Turkish Psychological Association

The TPD follows several main objectives:

• Providing help to psychologists and psychology organizations to reach contemporary level
• Protecting the professional rights of Psychologists and solving their problems in Turkey
• Facilitating union, unity and cooperation between psychologists in Turkey
• Facilitating the contribution of psychology science to the public benefit
• Identifying the ethical standards for the profession and maintaining these standards in the highest level^[1]

Its code of ethics was adopted in 2004.^[2] It was created by Yesim Korkut (PhD), Serra Muderrisoglu (PhD) and Melis Tanik (PsyD) in Istanbul.^[3]

In June 2014, the TPD launched a special unit to protect LGBT citizens from homophobia, transphobia and other forms of discrimination in society that LGBT individuals face. This unit is called the LGBTI Force.^[4] The unit hosts fundraisers, projects and meetings to spread awareness of discrimination and promote a stance against conversion of LGBT citizens. Its first meeting was 29 June 2014.^[4]

Following the suicide of Turkish transgender sex worker Eylül Cansın on 5 January 2015, the LGBTI Force released a concerned announcement of how one widely broadcast suicide often leads to more suicides, especially among adolescents and young adults. At their young age, depression and suicidal thoughts and/or actions are often considered "contagious", in a way. It encouraged the media to avoid detailed descriptions of Eylül's suicide so as to prevent the cultivation of ideas in any of the viewers' minds.^[5]