E-Bulletin, 10 November 2017

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Murat Aktuğralı, Director (a.)

Public Relations and Press Office

On behalf of

News Coordinator

Eastern Mediterranean University Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam, Rector

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Cem Tanova, Vice Rector, International Relations and Promotion

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Public Relations and Press Office

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Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta / North Cyprus

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Public Relations and Press Office

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English Scripts

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EMU Commemorates Great Leader Atatürk

Late Turkish Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was commemorated in EMU through a series of organisations which took place on 10 November 2017, the 79th anniversary of his death. The first ceremony took place with the participation of academic and administrative staff and students in front of EMU Atatürk Monument

at 8:45 a.m. A wreath was laid on Atatürk’s monument by Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam. At 09:05, a moment of silence followed by the National Anthem was observed.

Then, the ceremony continued with EMU Atatürk Application and Research Center chair Turgay Bülent Göktürk’s 10th of November

Declaration about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Rector of EMU Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam also delivered a speech during the ceremony and stated that the Turkish Cypriot community abided by Atatürk’s Principles and Revolutions at all phases of their

national struggle. Prof. Dr. Osam added that they all commemorate Mustafa Kemal Atatürk with respect.

The ceremony continued with poems and musical performance of EMU Education Faculty, Fine Arts Education Department, Music Teaching Program students. >>p.2

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EMU Commemorates Great Leader Atatürk

Atatürk’s Cyprus Policies Discussed at the Panel At 10:30 a.m., a panel at EMU Mustafa Afşin Ersoy Conference Hall took place. During the panel EMU Atatürk Research and Application Center Chair Dr. Turgay Bülent Göktürk delivered a presentation titled “Atatürk and Cyprus”. Dr. Turgay

Bülent Göktürk provided information about the history of Cyprus and Atatürk’s policies regarding Cyprus.

Following Göktürk’s presentation, EMU Atatürk Research and Application Center Executive Board Member and Law Faculty academic staff Prof. Dr. Turgut Turhan delivered a presentation

titled “Three Reasons for Atatürk’s Death” and EMU Atatürk Research and Application Center academic staff member Süheyla Göktürk talked about “Atatürk’s Understanding of the Republic. At the end of the panel, a documentary screenin took place.

Photo Exhibition Launched As part of the ceremonies, an

exhibition titled “Atatürk and Atatürk’s Photos in Press in 1938” was launched in collaboration with Mağusa Kale Lions at EMU Rauf Raif Denktaş Culture and Congress Center at 2:30 p.m. The exhibition features photos of Atatürk and news releases on his death.

Collaboration Protocol Signed Between EMU and Alsancak Municipality

A collaboration protocol was signed between the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) and Alsancak Municipality. The collaboration protocol foresees the development of the Ilgaz Village with the Sustainable Rural Development Model – Pilot Implementation Project. The said protocol was signed by EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam and Alsancak Mayor Fırat Ataser on Tuesday the 7th of November 2017 at the EMU Rector’s Office.

The protocol aims to protect the environmental and socio-cultural values

as well as the civic and architectural configuration of the Ilgaz Village whilst developing it in terms of tourism. The protocol aims to pioneer the country’s rural development model.

The project will be run, managed and supervised by a board comprised of individuals from the EMU Eastern Mediterranean Cultural Heritage Research Center (DAKMAR), Alsancak Municipality, Town and District Planning Department as well as local and foreign investors. Speaking at the collaboration protocol signature ceremony Prof. Dr. Osam stated that

EMU is in collaboration with many municipalities going on to express his satisfaction regarding being a part of this project. Noting that EMU is aware of its social responsibility Prof. Dr. Osam stated that he believes the project will set an important example. In a speech of her own, EMU DAKMAR Board of Directors member Prof.

Dr. Resmiye Alpar Atun provided information about the project stating her belief that it will be an exemplary project.

Alsancak Mayor Ataser noted that they are carrying out work in line with their

vision thanking EMU for supporting this project. Ataser underlined the fact that they want to run a project parallel to the Ilgaz village project in the village of Malatya. Thanking EMU for its support of local administration, Ataser wished all parties a fruitful collaboration.

Also present at the signature ceremony was EMU Rector’s Coordinator Asst.

Prof. Dr. Arif Akkeleş, acting EMU Public Relations and Press Office Director Murat Aktuğralı, Ilgaz Village Mukhtar Neşat Kuvvet and Alsancak Municipality Aldermen.

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Chair of Atatürk Research and Application Center Dr. Göktürk Marks the 79th Anniversary of Atatürk’s Death Chair of the Eastern Mediterranean University Atatürk Research and Application Center Dr. Turgay Bülent Göktürk released a statement on the 79th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s death. Dr. Turgay Bülent Göktürk’s statement reads as follows: There are such leaders in history that are immortal. With their work, goals, thoughts and principles towards the benefit of humanity, they are reborn every day. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is one of them.

On the 79th anniversary of his death, we respectfully commemorate him and express our loyalty and love towards him. On the anniversary of his passing, we assure that we will protect the republic and are determined to carry it to the future. We are fully aware that maintaining Atatürk’s thoughts and principles, all of which are the

Turkish Nation’s source of light, are our collective responsibility.

As an indispensable part of the Turkish Nation, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has deep loyalty towards Atatürk’s principles and revolutions.

It is due to this belief and loyalty that the citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have been enjoying the freedom at their own land for the past 34 years.

The savior of our nation, and the founder of democratic and modern Turkey Atatürk will forever remain in our hearts and his principles and revolutions will be guiding us until the end of time.

On the 79th anniversary of his passing, we commemorate with respect the great leader Atatürk once again.

EMU Billards Team Player Mustafa Alnar Comes 3rd at World Championships

Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Billiards Team Player Mustafa Alnar took 3rd place at 2017 World Junior 9-Ball Championship. EMU

athlete Mustafa Alnar who made TRNC proud by becoming 3rd in Europe in 2016 and 2nd in Europe in 2017 summer, became one of

the best junior billiard players in the World by taking the 3rd place at the World Championship that was organized in Moscow, Russia between 30 October – 2 November 2017. A total of 68 athletes from 22 countries and 5 continents competed at the championship. Mustafa Alnar won four of the five matches and lost to Robbie Capito from Hong Kong at Semi Finals and shared the third place position with Wiktor Zielinski of Poland who was defeated by 2017 World Junior 9-Ball Champion Sanjin Pehlivanovic of Bosnia Herzegovina.

opponent that I beat in the Quarter

“Thank You EMU” Mustafa Alnar who prepared for the 2017 World Junior 9-Ball Championship with his trainer Mehmet Şanlısoy by spending at least two hours everyday in training, made the following statement: “My

Education Department Chairman

Finals with a score of 9-4, beat me at European Championship Final Match and became European Champion.

So this victory was a huge moral boost for me. Also, we formed great friendships with players who arrived here from all parts of the World. It was a nice experience. I am also an athlete of the EMU Billiards Team that is the TRNC Champion for the last two years. I would like to thank EMU Board of Trustees, our Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam, EMU Faculty of Education, Secondary School Areas Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamit Caner and EMU Faculty of Communicaton Administrative Staff Mehmet Ali Uluçağ for their support. I hope the value and support that EMU provides for its athletes continue.”

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EMU-URDC’s 8th of November World Town Planning Day Activities

Within the scope of the annual

(KTMMOB) Chamber of

Merter Refikoğlu expressed

to the level of attention payed to

8th of November World

City Planners collaboration

his satisfaction stemming from

planning.

Town Planning Day, Eastern

“Cemal Tunceri ‘Urban Issues’

collaborating with EMU-URDC.

Mediterranean University

Caricature Exhibition” was

Indicating his aim of developing

After the opening speeches,

(EMU) Urban Research and

delivered by EMU Architecture

and continuing these activities

World Town Planning Day

Development Centre (URDC)

Faculty, Department of

Refikoğlu stated: “Because of

organized a number of activities

Architecture academic staff

the state of our country I think

Promotional Presentations took

that discussed the problems of

member and URDC President

the 8th of November should

unplanned organization and its

Prof. Dr. Şebnem Hoşkara who

be an opportunity to think,

possible solutions.

indicated this is the third year

reflect and discuss rather than

A caricature exhibition was

in which they are organizing

to celebrate. Refikoğlu noted

opened on Tuesday, the 7th

an activity on World Town

that we need to discuss why we

of November 2017 at the

Planning Day. “This year we

don’t have pavements, parks,

Board Member Prof. Dr.

Famagusta Buğday Mosque.

organized the activity with our

walking and bike paths as well

Mukaddes Polay delivered the

The opening speech of the

partners in order to increase the

as why we have so many road

presentation “Urban Identity

EMU-URDC and Union of the

community interest towards

accidents that lead to deaths.

Planning”. The presentations

Chambers of Cyprus Turkish

planning.” KTMMOB Chamber

Urban Planning Office Director

were followed by an exhibition

Engineers and Architects

of City Planners President

Türkmen Yiğitcan drew attention

opening and cocktail at 18:30.

place. Former Director of the Urban Planning Office Ertan Öztek delivered the presentation titled “Urban Issues and Bring to Mind” whilst EMU-URDC

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EMU-URDC’s 8th of November World Town Planning Day Activities

Book Launch and Talk: On Wednesday the 8th November 2017, a Book Launch and Talk organized

by EMU-URDC took place at the Famagusta Martinengo Bastion at 17:30 for the books “Gazimağusa: Doğu Akdeniz’de Bir Liman Kenti” (Famagusta: A Port City in the Eastern Mediterranean) written by EMU Academic Staff Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ege Uluca Tümer and “Cep Mağusa” (Pocket Famagusta) written

by Serdar Atai, Vice President of the Famagusta Walled City

Association. The event that commenced with a musical recital continued with EMUURDC President Prof. Dr. Şebnem Hoşkara’s speech that highlighted the importance of the activity. KTMMOB Chamber of City Planners Board Member Elda İstillozlu touched upon the problems caused by the lack of a plan and the insufficiency of planning tools.

In his speech, EMU Rector Prof.

Dr. Necdet Osam mentioned his observations about cities and

towns. Stating that he resides in the Iskele region, Prof. Dr. Osam focused on his opinions on the area. “This book is very important, I am proud of EMU. I would like to congratulate our professor and thank our university. We have added this wonderful piece of work to the pages of our university.”

EMU Faculty of Architecture, Architecture Department Chair Prof. Dr. Naciye Doratlı, noted that World Town Planning Day is of great significance. Prof. Dr. Doratlı expressed that they are

feeling the sadness of not being able to carry out certain work in a planned manner despite some positive developments. The event ended with a cocktail that took place after talks from Vice Chair of the EMU Architecture Department Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ege Uluca Tümer, Architecture Department Academic Staff Member Asst. Prof. Dr. Ceren Boğaç and Serdar Atai. The book launch and talk was also attended by Vice Rector for Administrative and Technical Affairs Prof. Dr. Özgür Eren.

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“Multidisciplinary Approaches on Diabetes” Panel to be Organized at EMU Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU)

cardiovascular, metabolic and neurologic

Faculty of Health Sciences is preparing to

disease with high endocrin. One out of

organize a panel titled “Multidisciplinary

10 adults are diabetic, however 12 per

Approaches on Diabetes” regarding 14th

cent of the global health spendings are

November World Diabetes Day. The

spent on complications related with the

panel will take place on 13th November

treatment of diabetes. It is an illness that

2017, 14:30 p.m. at Mustafa Afşin Ersoy

increases an economic burden at low and

Conference Hall. The current status and

medium income countries. Deaths related to

importance of diabetes at Turkish Republic

diabetes especially shows rapidity at these

of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Turkey,

countries. In the World, a diabetic looses

the importance and role of physical activity,

their life every 6 seconds related to diabetes

nutrition, nursing services on controlling

related problems. The studies show that,

and preventing diabetes will be the topics

awareness about diabetes in the World and

that are aimed to be discussed at the panel.

our country is low. Diabetes stands as a very serious problem infront of us. Sources from

The Faculty of Health Sciences made

Ministry of Health report that diabetes in

the following statement considering 14th

North Cyprus is near three times above of

November World Diabetes Day:

World average. According to the results of the studies, there is a population of adults

Diabetes that is accepted as a western

over 20 years old expected to be determined

society or rich people’s disease, today

with a ratio of 11 per cent diabetes, 18 per

affects the whole world, societies and

cent latent diabetes in North Cyprus. The

socioeconomical classes. World Health

burden of diabetes on women is the most

Organization considers diabetes as a

important discussion topic of the recent

noncontagius epidemic illness and it is

years. The International Diabetes Federation

under the scope of global struggle. Diabetes

(IDF) chose the topic of “women and

is an illness that appears by deficiency or

diabetes” this year on creating diabetes

ineffectiveness of insulin hormone and

awareness because of complications and

contemplates with high blood pressure.

deaths related to diabetes affecting women

It is a damaging chronic and progressive

more than men.

EMU to Host a Conference Titled “Pyramids of Bosnia And The Pyramid in Mevlevi Village” Eastern Mediterranean University Social and Cultural Activities Directorate, in collaboration with the Antique Famagusta Foundation, is preparing to host a conference on “Pyramids of Bosnia and the Pyramid in Mevlevi Village in the TRNC”. The said event which will be delivered by Semir Osmanagich will take place at EMU Activity Hall at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, 13 November 2017.

Osmanagich, who formerly discovered an ancient pyramid complex in Visoko, Bosnia-Herzegovina, claims that a pyramid exists in TRNC’s Mevlevi Village.

Who is Semir Osmanagich?

Semir Sam Osmanagich is a Bosnianborn, American resident author, researcher and businessman. In 2005,

he discovered Bosnia’s pyramids, an ancient pyramid complex in Visoko.

He established the “Archaeological Park: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun” Foundation to pursue the excavation and geo-archaeological work. Osmanagich has promoted the Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids Project in more than 20 countries.

Osmanagich has authored 10 books on the Mayan World, Peruvian, Mexican, Pacific, African and ancient European civilizations. Osmanagich has been admitted as a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences in Moscow, one of the most respected scientific institutions in the world with over twenty Nobel-prize winners.

Currently, he teaches at the American University in Bosnia-Herzegovina as Anthropology professor.

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EMU Organises Activities For The Children With Leukemia Week

Another meaningful activity was

Leukemia Week, a charity event

and İbrahim Güç brought color to

18 and 45 and should not have

held by the Eastern Mediterranean

was held at EMU Atatürk Square

the organisation with their musical

any serious illnesses. It was also

University Community Involvement

between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on

performance.

stated that as a member of Bone

Center within the scope of civic

Monday, 6 November 2017. As part

involvement projects. Operating

of the event, food items prepared

Additionally, within the framework

under EMU Communication

by volunteering students of EMU

of the civic involvement project,

and Media Studies Faculty,

Communication Faculty Genesis

those citizens of the TRNC wishing

Public Relations and Advertising

IMC Agency were put on sale and

to become bone marrow donors had

Department and under the

the funds raised were donated to

their names registered.

coordinatorship of Assoc. Prof.

Kemal Saraçoğlu Children with

Dr. Anıl Kemal Kaya, Genesis

Leukemia and Fight Against Cancer

According to Kemal Saraçoğlu

IMC Agency organised a civic

Foundation. During the charity event

Children with Leukemia and Fight

Children with Leukemia and Fight

involvement project in collaboration

which attracted great interest from

Against Cancer Foundation, bone

Against Cancer Foundation invites

with Lösev Club. Within the scope

the students and the staff of EMU,

marrow donors should be TRNC

all citizens of the TRNC to become

of 2 - 8 November Children With

Mehmet Külçer, Mülayim Çınarlılı

ID holders, between the ages of

bone marrow donors.

Marrow Donors Worldwide, the Cyprus Bone Marrow Archive can donate bone marrow to patients worldwide as well as receive worldwide bone marrow donations for Cypriot patients. In this respect, representatives of Kemal Saraçoğlu

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“Random Attempts” at EMU

Directors of the short film “Random Attempts” Vasvi Çiftçioğlu and Doğuş Özokutan took part in the talk titled “Short Film Production with a Low Budget” along with Cinematographer Peter Verburg at the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU).

The organization took place at the Communication Faculty at 14:00 on the 8th of November 2017 and was attended by students, research assistants and academicians.

The opening speech of the talk was delivered by EMU Cinema and Televisiom Department Chair Assoc.

Prof. Dr. Bahire Özad. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özad thanked Çiftçioğlu, Özokutan and Verburg expressing her satisfaction regarding hosting them at the university. Özokutan started the talk by highlighting the importance of being planned when producing low budget short films stating: Whether you are the director or the cinematographer

you need to pay attention to even the smallest of detail. Because re-filming requires expenses. Therefore plans must include even the smallest of details.”

The following parts stood out from Özokutan’s talk: “The story is more important than anything else” Pointing out that it is not only the equipment used that makes a film good or bad Özokutan stated: “The story is more important than anything else. It is not possbile to make a good film from a bad story but it is possible to correct bad light.” Also indicating that the film with the lowest budget apart from theirs at the festivals they attended had a budget of apprioximately 100 thousand euros Özokutan indicated that they filmed international award winning “Random Attempts” with a 30 thousand lira bank lone. “‘Random Attempts’ is the first and only Turkish Cypriot film to compete

with the aim of being an Oscar nominee” Çiftcioğlu who started by defining themselves as independent film-makers went on to say “We normally film documentaries. ‘Random Attempts” was our first short film. Up until now it has has been screened at 42 festivals in 23 different countries. It has picked up 3 international awards; 2 from the USA and one from Brazil. It is the first and only Turkish Cypriot film to compete with the aim of becoming an Oscar nominee.”

“Filming fictional short films isn’t easy” Pointing out that there are differences between filming a documentary and a short film Çiftçioğlu stated “Filming fictional short films isn’t easy. Unlike when filming a documentary, when filming a fictional short film you need to pay attention to factors like light, sound and acting.” Also touching upon

the difficulties of having to follow a pre-written script Çiftçioğlu noted that documentary films are more sponteneous.

“Light is very important” Showing examples of use of light Cinematographer Verburg noted: “Light is very important. If you don’t use it correctly the image you want to portray and the atmosphere you want to create may not be obtained. Light allows you to relay the feelings you want to relay, it is very important just like sound. During the presentation in which he introduced the types of light and filming equipment Verburg provided an analogy of a carpenter. Just like it is important for a carpenter to work with his own hammer, it is important for a good cinematographer to work with a camera he is used to and knows well.

The organization came to an end after a question and answer session.

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EMU Academic Staff Member Wins Second Place Prize in Best Doctorate Thesis Category Vice Dean of the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Health Sciences Faculty and Nursing Department Academic Staff Member Asst. Prof. Dr. Gülten Sucu Dağ attended the “2nd International &10th National Congress of Turkish Surgical and Operating Room Nurses” that took place in Antalya between the 2nd and 5th of November 2017.

At the congress, Asst. Prof. Dr.

Gülten Sucu Dağ delivered an oral presentation titled “Examining the Effect of Decision Support Systems on Gastric Intolerance and Diarrhea for Enteral Nutrition Patients”. Asst.

Prof. Dr. Dağ’s work was selected second best in the category of “Best Doctorate Thesis” by jury members from the European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA) and Turkish Surgical Nursing academics.

EMU Dr. Fazıl Küçük Medicine Faculty Marks Organ Donation Week Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Dr. Fazıl Küçük Medicine Faculty Academic Members and Marmara University Pendik Education and Research Hospital Organ Transplantation Coordinators Deniz Birtan, Fatma Başyiğit Uçar and Uğur Özdemir made statements on the occasion of Organ Donation Week (3 - 9 November).

Statements touched on the following: What is Organ Donation?

Giving authorisation to transfer one’s organs to another individual after death is called organ donation.

Who can Donate?

An individual should be older than 18 in order to be able to donate. Moreover, the person should verbally state his/her wish to donate in front of two witnesses; also the procedure should be confirmed by a doctor. Donating organs in return of money is prohibited by law. Being an elder, having health problems, consuming cigarettes and alcohol does not prevent one to donate organs.

Which Organs can be Donated?

Each healthy organ can be donated.

Organs such as heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas, small intestine, face, hand, arm and leg or tissues such as cardiac calve, cornea, bone marrow, cartilage, muscle,

tendon are successfully transplanted in our country. It should not be forgotten that everyone can be in need of organs.

What to do if You Decide to Donate Your Organs?

Organ Donations can be done in health departments, hospitals and centres/institutions offering organ donations procedures. It is significant that the individual considering organ donation informs his/her family about the procedure in order not to face any difficulties during the donation process. Therefore, while filling in the organ donation form the individual should provide information regarding a relative or a loved one. After the form is submitted, the ministry will send a message the mentioned relative informing them about the individual’s decision on organ donation. People who are organ donors should always carry their organ donor cards with themselves so that there won’t be any misunderstandings or delays in an event of donation. If a donor changes mind and decides not to be a donor, s/ he should immediately stop carrying the donor card and should inform her/ his family on the issue. The donor can also go to an Organ Donation Unit and state that s/he changed her/his mind.

View of Directorate of Religious Affairs on Organ Donation Directorate of Religious Affairs has reported that organ donation is acceptable in the religion as well (06.03.1980 / 396113).

What is Organ Transplantation?

Organ transplantation is the process of transferring a healthy organ from a living person, a person whose brain death has happened, or from a dead person to replace an unhealthy or mal-functioning tissue-organ. Organ transplantation plays a vital role in both medical and socials aspects for patients who are terminally ill because of organ failure. For organ donations, donor can be alive or dead (patients with brain death as well). %7580 of organ donors are cadavers and %20 -25 are living individuals in developed countries. However, in our country the percentages are the other way around but the amount of cadaver donors are increasing each day. The highest rate of donors around the world is in Spain with 40.2 in one million whereas the rate in Turkey is 6 in one million. Only kidney and liver plantations can be done with living donors. Therefore, cadaver donors have highly important for donations of other tissues and organs. You can give life to many people by donating your organs. Each donation is a new life.

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EMU Dr. Fazıl Küçük Medicine Faculty Academic Staff Member Releases Statement on Childhood Leukemia defense decrease in the bone marrow.

This leads to intensive bleeding of patients, easy infection and anemia.

leukemia cases in adolescence and people in their 20s as well as 20 percent of leukemia cases in adults.

Childhood leukemia is more common than other types of cancer. Both genetic and environmental factors are thought to play an important part in leukemia.

Chronic Leukemia: It is characterized by the excess production of blood cells that appear to be mature but cannot do what normal blood cells do. It spreads slowly and has two main subcategories:

smears and examples taken from bone marrow.

Symptoms of Leukemia:

Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Dr. Fazıl Küçük Medicine Faculty academic staff member and Marmara University Medicine Faculty Department of Pediatrics and Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Chair Prof. Dr. Gülnur Tokuç released a statement regarding 2-8 November Children with Leukemia Week. The statement on Childhood Leukemia reads as follows: Leukemia is a type of cancer where bone marrow cells, especially abnormal white blood cells divide uncontrollably. The high amount of abnormal cells take the place of normal bone marrow cells. Therefore the number of platelets that play a part in blood clotting and normal white blood cells that are needed for

Acute Leukemia: There is a constant increase in blood cells with cancer and their number surpasses the amount of healthy-normal blood cells. These abnormal cells can spread to other organs. The classification of acute leukemia is based on the types of abnormal cells that appear.

Acute Lymphoid Leukemia (ALL): In acute leukemia, the bone marrow cells cannot mature properly into lymphocytes. Immature leukemia cells called lymphoblasts continue to reproduce and build up. The number of lymphoblasts increase accumulating at lymph nodes and causing swelling. ALL is the most common type of childhood leukemia and makes up approximately 80 percent of leukemia cases in those under the age of 15. It is sometimes seen in adults but very rare in those over the age of 50.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): It emerges when myoblast cells that need to turn into normal blood cells increase. It makes up 50 percent of

Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia (CLL): CLL is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes that are abnormal because they haven’t fully matured and unlike normal lymphocytes cannot protect our body against infection. With CLL, cancer cells are found in the bone marrow, blood and adenoids.

Swelling occurs in the lymph nodes. CLL is responsible of 30 percent of all leukemia cases. It is rare under the age of 30 but its frequency increases with age and is most common between 60 and 70.

• Fatigue, exhaustion • Colds and similar complaints • Loss of appetite and weight • Frequent infection • Bruising and small red-purple spots on skin • Swelling lymph nodes • Paleness • Bleeding in the nose and gums • Pain in the bone or joints Treatment Chemotherapy is the most common treatment method of childhood leukemia. Stem cell transplantation may be needed in certain cases such as when there is no response to treatment or when leukemia is recurring. Stem cells are undifferentiated blood cells collected from the donor’s bone marrow. They are either taken from the patient before his/her treatment or from somebody else with tissue

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): CML which makes up 20-30 per cent of leukemia in adults is seen between the ages 25-60. It arises with the uncontrollable rise of myeloid cells that appear mature but have a loss of function.

compatibility. Stem cells can also be collected from the umbilical cord or placenta of a new-born and used in umbilical cord blood transfusion.

The collected cells are used to replace the cancer cells destroyed by chemotherapy. The aim is to create bone marrow that will produce

Leukemia is identified by blood

healthy and mature blood cells.

This Week’s Academic Publications

Source: Web of Science

Faculty of Engineering

Vortex Street Behind Perforated Square Cylinder.

Scribano, Agnese Marchini. A massive update of

Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi

1 - İsmail Safkan, Serhan Şensoy, Zehra Cagnan.

JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED

non-indigenous species records in Mediterranean

1 - Ceren Gezer. Potential health effects of

Seismic behaviour of the old-type gravity load

MECHANICS, 65(4):1397-1408, OCT 2017.

marinas. PEERJ. 5:e3954, OCT 24 2017.

the popular compound of artichoke: Cynarin.

ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS, 82:198-

Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Faculty of Education, Foreign Languages and

207, DEC 2017.

1 - S. Habib Mazharimousavi, Mustafa Halilsoy.

English Preparatory School

designed deteriorated RC buildings in Cyprus.

PROGRESS IN NUTRITION. 19:5-9. OCT 2017.

Morse simulation of the global monopole equation

1 - İldeniz Özverir, Ülker Vancı Osam Jan

2 - Chen Xiangjie, YH Su, Devrim Aydın, Zhang

in flat spacetime. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

Herrington. Investigating the Effects of

Faculty of Tourism

Xingxing, Yate Ding, David Reay, Richard

OF GEOMETRIC METHODS IN MODERN

Authentic Activities on Foreign Language

1 - Mohammed A. Abubakar, Boshra H.

Law, Saffa Riffat. Experimental investigations

PHYSICS, 14(11): 1750155, NOV 2017.

Learning: A Design-based Research Approach.

Namin, İbrahim Harazneh, Hüseyin Araslı,

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY,

Tuğba Tunç. Does gender moderates the

of polymer hollow fibre integrated evaporative cooling system with the fibre bundles in a spindle

2 - Aylin Ulman, Jasmine Ferrario, A. Occhpinti-

shape. ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, 154:166-174,

Ambrogi, Christos Arvanitidis, Ada Bandi, Marco

NOV 1 2017.

Bertolino, Cesare Bogi, Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou,

School of Computing and Technology

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