ABSTRACT Aim: The study was planned to determine the effect of the type of anesthesia to be applied on elective surgery patients on preoperative anxiety levels. Material and Methods: It was performed with 68 patients who were operated in the surgical wards of Istanbul XXXX Hospital between 20 August-20 October 2020. Face-to-face interviews were used for data collection. The data were collected using a data recording form and anxiety level STAI (State Trait Anxiety Inventory) I and II scales.