The concept of terrorism can generally be defined as the resounding actions taken against the security forces or civilians in order to achieve a political goal by creating an atmosphere of fear and panic by means of force, violence and threats, by gathering more than one person within the framework of an organization. Towards the end of the 1970s, the phenomenon of terrorism, which the Republic of Turkey faced and fought for many years, affected many areas, especially economic, social, geographical, human and political life. Terrorism and terrorist acts have unfortunately left an impact in many areas and geographical regions. In the Eastern Anatolia Region, where terrorist acts have been intense in the past, the reality of terrorism felt in all areas has also spread to the working life of public officials and especially academics working in this region.

The aim of this study is to measure the terror anxiety of academics working in the Eastern Anatolia Region through the examples of Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, which is one of the most rooted universities historically established in the Eastern Anatolia Region, and the newly established Bitlis Eren University. In this context, a face-to-face survey was conducted using the survey technique method to measure the terror anxiety of the academics working at the universities mentioned. The survey results were analyzed using the SPSS 22 package program. As a result of the analysis, the academicians working in the Eastern Anatolia Region; Questions such as whether they have terror concerns, their reasons for terror concerns, whether they would prefer to work in another region if they had the opportunity, were sought.