Prof. Dr. Hakan Türkçapar Held a Talk at the Kahramanmaraş Book Fair

Within the scope of the 11th International Kahramanmaraş Book Fair organized by the Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality, psychotherapy educator and author Prof. Dr. Hakan Türkçapar met with readers. Evaluations on happiness and psychological health were made at the event held with the motto "Come and Notice."

The 11th International Kahramanmaraş Book Fair, hosted by the Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality, continued to bring authors and academics together with readers on its second day. Bearing the distinction of being Anatolia's largest book fair, the organization drew visitors' attention with programs focusing on human life and social development alongside cultural and literature events.

Meeting his fellow townspeople on the second day of the fair, Prof. Dr. Hakan Türkçapar discussed happiness, human science, and psychological health. In the program, which drew intense interest, the individual's self-awareness, evaluating life with a healthy perspective, and thought patterns along with emotional processes were examined.

Addressing the participants in the talk, Prof. Dr. Hakan Türkçapar emphasized that happiness does not mean a life free of problems. Stating that unexpected events, losses, and difficulties are a natural part of life, Türkçapar expressed that true well-being is being able to establish a healthy relationship with life in the face of problems.

Türkçapar made the following evaluations in his speech: "A person sometimes gets sad, anxious, angry, or feels helpless. What is important is to be able to accept the existence of these feelings, make sense of them, and not shape our lives solely according to what we feel at that moment. Psychological health is knowing our own thoughts, noticing our emotions, asking for help when necessary, and coping with problems. Sometimes, what upsets us is not just the event we experience, but the meaning we attribute to that event."