Aging & Social Change: Sixteenth Interdisciplinary Conference

  • Demographic Futures: Political and Social Transformations
  • 15-16 October 2026
  • Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey + Online

Themes and Special Focus

Aging & Social Change: Sixteenth Interdisciplinary Conference is a forum for discussion of challenges and opportunities for a rapidly growing segment of the population worldwide. The process of aging is a concern for individuals, families, communities, and nations. The social context of aging provides a rich background for community dialogue on this, one of the critical questions of our time. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.

Aging & Social Change: Sixteenth Interdisciplinary Conference features research addressing the following annual themes and special focus:

  • 2026 Special Focus—Demographic Futures: Political and Social Transformations
  • Theme 1: Economic and Demographic Perspectives on Aging
  • Theme 2: Public Policy and Public Perspectives on Aging
  • Theme 3: Medical Perspectives on Aging, Health, Wellness
  • Theme 4: Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging

Plenary Speakers

Aging & Social Change: Sixteenth Interdisciplinary Conference will feature plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Gloria Gutman

Gloria Gutman

Professor and Director Emerita, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Conference Chair

Prof. Dr. İsmail Tufan

Prof. Dr. İsmail Tufan

Founding Chair of Gerontology Departments, Akdeniz University & Muş Alparslan University,President of National Social and Applied Gerontology Association, Turkey

Conference Co-Chairs

Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Korkmaz Yaylagül

Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Korkmaz Yaylagül

Head of Gerontology Department, Akdeniz University, Turkey

Dr. Mehmet Efe

Dr. Mehmet Efe

Head of Gerontology Department, Muş Alparslan University, Turkey

Research Network Chair

Andreas Motel-Klingebiel

Andreas Motel-Klingebiel

Professor, Ageing and Later Life, Department for Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

Local Host Committee

Conference Partners

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