About the Department
The Child Development Department at Atılım University was established in 2021, with student admissions beginning in the 2021-2022 academic year. Our department offers education in Turkish, and students have the option to undertake one year of preparatory education if they wish.
Child Development is a field that identifies, defines, and plans support programs for factors affecting the continuity and changes observed in the physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development, as well as self-care skills of children who are developing age-appropriately during infancy (0-2 years), early childhood (2-6 years), school age (6-11 years), and adolescence (11-18 years), children with special needs, those in need of protection, those at risk, and those with health problems. It provides services with an interdisciplinary approach.
Child Development aims to provide services with an interdisciplinary approach by evaluating the child's physical, functional, and participation levels within their environment and working with their family and other professionals who provide services to them.
Like many other fields that provide direct services to people, the education in Child Development is a practice-oriented field alongside theory. The priority in our education process, where student and academician communication is essential, is the active participation of each student in academic studies for their professional development.
News
The article titled “Experiences of Parents Who Have Children With Disabilities A Qualitative Study From Türkiye During COVID-19” by Assoc. Prof. Dudu Melek ER has been accepted for publication in Infants & Young Children....
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Within the scope of our University's 2023-2024 Academic Year Erasmus+ Academic/Administrative Staff Mobility, Assoc. Dr. D. Melek ER, Erasmus+ “Staff Mobility for Teaching Programme” was at The University of the Balearic Islands (Spain) Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy between 20-25 May 2024....
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Practical training of the ICF-Plan Online Assessment Tool was held in two sessions at Çorum Guidance and Research Center on 2-3 May 2024. Assoc. Prof. D. Melek ER and Expert Res. Ass. Büşra Yılmaz attended the training as invited speakers....
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Atılım University will host the II. Themed 'Use of ICF in Different Sectors' on 23-24 October 2023. The e-book of the ICF Türkiye Congress has been published. You can access the congress e-book by clicking the link below....
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217 / 5,000 Translation results At the Education Integration Summit held at ATO Congresium on 21-22 June 2022, Assoc. Dr. D. Melek ER-SABUNCUOĞLU conducted the workshop on "ICF as a Common Language in Strengthening Integration"....
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The study titled "Team Decision Making Questionnaire Turkish Form (TDMQTR): Validity and Reliability Study" by our Department Head D. Melek ER SABUNCUOĞLU has been published. Link for full text:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1795677...
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Our department head, Dr. Instructor Member Dudu Melek Er Sabuncuoğlu's article has been published in the Journal of Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences....
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Our department head, Dr. Instructor Member Dudu Melek Er Sabuncuoğlu's article has been published in the Journal of Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences....
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Kemal Zalim Conference Hall
15 October 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Yazılım Mühendisliği Topluluğu
Mühendislik Fakültesi L3025
12 October 2026, 10:00 - 12:00
On October 7, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., Prof. Dr. Desislava Cheshmedzhieva-Stoycheva will deliver a talk entitled “Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions & Intercultural Communications” at Lamia Ergenekon Hall. All academic staff and students are warmly invited to attend.
Lamia Ergenekon Hall
05 October 2026, 10:05 - 10:05
Psikoloji Bölümü Etkinliği
Cengiz Yenerim Konferans Salonu (Mavi Salon)
02 October 2026, 14:30 - 15:30
Faculty of Health Sciences, 3rd Floor, C307 Lecture Hall
01-11 October 2026, 19:12 - 19:12
On October 5, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., Prof. Dr. Desislava Cheshmedzhieva-Stoycheva from Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen will deliver a talk entitled “Translating Montessori: Challenges and Specificities” at Lamia Ergenekon Hall. All academic staff and students are warmly invited to attend.
Lamia Ergenekon Hall
30 September 2026, 14:04 - 14:04
Faculty of Health Sciences, Atılım University
14-16 May 2026, 13:11 - 13:11
Lamia Ergenekon Conference Hall
04 May 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
“Breaking Into Research as a Student” Join medical student and researcher Yusuf Jamil as he shares practical insights on how to get involved in research during your studies, navigate innovation, and benefit from internal support programs.
Cengiz Yenerim Hall (Blue Hall) - Faculty of Business
30 April 2026, 14:30 - 15:30
The event titled “The Dream Journey of an Orthodontist”, featuring Dr. Yalçın Ergir as the speaker, will be held.
School of Health Sciences Conference Hall
25 April 2026, 15:42 - 15:42