In cooperation with Başkent University Center for Education and Counseling Services and the Ministry of Justice, General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses, 1,150 saplings were planted on Başkent University Bağlıca Campus.
As a result of the successful completion of the training given to the personnel and convicts of the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses under the coordination of Başkent University Center for Education and Counseling Services (BEDAM) in 2018, the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses organized a tree planting event with the contributions of the convicts. 15 convicts participated in the planting of the saplings obtained from the Ministry of Forestry.
The convicts stated that they got peaceful and happy by planting the saplings. With the planting of saplings supported by BEDAM personnel and Başkent University Landscaping and Afforestation Unit, the convicts contributed to the forest area in the Başkent University Bağlıca Campus. The Director of Başkent University Center for Education and Counseling Services (BEDAM) Prof. Dr. Ali Halıcı stated that they offered clean air to Ankara with the Bağlıca Forest, which is Ankara’s oxygen reservoir. He also underlined that as Başkent University, they would always be one step ahead in greening the environment.