Description of reading texts in textbooks of teaching Turkish to foreigners

In this study; The reading texts in the textbooks written at B2 level in the Turkish Teaching Sets for Foreigners (Yedi İklim Yabancılar İçin Türkçe, Gazi Üniversitesi TÖMER-Yabancılar İçin Türkçe, İstanbul Yabancılar İçin Türkçe, Yeni Hitit Yabancılar İçin Türkçe) and the reading texts determined by the researcher were examined comparatively according to the issues included in the analysis items. Qualitative research methods "document analysis" and "content analysis" were used in the determination, classification and analysis of the types of reading texts in the selected four books. During the research; A total of 124 reading texts were analyzed in four books selected at B2 level. Purpose of the research; The aim is to describe the types of reading texts in the books used in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners (B2 level), by revealing their differences and similarities, to determine which text types are mostly used in the books at B2 level, and to enable foreign learners who learn Turkish to reach the reading skill in accordance with the spirit of the frame text at the B2 level. As a result of the research, it was observed that the text types in the books examined at B2 level varied according to the books, however, similar text types were used.