Objective: Dating violence is common and important; however, it is preventable public health. Many studies show that both men and women are widely affected. According to studies done in Trkiye, the ratio of being exposed to violence or abuse in a dating relationship changes up to 85.3%. Our objective was to evaluate the prevalence of dating violence and the attitudes and factors affecting it among healthcare university students. Method: A total of 908 students were included in the analyses. Univariate and multivariate analysis were carried out. Results: Of the participants, 36.6% had never heard of the concept of dating violence. The prevalence of exposure to dating violence was 33.6%, the prevalence of perpetration was 17.8% in past relationships; the rate of those who are exposed is 10.1% and the rate of those who perpetrated dating violence is 6.7% in their current relationships. Psychological dating violence was the type of dating violence that was committed and exposed the most in both current and past relationships. Women, students at the clinical education level, and students from upper social class had unfavorable attitudes toward dating violence. Those who did not witness dating violence in their close circle of friends had better attitudes toward dating violence. Witnesses of domestic violence had statistically significant favorable attitude towards psychological dating violence more than of those who did not. Only one of the 232 people stated that they applied to the official authorities when exposed to dating violence.
