On 22.02.2024 between 14.00 and 16.00, 1st-year students of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture participated in the event; Istanbul Gelisim University Anti-Addiction Coordinator Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr. Nurten ELKİN gave a speech; she stated that sleep, which is a basic need of humans, is necessary for good health, happiness, quality of life, and efficiency in daily life; that the duration and quality of sleep, which is a physiological state that occurs in a cycle with wakefulness, is equally important in terms of quality of life, and that sleep patterns also affect daytime activities. She stated that lifestyle changes and environmental factors are increasingly causing sleep problems such as poor sleep quality and that poor sleep quality is associated with depression, confusion, fatigue, and low life satisfaction. He stated that the prevalence of sleep disorders varies according to age groups and societies and that university students are an important segment of society affected by sleep problems. She emphasized that one of the lifestyle habits that young people often change after starting university is their sleep patterns, and as a result, the majority of university students sleep irregularly due to their social and academic lives. He also stated that in studies conducted on sleep among university students in our country, poor sleep quality is seen as a common problem among university students.

In her speech, ELKİN said; "By defining poor sleep quality and talking about the physical and psychological reasons that disrupt sleep quality; By talking about literature studies on sleep disorders and poor sleep quality; By evaluating the relationship between age, gender, socioeconomic status, smoking and alcohol habits, excess caffeine consumption and sleep quality, she talked about the relationship between smartphone use and smartphone addiction and poor sleep quality, which makes our lives easier and sometimes enjoyable in many areas with intense technology use..  She stated that in studies conducted on sleep in adolescents and university students, there were some significant associations that poor sleep quality was more common in those with smartphone addiction or smartphone overuse. Although the cause-and-effect relationships between the characteristics of cell phone use and smartphone addiction and sleep quality are not completely clear, those with smartphone addiction are forced to stay awake and experience sleep interruptions due to the stimulating effect of excessive use of smartphones, and have difficulty sleeping and experience sleep interruptions due to exposure to excessive stimuli just before and during sleep due to smartphone use, It can be considered that smartphone addiction may be a risk factor for poor sleep quality due to situations such as decreased melatonin hormone release due to exposure to smartphone screen light, delayed circadian rhythm, internet and social media use on the smartphone causing people to sleep less than the required daily sleep time, and sleep interruptions due to curiosity caused by social media use via smartphone."

The event ended by answering the questions of the students.