Üsküdar Üniversitesi Vice Rector, Director of the Institute of Addiction and Forensic Sciences Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy, participated as a speaker in the ‘Culture Istanbul Art Events Black Week Istanbul Festival’ organized by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality between November 26-29. Atasoy made evaluations in the session titled “City and Detective Fiction: Crime and Criminal in Istanbul”.
“Forensic Medicine is also within the broad spectrum”
Mesut Demirbilek and Suat Duman also joined Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy in the session moderated by Algan Sezgintüredi. Addressing the relationship between crime detection and forensic medicine, Atasoy said: “All activities required for solving a crime are included, and every branch of science is utilized. Forensic sciences and forensic medicine are also within this broad spectrum. The field of criminology is more encouraging for younger generations. Therefore, more studies need to be conducted in this area in Turkey.”
Crime scene investigation did not exist in past periods!
Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy stated that there was no education or trained students in the field of forensic sciences in the past: “In 1982, the Forensic Medicine Institute was established, and significant work was undertaken. For the first time, crime scene investigation courses began to be taught. I will continue to be a part of the criminal justice system.”
“Social structure and characters are effective in murders”
Atasoy, referring to the high crime rates in Latin America and South America, highlighted that the number of women killed in Japan is higher than that of men, and despite being conservative, the number of women killed in the United Arab Emirates is also high, stating, “These statistics have nothing to do with governance or politics. Social structure and character are effective here.”