Today, one of the current problems of Turkish language is the inadequacies in Turkish teaching. Studies carried out in this field revealed that there were inadequacies in enabling the students to gain word attack skills.

Speaking and writing are the activities which the individuals perform to explain themselves. Both of these activities are of high importance in shaping one’s life. Life of an individual who can express himself as well as his feelings, thoughts and wishes properly either through his speeches or in writing can be shaped according to his statements. It is expected that every student who has graduated from the secondary education should be able to express his feelings, thoughts and wishes in such a way that he is not misunderstood in any way. Therefore, enabling the individual to gain proper and relevant written expression skills should be one of the prominent aims of teaching native language.

The aim of this study is to define the written expression skills of prospective teachers of Turkish Language and Literature.

Data source of this study, based on screening model, consists of written answers that were given for the exam question of the course “Special Teaching Methods” by 60 prospective teachers of Turkish Language and Literature at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Faculty of Education in 2016-2017 academic year. It is impossible to discuss the possible findings since the research has not been completed yet.