Within the scope of the Financial Investment Instruments course conducted by the Accounting and Taxation Department of Bandırma Vocational School, a debate event titled "Gold vs. Foreign Currency" was held with the active participation of students under the coordination of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevzat ÇALIŞ.

The event was attended by the Director of the Vocational School, Prof. Dr. Selçuk BAŞ, the Deputy Director, Lecturer Burcu CAMGÖZ, and the Secretary of the Vocational School, Halil FERİK, as guests.

During the event, students discussed gold and foreign currency investments, which hold an important place among financial investment instruments, from different perspectives. The group defending gold investment evaluated gold based on its safe-haven nature, long-term value preservation, resilience to inflation, and investor behavior during crisis periods. The group defending foreign currency investment focused on the liquidity advantage of foreign currency, its role in international trade, the potential return arising from exchange rate fluctuations, and its function in portfolio diversification.

During the debate, students discussed topics such as the risk-return relationship of investment instruments, their sensitivity to economic fluctuations, investor preferences according to market conditions, and their importance for the Turkish economy. The event not only reinforced students' theoretical knowledge but also contributed to the development of their critical thinking, financial analysis, evidence-based argumentation, and public speaking skills.

In his concluding assessment, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Çalış stated that financial literacy is of great importance in today's economic conditions and that students' ability to comparatively analyze investment instruments is valuable for their professional development.

The debate concluded with students exchanging views and making general assessments. The aim of the event was to increase students' awareness of financial markets and to support the course content with practical activities.