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Abstract It is intended to gain culture, which has a crucial role for individuals to set their value judgment, through social institutions and to socialize individuals by involving in cultural system. In this process, elementary education institutions are very important education step to provide culture transfer, create cultural awareness and develop this awareness. In this context, the main aim of this study is to determine the elementary school students' ways to manifest their culture perceptions in their written expressions and pictures. Based on this aim, this study is carried out with art based inquiry which is one of qualitative research designs. The 5th grade elementary school students participated in the study and data for the study is collected through students' written expressions, culture themed pictures, and semi-structured interviews on pictures. The data collected from 22 students was analyzed through descriptive analysis technique and the findings were presented with tables indicating frequency distributions and with direct quotations from the students. As a result of the study, it was found that students explained culture with values belonged to a nation or country and they expressed that culture is a value inherited from the past. Besides, it was obtained that the participants associated cultural components particularly such as celebrations/marriage ceremonies, dinners, dance/plays and clothes, then sport/ancestor sport, traditions/customs, 'soldier farewell ceremony', bairams and shows/folk heroes with society and culture they live in. Thus, it was concluded that while explaining Turkish culture, the students described their own culture in their written expressions and pictures depending on these components. Key words: Culture perception, elementary school students, written expression, drawing

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