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Research in mathematics education is a relatively new scientific discipline that emerged in the last century. Later, investigating mathematics learning and teaching in young children became part of this discipline. The goal of gaining in-depth knowledge of how the mathematical understanding of young children can be improved has led researchers to work in this field. There is a need for high-quality research to advance in all areas of mathematics education and contribute to the production of further information that benefits educational practice. Such high-quality research is particularly critical for early childhood mathematics education because there is plenty of evidence that the establishment of a solid foundation in mathematics in the early years of life influence later achievement. Against this background, this study aimed to analyse studies on preschool mathematics education in Turkey between 2016 and 2020. To this end, the study used descriptive content analysis and sampled 66 research articles on preschool mathematics skills and education in Turkey, which were published in national and international peer-reviewed journals between 2016 and 2020. The analysis results showed that most of the studies were conducted to identify participants’ cognitive characteristics. Although most of the studies were conducted in 2017, the studies were dispersed across each year between 2016 and 2020. The studies most frequently used quantitative methods, achievement tests, and a sample size of 31 to 100 participants.

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