The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between media and, eating behavior and body image disturbances. 131 female students from K. Maraş Health College participated in the study. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT), Body Image Satisfaction Questionnaire (BISQ) and, a from based on the impact of media images on students' body image and thin ideal endorsement were used. As a result, the students who saw media images as realistic ideal, and compared self and close friends' bodies with media images had higher scores on EAT and lower scores on BISQ. Seeing media images as realistic ideal and comparing the bodies of oneself or friends to media image bodies were found to be related to endorsing a thin ideal. Some eating attitude and behavior disturbances, such as dieting, binge-eating, feeling guilty before and after eating were found to be related to seeing media images as realistic ideal and comparing the bodies of oneself or friends to media image bodies. Results suggest that media images allect female students' body image and eating behaviors.