Yavuz ERTEN is a psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist. In 1987, he graduated from the psychology department of Boğaziçi University. In 1989, he completed his master’s degree in clinical psychology at

Interview with Ercan KESAL Where the Sky of Our Childhood Go When We Grow Up? This session will focus on Yenal Bilgici’s two books (“Cebimdeki Ekmek Kırıntıları” (2022) and “İsim

Dynamics of Belief Systems in the Individual and Society The clinical and contemporary aspects of religion for individuals and societies will be discussed through two case studies.  In the session,

The Discovery of Siblings: Oedipus joins a therapy group Human beings are a social species.   We do not spend our lives in twos, in dyads.  From the beginning we are

IPSO PANEL An Overview of the Dynamics of Societies In this presentation, W. Bion’s 1961 article “Group Dynamics”” will be reviewed from the perspective of John Steiner’s concept of psychic

From the Collective to the Individual: Examining the Transference Relationship and Representations of the Inner World in the Therapy Room in the Context of Social Events This article presents brief

IPSO PANEL MODERATOR / SPEAKER The Civilised and the Discontented: How to Save The Piggy? While dealing with psychic existence from singular to plural, from individual to society, Winnicott’s descriptions

Wounded Times: Memory, Trauma and the Consciousness of the Narrative In this presentation, the relationship between individual memory and social history in literature will be discussed through Adalet Ağaoğlu’s series

A Psychoanalytic Perspective on the Two Fundamental Sociological Views on the Relationship between Society and the Individual The view that individuals are formed within the society and that the society

The Internal World in the Shadow of Social History: Notes on Conscience, Superego, and Moral Masochism This presentation will discuss some of the social processes we have witnessed in recent