Turkey at the Convention on the Rights of Older Persons: “The Role of Families in Caring Should Not Diminish the Primary Responsibility of States”
Another significant step has been taken toward the goal of establishing an International Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. The Intergovernmental […]
We Were in İzmir for an Age-Friendly Future: Notes from PAL Expocare – Elderly Care and Healthy Aging Fair
Building an Age-Friendly Future: Our Insights from the PAL Expocare Fair in Izmir As the 65+ Elder Rights Association, we were thrilled […]
Our Call to Parliament: ‘The minimum pension should be improved to guarantee the “right to aging with dignity without impoverishment”.
Honourable Members of Parliament, The situation of pensioners continues to be one of the most pressing issues on our country’s agenda. The […]
Dr Gülüstü Salur: The real problem is not age but ageism!
Sibel Bahçetepe Cumhuriyet Pazar, 11 July 2021 The 65+ Elderly Rights Association has been working for several months to make people over […]
65+ Elderly Rights Association: Guidelines for Helping the Elderly in the Earthquake Zone
We express our gratitude to the aid teams and volunteers who worked hard in the earthquake zone, and to those who forgot […]
Health Survey in Bağcılar
We organized a “Health Survey” in the District of Bağcılar, İstanbul conducted in cooperation with Bağcılar Municipality, Bezmialem Foundation University. The survey […]
Elders & “Normalization”
What we know The risk of infection with the COVID-19 virus is no different for the elderly than for other age groups. […]
Being a Good Neighbor in a Container City: Our Recommendations
The first phase of our project “Psychosocial Support and Health for the Elderly and Physically Disabled”, which we carried out in Hatay […]
Being 65+ in a Disaster Zone
Prof. Dr. Fahriye Oflaz Koç University Faculty of Nursing Member of 65+ Elderly Rights Association “In our culture, the most common prayer […]
Age-Friendly Cities Workshop
With the support of the “Sivil Düşün” (Think Civic) program supported by the EU Delegation, we organized the “Age-Friendly Cities Workshop” in […]
65+ ELDERLY RIGHTS ASSOCIATION: We can live together, we can prevent illness together, we can heal together.
65+ ELDERLY RIGHTS ASSOCIATION: We can live together, we can prevent illness together, we can heal together. The elderly should make an […]
As Election 2024 approaches, our Association calls on candidates: Sign the “Age-Friendly City Charter”
Ülkemizde her 5 seçmenden birinin yaşlı ya da yaşlanma yolunda olduğuna, yaşlılar için hizmet üretmenin artık siyasetçiler için de öncelik kazandığına dikkat çekiyor ve 31 Mart Yerel Seçimi’nde göreve aday olan siyasetçileri, seçilirlerse faaliyet planlarına alacakları bir dizi somut hedefi kapsayan “Yaş Dostu Kent Sözleşmesi”ni imzalamaya çağırıyoruz.