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Today, we live in an increasingly global and connected world dominated by mobile technologies, becoming a mobile-centric world each day. And it is not just technology that is going mobile but also people from all walks of life and the mobile devices have become an indispensable part of modern human beings. When the learning styles of learners such as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic are taken into account, educators and educational technologists, edtechucators in short, should develop more engaging methods for learners to make their learning process much easier and more enjoyable. Moreover, some innovative ideas which could allow learners to study English outside the boundaries of physical classrooms at their leisure time should be devised. One of these innovative ideas is Augmented Reality that has not been utilized much in the Turkish EFL context, though it has much potential for the language learning. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of Augmented Reality supported materials on vocabulary learning and retention in the context of Turkish EFL learners. Additionally, it also aims to find out students' opinions towards using Augmented Reality supported materials. The effectiveness of Augmented Reality supported materials on vocabulary learning and retention is analyzed through a mixed method research design, experimental research phase of which takes five weeks. A control and an experiment group have been employed, both of which include 20 and a total of 40 students who study at Erzincan University and have elementary level English language proficiency. Quantitative data have been gathered through Vocabulary Knowledge Tests and qualitative data have been gathered through semi-structured interviews and demographic information survey. Gathered data have been analyzed trough ANCOVA and Independent Samples t-tests in IBM SPSS 19 statistics software. Analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data has proved the effectiveness of the Augmented Reality supported materials on vocabulary learning and retention. Participants have expressed positive opinions and reported that Augmented Reality supported materials have been helpful in learning unknown words and particularly in revision of them. Key words: Augmented Reality, Mobile Learning, Mobile Assisted Language Learning, Attitude