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Background and objectives: Although suicide is the act of an individual, it is an important public health problem that affects the individual's environment and also society. Approximately 800,000 people die by suicide each year. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the socio-demographic characteristics of fatal suicides in Turkey between 2015 and 2019. Materials and methods: This observational-analytical study was conducted by examining retrospec-tive records in the period 2015–2019. The study was conducted by secondary analysis based on data from the Turkish Statistical Institute. Results: During the study period, the suicide rate (per 100,000) varied in the range 3.94–4.15 and the mean (standard deviation, SD) was 4.07 (0.09). The mean (SD) suicide rate was 6.14 (0.13) in males and 1.99 (0.18) in females; it was higher in males (z = 2.611; p = 0.008). Considering age groups, there was no difference between sex in terms of suicide rate among those aged <19 years (z = 1.617; p = 0.446), whereas the suicide rate was higher in males and in those aged ≥20 years (p < 0.05 for each). During the study period, the most common suicide mean in both men and women was "by hanging". The incidence of suicide using chemical substances and by jumping from a height was higher in women than in men, whereas the rate of suicide using firearms was high in men (p = 0.000). When the female/male suicide rate was compared according to marital status, the suicide rate was observed to be higher in men regardless of marital status, and this difference was more striking in men who were divorced or whose spouse had died. Conclusion: Between 2015 and 2019, the suicide rate was higher especially in older men and in those who had lost a spouse. Therefore, socio-demographic characteristics should be considered in planning interventions to prevent suicides and guiding rehabilitation programs following a suicide attempt.

Introduction, Objective; In literature, there are studies reporting that SC affects many systems such as cardiac, respiratory, urogenital, digestive system and cause death even in the first use. In this study, it is aimed to determine frequency of death resulting from use of SC and also the rate of forensic deaths in Eskisehir province. Method: In this study, cases in which cause of death is related to the use of SCand which are included in forensic deaths that occurred between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2016, are going to be included in this study.The rate of cases in which deaths result from SCto the rate of all forensic deaths is going to be detected. Also, demographic data of the cases such as age, gender, educational status, marital status, working statusand residence are going to be examined. Findings: Within 6 years-period the study includes, it was determined that 33 people died because of SC. In 2011, the first year that the study includes, the rate of deaths resulting from SC to forensic deaths was 0,3%, and this rate reached up to 3,1% in 2016. It was noted that SC named AM-2201 and JWH-018 (totally n=22, 66,7%) were mostly related to the death. Discussion: In our study, it was observed that the deaths associated with SC increased until 2016. It is known that the use of other synthetic drugs or stimulants has increased in the last 2 years instead of SC. Hence, need for examination, equipment and experience required for identifying and reporting these synthetic substances will increase day by day.

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