Objective: This study was conducted for the purpose of determining to the relationship between nursing students' privacy awareness and empathy levels. Material and Methods: The study was carried out as a descriptive and correlational study with nursing students studying at Pamukkale University, Faculty of Health Sciences between 3 February and 13 March 2020. The data of the study were collected to 649 students by using Personal Information Form, Privacy Consciousness Scale and Basic Empathy Scale. Results: It was determined that age average of the nursing students who were included in the study was 20.49±1.44 years and (81.0%) of them were female. In the study, it was found that the nursing students'total Privacy Consciousness Scale score average was 3.43±0.40, the nursing students' Privacy Consciousness for the Self score average 4.45±0.72, Privacy Consciousness for Others score average 3.09±0.50 and Behaviors to Maintain the Privacy of Others 2.52±0.62. The total score of the nursing students' Basic Empathy Scale was determined as 60.22±6.59, its subscales were Emotional Empathy 30.64±4.94, and Cognitive Empathy score 29.58±3.13. It was determined Privacy Consciousness for Others score average was higher in third grade students (p<0.05). It was determined that Privacy Consciousness for the Self subscale score average, Emotional Empathy subscale score average and Basic Empathy Scale scores were higher and Behaviors to Maintain the Privacy of Others subscale score subscale average was lower in students who find their ethics education sufficient (p<0.05). A significant correlation was found between nursing students' Privacy Awareness Scale and Basic Empathy Scale scores (p<0.01). Conclusion: The total score average of the nursing Students' Privacy Consciousness Scale was found to be intermediate level, Privacy Consciousness for the Self subscale score level was high, Privacy Consciousness for Others subscale score average, and the Behaviors to Maintain the Privacy of Others subscale score was low.