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Relying on a survey conducted in 2014 in 12 provinces in eastern Turkey, this article analyses the extent to which (a) ethnicity and religiosity shape Kurds’ electoral choices and (b) the Kurds in the East support the demand for education in Kurdish and the demand for self-rule for Kurds. The findings demonstrate that ethnicity is an important factor in shaping Kurds’ electoral choices and that the demands for education in Kurdish language and self-rule are backed not only by the vast majority of those Kurds who support the pro-Kurdish party but also by a significant number of those Kurds who support the AK Party.

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This study was carried out to determine the effect of training on the knowledge level of emergency nurses on collecting, keeping, and transferring biological evidence in forensic cases. The research was designed in a single group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental model. The sample group of this study consisted of 61 nurses working at the emergency service in a training and research hospital in one of the metropolitan cities of Turkey. While the mean score obtained from the questionnaire administrated to nurses before training (pre-test) was 57.81 ± 16.70, the mean score achieved after training (post-test) was 85.56 ± 12.34. When comparing the mean scores of nurses before and after the forensic nursing training, a statistically significant difference was found. It was concluded that the training on collecting, keeping, and transferring biological evidence had a positive effect on the knowledge level of emergency nurses. Therefore, it can be suggested that such in-service training programs should be organized so that emergency nurses can manage forensic cases properly.

Hemşirelik son sınıf öğrencilerinin adli hemşireliğe ilişkin bilgi düzeylerinin belirlenmesi Identification of the knowledge levels of the senior students in nursing department concerning forensic nursing ÖZET: AMAÇ: Bu araştırma hemşirelik son sınıf öğrencilerinin adli hemşireliğe ilişkin bilgi düzeylerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışma nitel araştırma deseninde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmaların verileri bir üniversitenin hemşirelik bölümünde son sınıfta okuyan 88 öğrenciden elde edilmiştir. Verilerin toplanmasında yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin değerlendirilmesi içerik analizi ile yapılmıştır. CONCLUSION: In the study, it has been revealed that the students have awareness and knowledge related forensic nursing although not at the desired level.