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This study was conducted to assess the concerns faced by the medical students about their professional life due to the disrupted educational activities and related psychological effects.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> This is a cross-sectional survey study, conducted with self-administered questionnaires on Bezmialem Vakif University medical students, during the pandemic. The questionnaire consists of queries about demographics, environmental factors, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scales.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> A total of 178 students participated in the study, with a female-to-male ratio of 5:2. Of the total respondents, 19.7% were experiencing severe anxiety, 17.4% moderate anxiety, and 37.1% mild anxiety, according to the GAD-7; and 13.5% of the respondents were experiencing severe depression, 21.9% moderate\u2013severe depression, and 23% mild depression according to the PHQ-9. There was no statistically significant difference between the grades in terms of GAD-7 or PHQ-9 scores. Male participants were more likely to have suicidal thoughts (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.013). According to our study, the factors with the highest influence on students were as follows: \u201cMajor changes in personal life,\u201d \u201cDisruption in educational activities,\u201d and \u201cCovid-19 related anxiety of loss of relatives and contamination or infection.\u201d On average, women voted higher points for \u201cCovid-19 related anxiety of loss of relatives and contamination.\u201d<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> We found that a significant portion of students regardless of their year in medical school were profoundly affected by the pandemic process as is shown by their anxiety and depression scores. 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