Aytuğ Türk

Dr. Aytuğ Türk is a Researcher in the Department of Psychiatric Nursing at Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Faculty of Health Sciences. His work focuses on mental health interventions, particularly using virtual reality and stigma reduction in chronic conditions like bipolar disorder.

Research Trends: Recent articles examine pandemic-induced anxiety, transcultural nursing, and comfort theories in clinical communication. He investigates emergency department patients, social anxiety, and maternal mental health through mixed methodologies.

Projects & Leadership: Completed national studies on social anxiety intervention (2022-2023) and stigma in bipolar disorder (2017-2018). Currently leads a TÜBİTAK-funded pilot project on beekeeping therapy at community mental health centers (2023-2024).

Education: Master's in Nursing (2017-2018) and Ph.D. in Psychiatric Nursing (2018-2023) from Ege University. Collaborates extensively with scholars like Hatice Şahan and Ayşegül Dönmez.