This research, which evaluates the opinions of the Turkish teachers in Science and Art Centers on the game-based teaching method, was designed in a qualitative design. The aim of the study, in which the interview technique was used, is to determine the views of Turkish teachers working in Science and Art Centers on the educational games and to evaluate the usage of educational games in Turkish lessons and its contribution to the lesson based on their views. The participants included four female

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... and four male teachers working in different provinces of Turkey. The data were analyzed by using content analysis. Turkish teachers stated that the game-based education method, which fosters a studentcentered learning environment, is the most effective method for Turkish lessons. Turkish teachers stated that they use the educational games to reinforce the subject, to associate topics with students' daily lives, to enhance the retention of learning, and to provide effective and entertaining Turkish instruction. Turkish teachers stated that they used the educational games such as word games, card and board games, verbal intelligence games, story cards, proverb and idiom cards, story cubes, taboo game and educational games, and pantomime. The educational games are considered as necessary to develop all four language skills. Turkish teachers stated that they are competent enough to both use and create the educational games since they receive needed training, conduct researches, follow the current information, and prepare TUBITAK projects.