Sütçüler Prof. Dr. Hasan Gürbüz Vocational School held an information seminar for students and staff on online betting, gambling and cyber fraud.
The seminar was part of the Council of Higher Education’s (YÖK) work on “Combating Online Betting, Games of Chance and Gambling.” It was organised jointly by our University’s Addiction Prevention Coordination Office and the Cybercrime Division of the Isparta Provincial Police Department. The seminar began at 11:00 on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, in the Abdullah Tayyip Olçok Conference Hall.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Güvenç Negiz, Director of the Vocational School, gave the opening speech. Serdar Düden of the Isparta Police Department’s Cybercrime Division then gave his presentation. He first explained which behaviours count as cyberbullying. He then used examples to describe fraud methods that have become common recently.
The presentation covered bank account renting, social engineering, phishing and SMS fraud. It also covered fraud using promises of scholarships or extra income, fake call centres, and schemes that offer gifts, prizes or financial support. Fraud through fake accounts, deposit fraud and investment fraud were also among the topics. Düden explained how participants can recognise these methods and protect themselves.
The seminar ended with great interest from the participants.