This is a background overview of the researcher's mental health related data and policies in Turkey: The report covers a range of topics, including relevant news in academia, funding scenarios, the structure of the academic system, researcher career paths, the overall climate of mental health and well-being, existing support systems, workplace dynamics in academia, policies on mental health, stakeholders and their policies, all within the context of Turkey's context. Contributions : (see inside the report for details on the contribution type) Gökçe Gökalp Murat Güneş Mete Kurtoğlu Sumru Savaş Sonay Caner-Yıldırım Dilara Özel E. Mümine Barkçin Gökçe Nur Yılmaz Esra Doğru Hüzmeli Burcu Koç Aslı Telli Mayya Sundukova This work was supported by the COST Action CA19117 - Researcher Mental Health (ReMO) and was developed within the Working Group 1 "System Level" activities.