The number of psychologically and psychiatrically ill, isolated and lonely aged individuals has been increasing. We should discuss attitudes such as alcoholism, drug dependence and suicide which have become a reality in Turkey and increasingly widespread among the aged individuals before tabooing them. Especially the problem of nursing neediness of the aged, and violence, negligence and abuse towards the aged which are generally in connection with the said problem are the significant subjects that should be brought up to our country�s agenda. The situation of handicapped children and youth who are the majorities in number as well as that of aged handicapped alarms us in terms of future. While seeking a solution to the problems of old women, young women should take measures on this very day in order not to end up like their grandmothers.

Since there is not any social field which is not affected by these developments, none of the disciplines should lie outside the sphere of these developments. Ageing and agedness are multidimensional and complex phenomena. With the help of medical, psychological and sociological solutions, agedness should lose its position as a period of life when lots of people look forward to dying. On the contrary, it should be turned into a period of life which is worth living.

The objective of International Social and Applied Gerontology Symposium is to make the �crying� face of agedness laugh in these days when we have started to feel the constraints of social ageing at different levels. It is a significant science feast with the participation of numerous national and international scientists. It is a door of Turkey which opens to international Gerontology field. In addition to its scientific contributions, it contributes to the perception of image and various employment areas of our country. It does not only prove with scientific evidences that agedness is a life period which can be planned, but it calls attention to gerontological application areas. The objective is not only discussing the problems in detail; in contrast it is to put forward solutions and solve these problems. Furthermore, it is to warn local and centralized administrations against demographic developments for the sake of their young and dynamic future and to concretize the desire of conveying information they need for generating better social policies.

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