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In this paper I would like to discuss briefly psychological counselling in a developing country. My discussion will be based on two sources, the first of which is my experience as a psychologist at the Medico-Social Centre of Ankara University, where I worked for six years, from 1971 to 1977. Together with a psychiatrist and a social worker at the centre, I was responsible for the psychological counselling of university students, appealing to a student population of approximately 20 000. To this end we engaged in both individual and group counselling. The second source is the results of my PhD dissertation. Its purpose was to analyse the religious, sexual and political behaviour of Turkish university students in the light of socio-economic and demographical criteria. The data for the study was obtained by means of a questionnaire administered to 1100 university students.

Conflict and Counselling: Psychological Counselling with University Students in the Emerging Nations-Turkey