Journals / Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar / 2025 / Cilt: 17 Sayı: Supplement 1

Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams

Yıllar Sonra Geri Çağrılmak: Askerlik Rüyaları Üzerine Bir Gözlem

Mustafa Danışman(Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center, Ankara Training and Research Hospital)0000-0002-7403-8840
Pages
491–493
Publication Date
2025-12-16
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Future qualitative and quantitative research examining the frequency, narrative structures, accompanying emotions during dreaming and upon awakening, and connections with individuals’ psychosocial histories could greatly enhance our understanding of the psychological origins of these dreams.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Many individuals in Türkiye who completed their compulsory military service years ago report experiencing intense, vivid, and anxiety-provoking dreams in which they are suddenly summoned back to the military.
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Key Findings & Data:From a cultural perspective, this phenomenon does not appear unique to Türkiye.
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Conclusion & Impact:Future qualitative and quantitative research examining the frequency, narrative structures, accompanying emotions during dreaming and upon awakening, and connections with individuals’ psychosocial histories could greatly enhance our understanding of the psychological origins of these dreams.
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⚙️Variables:askerlik · rüyalar · yeniden çağrılma

Abstract

Many individuals in Türkiye who completed their compulsory military service years ago report experiencing intense, vivid, and anxiety-provoking dreams in which they are suddenly summoned back to the military. From a cultural perspective, this phenomenon does not appear unique to Türkiye. Similar narratives of such dreams are frequently encountered in various English-speaking online forums . Future qualitative and quantitative research examining the frequency, narrative structures, accompanying emotions during dreaming and upon awakening, and connections with individuals’ psychosocial histories could greatly enhance our understanding of the psychological origins of these dreams.

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Türkiye’de zorunlu askerlik görevini yıllar önce tamamlamış birçok birey, aradan uzun zaman geçmesine rağmen “tekrar askere alındıklarına” dair yoğun, canlı ve kaygı dolu rüyalar gördüklerini ifade etmektedir. Öte yandan kültürel açıdan bakıldığında bu durumun yalnızca ülkemize özgü olmadığı anlaşılmaktadır. İngilizce konuşulan çeşitli çevrimiçi forumlarda da benzer rüya anlatımlarına sıkça rastlanmaktadır. Yeniden askere alınma rüyalarının görülme sıklığı, içeriksel yapıları, düş sırasında ve uyanıldığında eşlik eden duygular ve bireylerin psikososyal öyküleriyle zamansal ilişkisini inceleyen nitel ve nicel çalışmalar; bu rüyaların psikolojik kökenlerinin daha iyi anlaşılmasına katkı sağlayabilir.

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Danışman, M., *, M. D. (2025). Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, Cilt: 17 Sayı: Supplement 1, 491–493. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1706576

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