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Students exhibited their debating skills

Debate competition at Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) School of Applied Sciences Media and Communication Department where 4 students from each class participated. The winner of the event, which continued for 2 days, was 3rd grade students.

In the organization organized by the Head of the Department of Media and Communication Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bülent Öner, it was held an inter-student debate. The activity where 1st grade and 3rd grade students discussed the issue of ‘abortion’, and the 2nd classstudents debated with 4th graders on ‘euthanasia’ lasted 2 days with semi-final and final stages. In the final of the debates, 3rd and 4th grades were confronted on the topic of ‘execution’. In the final, the winner were 3rd grade students and their representatives Berna Keflioğlu, Ayşe Mine Atabey, Aslıhan Bayram and Dilara Tekin.

The event, where the students had the opportunity to demonstrate their talent in the discussion, allowed them to see different perspectives on the debates and arguments against the arguments based on the current examples, cultural references and theoreticians.