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Elementary school mathematics curriculum were improved for effective mathematics teaching and periodically and developed regarding the needs and expectations in Turkish education system were examined in this research. It was aimed to explain to which extend the purposes of these programs and analyze the contents of mathematics lessons. Besides, the knowledge about teaching-learning methods and evaluation subjects are referred. The results of the study revealed that the changes on mathematics education programs before 2005 Mathematics Curriculum Program could not have gone further than focusing on the mathematics content. On the other hand, the mathematics education program carried out in 2005 was far from previous programs regarding its mathematics content. Moreover, it adopted a student-centered approach.   Key Words: Mathematics Education, Elementary Mathematics Curriculum.

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