share the project findings, discuss policy-relevant implications, and gather inter-institutional feedback. In addition, the workshop will explore how the findings can inform policy design and practical implementation.

We would be pleased to invite you and relevant experts from your institution to participate in this workshop.

The event will be held online. To participate, please to complete the registration form provided below or register via email to 323k521proje@gmail.com.

Your contributions are highly valuable for integrating of the study’s findings into policy-making processes. We look forward to your participation.

Yours sincerely,

Prof. Öznur Özdamar Giovanis
Project Investigator
İzmir Bakırçay University

Department of Economics
oznur.ozdamar@bakircay.edu.tr

Prof. Gülden Bölük
Researcher
Akdeniz University

Department of Economics
guldenboluk@akdeniz.edu.tr

Assoc Prof. Banu Beyaz Sipahi
Researcher
Tarsus University

Department of Health Management
banubeyazsipahi@tarsus.edu.tr

Dr. Elyasa Aksoy
Researcher
Aydın Adnan Menderes University

Department of Public Finance
elyasa.aksoy@adu.edu.tr

Asst. Prof. Anıl Bölükoğlu
Researcher
İzmir Bakırçay University

Department of Economics
anil.bolukoglu@bakircay.edu.tr

Assoc. Prof. Eleftherios Giovanis
Consultant
İzmir Bakırçay University

Department of International Trade and Business Administration
eleftherios.giovanis@bakircay.edu.tr