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An in-depth examination of organizational behavior variables such as job satisfaction and turnover of health workers, who have an active role in the delivery and quality of health care services, is valuable for the sustainability of health services. The aim of this study is to reveal the generalizability of the relationship between job satisfaction and intention to leave among healthcare professionals in our country, using the meta-analysis method. In the study conducted for this purpose, The relevant terms were searched in the National Thesis Center, Ulakbim Tr Index, Dergipark and Web of Science databases, and it was finally decided that 42 studies (n=14.4452) were suitable for analysis. As a result of the meta-correlational analyzes carried out with the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis program, it was concluded that the average effect size of the relationship between job satisfaction and intention to leave of health workers in Turkey is negatively and moderately related. This finding is also statistically significant. In the subgroup analyzes conducted to understand the source of the relationship between job satisfaction and intention to leave, it was found that the relationship between intention to leave and job satisfaction was higher for nurses than for other health workers and employees working in the university hospital than employees working in public, private and mixed (multiple ownership types together) hospitals. As a result of these findings, it can be suggested to health managers that in order to reduce their employees' intention to leave, he or she should make arrangements that will increase their job satisfaction.

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