Background: Stigma, a significant factor with devastating effects on mental health, can drive individuals toward suicide. Anything perceived as deviant by society becomes a source of stigma.

Objective: This study examines how stigma, rooted in the unlawful political practices of the Turkish state through Decree Laws (KHK), affects individuals' mental health and contributes to suicidal tendencies.

Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with 11 individuals who planned but did not attempt suicide, as well as with relatives of 18 individuals who died by suicide due to the KHK. The data were thoroughly analyzed using discourse analysis to understand participants' experiences.

Findings: 1. Individuals affected by the KHK experience stigma and exclusion by society. 2. These individuals are labeled as "terrorists" by state institutions, and this stigma isperpetuated in social spaces such as mosques and schools. 3. Highly educated KHK victims face significant difficulties in finding alternative employment after being dismissed from their jobs. 4. Victims with socialist-leftist ideologies receive support from their family and friends instead of being ostracized; this distinction stems from ideological differences. 5. The mental health of individuals stigmatized by the state's policies deteriorated significantly, pushing some toward suicide.

Solutions: The study recommends expediting judicial processes, implementing legal and social rehabilitation programs, developing psychosocial support systems for the mental health treatment of stigmatized individuals, and increasing societal awareness through campaigns to combat stigma and promote sensitivity.