Objective: This study was conducted to determine the communication skills and empathy levels of healthcare professionals working in a public hospital in Ankara and to determine the relationship between them. Methods: This study, which is based on the field research method, is carried out in order to determine the communication skills and empathy levels of healthcare professionals working in a public hospital in Ankara, and to reveal the relationship between communication skills and empathy level. The data in the study, which was designed as a descriptive field study, was collected by face-to-face questionnaire technique from 385 healthcare workers in Ankara city center between February and March 2021. Results: Research findings show that the participants have moderate communication skills and empathy. Communication skills and empathy levels of healthcare professionals do not differ according to their gender. As the weekly working time increases, communication skills and empathy levels decrease. There is a positive and significant relationship between communication skill level and empathy. Conclusions: The results of the research indicate that the level of empathy is a positive determinant of communication skills, in other words, as the empathy level increases, the communication skill level increases.

Human beings who present their self in accordance with the roles assigned to them in daily life and the expectations of the people around them; thanks to social media, it started to make self-presentations in a virtual environment. Narcissism is one of main motivations of self-presentation in social networks of people who aim to be visible and to appreciate themselves. The conceptual framework of the study is based on Erving Goffman's "theory of dramaturgy" and the concept of impression management. This study using the relational screening model; it was carried out on 408 participants who are studying at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, and the participants were selected using simple random sampling technique. The responses of the participants to the questionnaire forms; Interpreted using statistical tests such as frequency analysis, Mann-Whitney U test, one-way analysis of variance, Kruskal Wallis test, correlation analysis and regression analysis. According to the research results; 98.3% of the participants use social media. The most preferred social media tools by the university students participating in the study are Whatsapp, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter, Wiki, Pinterest, Podcast and Facebook, respectively. In the study; in choosing the self presentation tactics of the participants; It has been observed that gender, how many years they have been internet users, the time they spend on social media during the day, their purpose of using social media, the social media networks they use and their level of narcissism. Narcissism levels of individuals emerges as one of the most important factors affecting self-presentation.

Kitle iletişim araçlarının teknolojik gelişmelere bağlı olarak değişim ve dönüşüme uğraması küreselleşmenin hız kazanmasını sağlamıştır. Küreselleşmenin ve dünya üzerindeki temasların artmasıyla birlikte insanlar ekonomik, ticari, siyasi, eğitim gibi çeşitli sebeplerden dolayı ülkelerinden ayrılmışlardır. Son zamanlarda artan göçler nedeniyle ülkelerin uluslararası rekabet içine girmesi, bilim, sanat, kültür etkinliklerinin daha fazla gelişmesi ve eğitimdeki kalitenin artırılmasına yönelik çalışmalar fazlalaşmıştır. Ayrıca uluslararası öğrenci değişimlerine verilen önem, farklı ülkelere öğrencilerin eğitim amacıyla gönderilmesini sağlamıştır. Dolayısıyla bu durum ülkelerin kültürlerarası etkileşimlerini artırmıştır. Bu süreç içerisinde farklı bir ortama giren yabancı öğrenciler uyum sorunlarıyla karşı karşıya kalmaktadırlar. Yeni bir topluma adapte olmaya çalışan yabancı öğrenciler ucuz, kolay ve hızlı bir şekilde iletişim sağlayan sosyal medyaya yönelmektedirler. Yeni bir topluma adapte olmaya çalışan yabancı öğrencilerin aynı zamanda çevresiyle anlayış, saygı, güven içerisinde bir ilişki sürdürmesi önem taşımaktadır. Bu durum ise kültürlerarası duyarlılığın önemini ortaya koymaktadır. Dolayısıyla bu çalışma