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In this study, the relationship of university students’ alcohol abuse with depression levels has been experimentally tested. The study group consists of 160 university students (82 girls, 78 men) studying in various state and foundation universities. The study used the “Michigan Alcoholism Scanning Test (MATT), “Beck Depression Scale” and “Personal Information Form” as a data collection tool. The data analysis has used the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 21.0 program. This study found a statistically positive middle relationship between students’ alcoholism scale scores and individuals’ scores from Beck depression scores. As the score from the scale of alcoholism increases, the score from the scale of depression increases, and there is a significant difference between the level of depression and the relationship between alcohol abuse and the level of depression of university students. In this study, it is believed that educational programs that will be organized in universities will be useful to prevent students from starting to drink and tobacco products.