Hatice Şebnem Çetken-Aktaş, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Preschoolers’ Experiences and Discourses During Guided Play" which she conducted under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Serap Sevimli Çelik, and was found to be successful on December 13, 2024. We would like to thank her advisor, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serap Sevimli Çelik, and committee members Prof. Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasibe Özlen Demircan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selda Aras and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Karın for their valuable contributions. We wish her all the success in the future.