This study analyzes the historical trajectory of workplace violence against physicians in the Turkish healthcare system, using mixed-methods content analysis of newspaper archives from 1998 to 2023. The analysis covers 286 incidents from 16,440 pages, exploring violence frequency, settings, victim and perpetrator characteristics, and underlying social and systemic factors. The findings emphasize critical management implications, including safety and security inadequacies, the impact of healthcare policy shortcomings, gender disparities in violence experiences, and interpersonal dynamics within healthcare organizations. Also, the paper provides empirical and theoretical insights, challenging existing paradigms of workplace safety management and proposing targeted interventions, including leadership-driven cultural shifts, institutional policy reforms, enhanced communication training, and integrated security strategies to ensure safe and effective healthcare delivery.
Workplace violence health management organizational behavior healthcare policy physician safety Turkish healthcare
Research ethics approval for this study was granted by the Research Ethics Committee at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University on 25.08.2022 (No 15/25).
TÜBİTAK 1002 - Hızlı Destek Programı (122S749)
122S749
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Policy and Administration (Other) |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Project Number | 122S749 |
| Submission Date | July 26, 2025 |
| Acceptance Date | August 14, 2025 |
| Publication Date | October 31, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 11 Issue: 22 |