Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.8 Issue.2

PREFACE / ÖNSÖZ

Mehmet Çakıcı

Dear Readers,

We, the Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology, are delighted to publish our June 2026 issue. Wars and economic problems worldwide have made life even more difficult for humanity. This power struggle naturally affects humanity’s journey towards a civilized world. Instead of a more peaceful world, we are evolving towards a more problematic one. In this world oriented towards violence, deaths are increasing, and suffering is growing. Of course, although humanity has made progress from the past to the present, future generations will look back on us as more backward. Even if we consider the world before us to be more primitive than ours, those after us will claim that we are more primitive than they are. However, humanity’s progress will not stop. Science and knowledge will continue to develop. Technological development will also continue amidst this chaos. Despite all the challenges and complexities, the field of mental health must continue to evolve. We must continue to develop mental health science and practice to better benefit humanity, because this field is indispensable for human health. Our journal will continue to contribute to scientific advancements in mental health. Our journal has the highest impact factor in Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry in Cyprus. According to the latest values published by Web of Science, the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.5 and the 15.8 percentile indicate that the journal has reached the highest value. In Scimago, with a value of 0.215, it ranks first among Turkish journals in Clinical Psychology and second in the Middle East. We are also proud that our journal is listed in SCOPUS and Web of Science’s ESCI databases. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the publication of the June 2026 issue of the Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology.

¹Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Department of Psychology, Güzelyurt, TRN Cyprus

Address of correspondence/Yazışma adresi: Mehmet Çakıcı, Cyprus Health And Social Sciences University 99750, CHSSU, Kutlu Adali Blv, Morphou, TRN Cyprus, E-mail: editö[email protected]

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