"Controversial Issues in Social Studies Education in Turkey: The Contemporary Debates" consists of different research. Each chapter analyzes a controversial topic that is significant to understand the social and political dynamics of Turkish society and culture. One of the purposes of this volume is to analyze and discuss how various controversial issues are perceived by Turkish educators. It also provides insight about how to think and re-organize education both in Turkey and in a global world by taking perceptions of in-service and pre-service social studies teachers on controversial issues and how to teach about them in the Turkish context into consideration. This book may provide educators and researchers who are interested in teaching and examining such issues with a holistic view. This book contains the following chapters: (1) Intersections of Globalization, Gender, and Culture in Social Studies (Mustafa Sever, Ayse Soylu, and Ahmet Kaysili); (2) Examining Gender Issues: Social Studies Curricula, Teacher Education Programs, and Perceptions of Preservice Social Studies Teachers (Aysegül Pehlivan Yilmaz, Önder Eryilmaz, and Elvan Günel); (3) The Complexity of Teaching Values in Social Studies Teacher Education in Turkey: A Gender Perspective (Tuba Çengelci Köse); (4) Teaching Multicultural Perspectives in Social Studies: Dealing With Immigration and Migrants (Ayça Sesigur and Handan Deveci); (5) Teaching About Being a Good Citizen, Government, and Human Rights in Social Studies (Mehmet Açikalin); (6) An Examination of the Relationship Between the Ecological Values of Prospective Social Studies Teachers and Their Attitude Towards Turkey's Nuclear Energy Policing (Nevin Özdemir and Alper Kesten); and (7) Digital Divide in Social Studies Education: Academician and Teacher Perspectives (Canan Çolak, Hidir Karaduman, and Isil Kabakçi Yurdakul).