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ABSTRACT Background, Aim: Social media is today’s most common way for communication and also to obtain information. Young people use social media platforms intensively. Social networking sites can be used in a way more easy and cheap and provides an opportunity for students to be adaptable to the educational process. The aim of this study was to obtain the frequency of social networks usage for educational purposes of Gazi University Medical Faculty students. Methods: 180 students participated in the study volenteerly. A questionnaire was used to collect data. A total of 7 questions included on the form. For data analysis SPSS was used. Chi-square test was used for statistical analyses. Results: Of respondents %52,2% male %47.8% are women. Question, “Do you use social media for educational purposes?” 93.9% (169 students) of the students answered yes while 6.1% (11 students) answered no. Medical information and for what purpose you’re using social media examined according to gender and class. The most marked answer was to learn about medical terms and diseases. There was statistically significance between classes according to the learning source of pharmacological properties of the drugs, to make medical calculations, and accessing learning sources of Medical Specialty Exam (MSE) (p<0.001). Conclusion: As a result, the participant students use so

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