ABSTRACT 
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) trainings have started in Turkey in 2012. Since then, 641 professionals have been trained in different settings. There have been 9 Level A trainings (2 day introductory courses), 5 modular trainings (8 day advanced trainings) and various symposia and shorter trainings during national congresses. The trainings took place in many different geographical locations and they have been multidisciplinary.  Of the 641 professionals trained, 62,5% were psychiatrists, 23,4% psychologists 3,7% child and adolescent psychiatrists, 6,2% nurses, 0,7% social workers, and 0,7% midwives (2,8 % other diverse professions).  
This study presents the results of a 12-question survey administered to evaluate the IPT practice of professionals trained since 2012. All 641 professionals were traced and sent the survey. 97 responses were received.  
Gender distribution of respondents was 73,2% female and 26,8% male with a mean age of 34 (SD; 7,87). 50,5% of them were M.D. (residents or specialists), 28,9% were studying for or holding a MSc, 16,5% were studying or holding a PhD and 5,2% were undergraduates.  In the last seven years, the demand for trainings has increased progressively. 45,4% of the respondents had their training in 2019 and the proportion of the respondents having completed a modular training was 62,9%, which probably underlines the motivation of this group to participate in the survey.  
Regarding the practice of the professionals, 74,2% declared to use the IPT touch, 24,7% used a more structured IPT technique and 24,7% used IPT in combination with other therapeutic 
approaches. Respondents declared to use IPT most often in depression (52,8%) and in anxiety disorders (20,7%). 
An open ended question about the relevance of problem areas was subjected to content analysis, indicating the most relevant problem areas as being conflict (45,5%), role transitions (26,7%) and grief and loss (24,7%).  
Qualitative thematic analysis of the question for the perceived difference of IPT from other therapeutic techniques revealed the themes of politeness and shared meaning in the 
therapeutic relationship, interpersonal and emotional focus, ease of applicability and effectiveness. Question on the motivation of the professionals for IPT trainings revealed a different set of themes: the emotional focus of therapy, importance given to interpersonal relations, “appropriateness of the technique for our daily lives and our culture” and the 
apparent benefits for the patients.  
IPT trainings are ongoing and increasing numbers of mental health professionals are using IPT today in Turkey. Results of this survey on the dissemination of IPT and the effects of trainings may be thought as promising. Further studies are being planned for the promotion and the evaluation of the use of IPT in Turkey to get a more precise picture as dissemination 
progresses.