Registrations Are Now Open for the 3rd Interdisciplinary Dream Symposium!
📅 Symposium Dates: December 6–7, 2025 | 10:00 – 17:00 (Istanbul)
📍 Location: Zoom | Online
The Interdisciplinary Dream Symposium, which brings together the scientific, artistic, and cultural dimensions of dreams, is being held for the third time!
Once again this year, we invite physicians, therapists, academics, artists, and independent researchers who think, explore, write, and create around the phenomenon of dreams to join us at this unique symposium—where we will explore dreams through the perspectives of Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, Art, and Technology.
Symposium Topics and Speakers
December 6, Saturday (Istanbul Time)
10.00 – “The Science and Art of Lucid Dreaming”
Melinda Powell | Co-Founder of the Dream Research Institute (UK) – Instructor – Author
11.00 – “Questioning and Transforming Dream, Vision, and Unconscious Imagery in Art”
Sedat Gökçe | Artist – Lecturer
12.00 – “Perinatal Psychology and Dreams”
Noa H. Duru | Instructor – Researcher
13.00 – “The Relationship Between Waking Life and Dreaming: Empirical Findings”
Prof. Dr. Michael Schredl | Professor – Researcher – Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University
14.30 – “A Way To Work With Everyday Dreams”
Dr. Art Funkhouser | C.G. Jung Institute Zürich
15.30 – “Virtual Reality and Dreams”
Markus Berger | Lecturer
16.30 – “Sleep and Dreams: Getting Lost in the Labyrinths of the Mind”
Prof. Dr. Cengiz Çakmak | Head of the Department of Philosophy
December 7, Sunday
09.00 – “Dream Interpretation: Ancient Practices and Modern Technologies”
Kelly Bulkeley | Editor of APA Dreaming Journal – Dream Researcher – Author
10.00 – “The Sociology of Dreams”
Emek Ilgaz | Sociologist
10.30 – “Typical and Recurrent Dream Themes of Anatolia”
Ali Rıza Duru | Psychological Counselor – Instructor
11.30 – “Semiotic Analysis of Dreams: Image, Symbol, and Meaning Production”
Prof. Dr. Songül Aslan | Professor
12.10 – “I Can’t Sleep! But Why?”
Dr. Ceren Korulsan | Psychoanalyst – Psychiatrist
13.10 – “Group Psyche and Dreams”
Dr. Cemal Dindar | Psychiatrist – Author – Founding Member of the Association for Psychotherapy for the People
14.10 – “Dream Studies in Lacanian Psychoanalysis”
Dr. Özgür Öğütcen | Psychiatrist – Author
15.10 – “Dream Texts in Classical Turkish Literature”
Prof. Dr. Erdem Sarıkaya | Professor
Attention: The primary language of the symposium is Turkish. The talks of the four international speakers will be translated into Turkish. However, the 11 Turkish speakers will not be translated into English. Therefore, you can only attend the symposium for the four international speakers or register to attend the entire symposium in Turkish.
Symposium Participation Fees
General Admission: 40 Euro
Student Admission: 20 Euro (For students under 25 years old)
Those who wish to register from international countries can participate in the symposium by paying via Wise account.
📅 Symposium Dates: December 6–7, 2025 | Time: 10:00 – 17:30
🗓️ Registration Deadline: December 4, 2025
📜 A Certificate of Participation will be provided to all participants.
👥 Open to Everyone.
Symposium Organizing Committee
Ali Rıza Duru | Noa H. Duru
For register please contact: institutofdreams@gmail.com