The cases of dependence of Turkish Language and Literature theachers on coursebook

The general purpose of the research is to examine the commitment of Turkish Language and Literature teachers to the textbooks, which are the main material of teaching. In order to make this examination, a 5-point Likert type scale was applied to the teachers. In the research, descriptive survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used. 207 Turkish Language and Literature teachers working in the central districts of Ankara province participated in the research in the 2022-2023 academic year. The results were analyzed in the SPSS program. The commitment of Turkish Language and Literature teachers to the textbooks was determined according to the average of the results obtained from the scale. It was investigated whether there was a significant difference between the variables of gender, age, years of service, graduated faculty and educational status, and teachers' adherence to textbooks. According to the results obtained, it is observed that the teachers are dependent on the textbooks.