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Purpose: Orthorexia nervosa (ON) has garnered increasing attention in the literature as a relatively new eating disorder characterized by an excessive preoccupation with healthy eating, which can result in malnutrition and other health problems. While studies have established a link between body image and ON, the role of social physique anxiety (SPA) as a mediator in this relationship remains unclear. The present study aimed to address this gap by examining the mediating role of SPA in the relationship between body image and ON in women. Material and Methods: A total of 647 women aged 18 to 65 years were recruited from a Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. The causal steps approach (Baron and Kenny method) was used in the statistical evaluation of the mediation model and the realization of the steps testing the mediation model was evaluated. The hypothesized mediation model was tested with the PROCESS macro for SPSS models in Model 4 using a bootstrapping approach to assess the significance of indirect effects. Results: After controlling for the effects of age, education, marital status, employment status, body mass index (BMI), and weight perception for consistency with BMI, the results of regression analyses supported the mediating effect of SPA on the relationship between body image and ON. Conclusion: It follows from these findings that the inclusion of strategies aimed at reducing negative body image perception and SPA may contribute to improved prevention efforts aimed at reducing ON among Turkish women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a research on the typology of the violence experienced by migrants when crossing Turkey and Greece with the aid of human smugglers. It cites the results of interviews with undocumented migrants and refugees in both countries between 2011 and 2012 and describes how intimidation, coercion, fraud, physical force, and exploitation were used by smugglers on migrants. It also shows how violence resembling human trafficking is common in human smuggling activities.

Abstract: Ethnopharmacological relevance: This study aimed to document traditional uses of medicinal plants in the Marmaris district of south-west Anatolia and to compare this information with our current knowledge of plant medicine in Turkey and the Mediterranean countries. Materials and methods: We collected the information through semi-structured interviews with 98 informants (51 men and 47 women). In addition, the relative importance value of species was determined and informant consensus factor (FIC) was calculated for the medicinal plants included in the study. Results: We report the medicinal uses of 64 plant species belonging to 35 families, including the uses of nine essential oils. Most of the medicinal plants used in the Marmaris district belong to the families Lamiaceae (13 species) and Asteraceae (four species). The most commonly used plant species are Salvia fruticosa, Origanum onites, Lavandula stoechas, Mentha pulegium and Satureja thymbra. For the purposes of making essential oils, Salvia fruticosa is the plant species most commonly used. Two of the plants we report on (Liquidambar orientalis, Phlomis lycia) are endemic to Turkey and the East Agean Islands. Sideritis libanotica subsp. linearis is endemic to Turkey, Lebanon and Syria. Thymus cilicicus is endemic to Turkey, East Agean Islands, Lebanon and Syria. For six plant species (Narcissus tazetta, Lagenaria siceraria, Hypericum montbrettii, Phlomis grandiflora var. grandiflora, Polygonum bellardii, Crataegus aronia var. aronia) we report new different ethnobotanical uses not previously reported in Turkey. Conclusions: Some plants are used for medicinal purposes both in Marmaris and in other parts of Turkey and in the Mediterranean countries, either for the same or for different purposes. This paper helps to preserve valuable information that may otherwise be lost to future generations. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]