ArticleFrontiers in public health2026
Media-based surveillance of suicide in Türkiye: a mixed-methods analysis of epidemiological patterns, homicide-suicide events, and contextual factors.
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Background: Suicide remains a major public health concern worldwide, yet official mortality statistics often provide limited information regarding the contextual circumstances surrounding suicide events. Media reports provide insights into demographic characteristics, suicide methods, homicide-suicide incidents, and the social contexts associated with these events. This study aimed to examine suicide cases reported in Turkish media using a mixed-methods approach with epidemiological surveillance and qualitative document analysis. Methods: A convergent mixed-methods design was employed. Suicide-related news reports published in Turkish media between January and December 2025 were prospectively monitored and screened. After removing duplicate reports, 688 suicide cases were included in the quantitative analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were conducted to examine demographic characteristics, suicide methods, geographic distribution, and homicide-suicide patterns. Qualitative document analysis was performed on contextual narratives from 179 suicide cases. Quantitative and qualitative findings were integrated during interpretation. Results: Among the 688 media-reported suicide cases, 76.7% were male, 15.7% were female, and sex was not reported for the remaining 7.6%. Firearms (43.2%) and hanging (30.4%) were the most frequently reported suicide methods. Homicide-suicide was identified in 16.1% of cases and was significantly more common among males than females (20.3% vs. 2.8%, unadjusted OR = 8.90, 95% CI: 2.77-28.58, Conclusion: Media-reported suicide cases in Türkiye demonstrated distinct epidemiological and contextual patterns that should be interpreted within the context of media reporting rather than as representative of all suicide deaths in the country. Combining epidemiological surveillance with qualitative analysis provides complementary contextual information that may inform suicide prevention policies, responsible media reporting practices, and future research integrating official mortality data.
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