International Congress on Inclusive Education

Marmara University - Atatürk Faculty of Education

17 - 18 April 2026

İstanbul

Uluslararası Kapsayıcı Eğitim Kongresi

International Inclusive Education Congress

The International Inclusive Education Congress is an international event that aims to strengthen equal opportunities in education and create a scientific platform for discussion on the development of inclusive learning environments. The congress addresses how an inclusive approach can be structured in educational institutions, the contributions of differentiated instruction and universal design principles to learning processes, and support mechanisms for disadvantaged student groups.

The main objectives of the congress include sharing current research conducted in Turkey and around the world with a focus on inclusiveness, discussing the practical aspects of these studies, and developing recommendations that will contribute to future education policies. In this context, the congress offers a comprehensive scientific sharing environment for academics, researchers, teachers, and practitioners.

Organized in collaboration with Marmara University and the Maltepe District National Education Directorate, the conference will be held on April 17–18, 2026, at Marmara University's Atatürk Faculty of Education. All participants who wish to contribute to the field of inclusive education are invited to the conference with their original work.

Committee

  • Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Okur

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Alpaydın

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Hale Bağce Özbaş

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Ali Özdemir

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Elif Sarıcan

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Ahmet Faruk Levent

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Ali Yılmaz

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Aydan Aydın

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Ayşen Bakioğlu

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Ayşin Satan

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Azize Nilgün Canel

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Carina Soledad Gonzalez

    Unıversity of La Laguna, Spain

  • Prof. Dr. Durmuş Ümmet

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Ebru Aktan

    Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Emin Aydın

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Fatma Evren Daşdağ

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Fatma Nur Akçin

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Feruzan Gündoğar

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Filiz Kabapınar

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Gülden Uyanık

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Halil Ekşi

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Hasan Gürgür

    Anadolu University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. İlyas Yavuz

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Latif Beyreli

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Levent Deniz

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Mahzuna Hamdamova Tursunovna

    Tashkent State Pedogogıcal Unıversity, Uzbekistan

  • Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ünlü

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Mesut Şen

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Mustafa Çakır

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Müge Yüksel

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Münevver Çetin

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Nilay Kayhan

    Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Orhan Akınoğlu

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Osman Serhat İrez

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Özcan Karaaslan

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Özgül Polat

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Pelin Piştav Akmeşe

    Ege University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Ruşan Karadağ Yılmaz

    Selçuk University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Sare Şengül

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Selma Koç Akgül

    Kocaeli University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Seval Eminoğlu Küçüktepe

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Seval Erden Çınar

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Seyit Ahmet Oymak

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Sibel Çoban

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Süleyman Sadi Seferoğlu

    Hacettepe University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Şaban Berk

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Şehnaz Yalçın

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Yaprak Türkan Taş

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Yavuz Samur

    Bahçeşehir University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Yeşim Fazlıoğlu

    Trakya University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Alpaydın

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Zeliha Nurdan Baysal

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Zoran Filipovski

    International Vision University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Akif Pamuk

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Ali Özdemir

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Ann-Katrin Sward

    Unıversity of Gothenburg, Sweden

  • Doç. Dr. Ayça Konik

    İstanbul Ünivesity-Cerrahpaşa, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Ecem Karlıdağ Dennis

    Unıversity of Northampton, United Kingdom

  • Doç. Dr. Elif Sarıcan

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Elif Yılmaz İlter

    Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Erol Süzük

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Fatma Özge Ünsal Aksebzeci

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Feride Karaca

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Gökçe Tiftik Kurt

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Gülçin Güven

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Hatice Mertoğlu

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. İbrahim Akar

    Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Mehmet Nur Tuğluk

    Yıldız Teknik University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Muhammed Ubeydullah Öztabak

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Mustafa Otrar

    Ministry of National Education, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Müge Uluman Mert

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Nurcan Şener

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Oktay Taymaz Sarı

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Reka Zsambok Kissne

    Unıversity of Sopron, Hungary

  • Doç. Dr. Serhat Armağan Köseoğlu

    Ministry of National Education, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Yakup Ayaydın

    Ministry of National Education, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahsen Ela Kızılkaya

    Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Alaattin Pusmaz

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Çiğdem Uysal

    Artvin Çoruh University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Duygu Şallı

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hasan Kızılkaya

    Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hayriye Ulaş Taraf

    Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hüseyin Koç

    Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kamile Gamze Alçekiç Yaman

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Akın Bulut

    İbn Haldun University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Baki Karahan

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Meryem Sümeyye Üstün Yavuz

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Murat Balcı

    İstanbul Aydın University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Onur Özdemir

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Şule Yanık

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yunus Yılmaz

    Anadolu University, Turkey

  • Dr. Elife Tuğrul Kalaç

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Dr. Iva Boneva

    Trakia University, Bulgaria

  • Dr. Joao Canossa Dias

    Üniversidade de Aveiro, Portugal

  • Dr. Meral Topal

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Dr. Selim Öztürk

    Ministry of National Education, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Gülçin Güven

    Chair, Marmara University, Turkey

  • Prof. Dr. Nilgün Canel

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Fatma Özge Ünsal Aksebzeci

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Doç. Dr. Nurcan Şener

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Dr. Levent ERGİN

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Dr. Nurhilal AKMAN

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Dr. Selim Öztürk

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Öğr. Gör. Kadriye Efe Azkeskin

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Öğr. Gör. Serkan Azap

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Arş. Gör. Cennet Tuba Arslantürk Egin

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Arş. Gör. Gül Çetin

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Arş. Gör. Hilal Karaoğlan

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Arş. Gör. Necdet Tuna Şahsuvaroğlu

    Marmara University, Turkey

  • Arş. Gör. Tunahan Karaarslan

    İstanbul Esenyurt University, Turkey

  • Arş. Gör. Zeynep Başkan İşler

    İstanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

  • Cemal Kırık

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Erdem Aktuğ

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Ertuğ Kıyasoğlu

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Ertuğrul Bozkurt

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • İdris Koç

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Osman Tugay Şahin

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Şeyda Uzun Kahraman

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Şeyda Yılmaz

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

  • Yasemin Yadigar

    Maltepe District Education Directorate, Turkey

Subjects

Inclusive education policies and best practices

Education of students with special needs

Inclusivity in multicultural and multilingual educational environments

Access to education for immigrant and disadvantaged students

Differentiated instruction and differentiation practices

The impact of educational technologies and digital tools on inclusivity

Digital inequality and access to learning opportunities

Teacher competencies for inclusive teaching

Change and transformation in teacher training programs

National and international research examples

Evaluation of inclusive education practices

Indicators and assessment of inclusivity in education

Stakeholder collaboration in inclusive education

Important Dates

  • 26.03.2026

    Abstract Submission Deadline

  • 30.03.2026

    Acceptance Letters Sent

  • 05.04.2026

    Registration and Payment Deadline

  • 07.04.2026

    Conference Program Announcement

  • 17.04.2026

    Beginning of the Congress

  • 23.05.2026

    Full Paper Submission Deadline

  • 30.09.2026

    Congress Book Publication

Program

  • 08:30 - 09:30

    CONGRESS REGİSTRATİON

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  • Prof.Dr. Mehmet Emin OKUR, Prof.Dr. Yusuf ALPAYDIN, Hale BAĞCE ÖZBAŞ & Doç.Dr. Elif SARICAN

    09:00 - 10:00

    OPENING SPEECHES

    - Prof.Dr. Mehmet Emin OKUR, Prof.Dr. Yusuf ALPAYDIN, Hale BAĞCE ÖZBAŞ & Doç.Dr. Elif SARICAN

  • Prof. Dr. Yavuz Samur

    10:00 - 11:00

    DIGITAL STAGE

    - Prof. Dr. Yavuz Samur

  • 11:00 - 11:30

    REFRESHMENT BREAK

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  • Alperen AŞANBUĞA,  Seyhan ŞENTÜRK & Duygu KAYAMAN

    11:30 - 12:30

    BEST PRACTICES IN INCLUSIVITY

    - Alperen AŞANBUĞA, Seyhan ŞENTÜRK & Duygu KAYAMAN

  • 12:30 - 14:00

    LUNCH

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  • Prof.Dr.Özcan KARAASLAN, João Canossa DİAS, Prof.Dr.Iva BONEVA Valentina MARİ & Luisa ACCARDO

    14:00 - 15:00

    WEBİNAR

    - Prof.Dr.Özcan KARAASLAN, João Canossa DİAS, Prof.Dr.Iva BONEVA Valentina MARİ & Luisa ACCARDO

  • 15:00 - 15:30

    REFRESHMENT BREAK

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  • Prof. Dr. Aydan Aydın, Doç. Dr. Ayça Konik,     Doç. Dr. Mustafa Otrar

    15:30 - 16:30

    PANEL 1: CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

    - Prof. Dr. Aydan Aydın, Doç. Dr. Ayça Konik, Doç. Dr. Mustafa Otrar

  • 16:30 - 18:00

    PAPER SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS

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  • 08:30 - 09:30

    CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

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  • Prof. Dr. Nesrin Özdener, Prof. Dr. Süleyman Sadi Seferoğlu, Doç. Dr. Mehmet Nur Tuğluk

    09:00 - 10:00

    PANEL 2: TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION

    - Prof. Dr. Nesrin Özdener, Prof. Dr. Süleyman Sadi Seferoğlu, Doç. Dr. Mehmet Nur Tuğluk

  • 09:00 - 11:00

    PAPER SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS

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  • 11:00 - 11:15

    REFRESHMENT BREAK

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  • Hale YILDIZ & Ilgın AYDINOĞLU

    11:15 - 12:00

    EVERYTHING ACCESSIBLE

    - Hale YILDIZ & Ilgın AYDINOĞLU

  • 12:15 - 13:00

    LUNCH

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  • Prof. Dr. Erdinç ÖZTÜRK, Doç. Dr. Armağan KÖSEOĞLU, Dr. Selim ÖZTÜRK

    13:00 - 14:00

    PANEL 3: CHILDREN AT RISK OF CRIME

    - Prof. Dr. Erdinç ÖZTÜRK, Doç. Dr. Armağan KÖSEOĞLU, Dr. Selim ÖZTÜRK

  • 14:00 - 15:00

    PAPER SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS

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  • 15:00 - 15:30

    REFRESHMENT BREAK

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  • Prof. Dr. A. Nilgün CANEL, Prof. Dr. Müge YÜKSEL & Prof. Dr. Durmuş ÜMMET

    15:30 - 16:30

    PANEL 4: INCLUSIVE MENTAL HEALTH

    - Prof. Dr. A. Nilgün CANEL, Prof. Dr. Müge YÜKSEL & Prof. Dr. Durmuş ÜMMET

  • Doç. Dr. Ali ÖZDEMİR & Doç. Dr. Gülçin GÜVEN

    16:30 - 17:00

    EVALUATION, THANK YOU, AND CLOSING

    - Doç. Dr. Ali ÖZDEMİR & Doç. Dr. Gülçin GÜVEN

PAPER SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS PROGRAM

The programs of the presentations to be delivered within the scope of the International Congress on Inclusive Education are available via the links below.

Click here to access the presentations to be held face-to-face.

Click here to access the presentations to be held online.

Click here to access the workshops program.

Participants are kindly advised to review the relevant link according to the type of presentation.

For your information.

PRESENTATION TEMPLATE

Dear Participants,

A presentation template has been prepared for participants who will be presenting within the scope of our congress. In order to ensure that your presentations are prepared in the specified format and structure, you are kindly requested to use the provided template.

You can access the presentation template via the link below:

Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15okiz6Bd5iG489o5tgEDqV7aw-K4d053/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=105973727539655667933&rtpof=true&sd=true

We present this for your information and wish you success in your work.

Book Chapter Publication Process

Papers submitted to our congress will undergo a scientific evaluation through a double-blind peer review process conducted by expert reviewers in the relevant field.

Papers that successfully complete the peer review process will, after the necessary revisions are made, have the opportunity—upon the authors’ request—to be considered as book chapters in an edited volume to be published by an international publishing house.

The chapters to be included in the book will be selected in accordance with scientific criteria based on the evaluations of the editorial board and peer reviewers, and the book will be prepared in line with international academic publishing standards.

Authors whose papers are selected to be converted into book chapters will be requested to expand their papers and prepare them in full-text book chapter format.

Detailed information regarding the publication process will be shared with the authors after the congress.

Registration and Payment

Participation Fees (International Participants)

Participation Type Participant Category Fee (Per Person)
In-Person – Participation All participants 100 EUR
Online – Participation All participants 70 EUR

 

Note:
The in-person participation fee includes a congress bag, two lunches, refreshments and beverages throughout the congress, one paper presentation, a certificate of participation, and the opportunity to publish the full paper in the ISBN-registered conference proceedings book. In the case of participation with a second paper, the fee will be increased by 25%.

Online participation includes one paper presentation, a certificate of participation, and the opportunity to publish the full paper in the ISBN-registered conference proceedings book. In the case of participation with a second paper, the fee will be increased by 25%.

“Payments will be made between March 31 and April 5, after the announcement of paper acceptances.”

 
 
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