Abstract：
This study examines the profound impact of political violence and repression on the mental and physical health of Academics for Peace (AfP) in Turkey. The research combines quantitative and qualitative data to explore the interplay between violence, stigmatization, and health outcomes among the affected academics. This study particularly focuses on the aftermath of the State of Emergency in Turkey in 2016, which led to the dismissal of thousands of academics. We employ the World Health Organization\'s definition of violence to understand the broad nature of violent acts, encompassing power dynamics and systemic repression. The findings highlight the extensive physical and mental health consequences faced by AfP due to political violence. The prevalence of diagnosed mental illness among respondents is notably high, indicating that exposure to trauma, threats, and repression leads to severe mental distress. Anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and musculoskeletal diseases are among the common health issues reported. The research underscores how political violence disrupts psychosocial pillars including safety and security, bonds and networks, justice, roles and identities, and existential meaning, and explores how these disruptions contribute to communal mental health deterioration. It also identifies the impact on well-being of economic losses, uncertainties, and isolation from social and academic networks.
摘要：
这项研究考察了政治暴力和镇压对土耳其和平学者（AfP）身心健康的深远影响。该研究结合了定量和定性数据，以探索暴力之间的相互作用，污名化，以及受影响学者的健康结果。这项研究特别关注2016年土耳其紧急状态的后果，这导致数千名学者被解雇。我们采用世界卫生组织对暴力的定义来理解暴力行为的广泛性质，包括权力动态和系统压抑。调查结果强调了AfP由于政治暴力而面临的广泛的身心健康后果。受访者中被诊断为精神疾病的患病率非常高，表明暴露于创伤，威胁,压抑会导致严重的精神困扰。焦虑,抑郁症,创伤后应激障碍,肌肉骨骼疾病是常见的健康问题之一。该研究强调了政治暴力如何破坏包括安全和保障在内的社会心理支柱，债券和网络，正义,角色和身份，和存在的意义，并探讨了这些干扰如何导致社区心理健康恶化。它还确定了经济损失对福祉的影响，不确定性，与社交和学术网络隔离。
