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The  main  purpose  of  this  research  was  to  discover  pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their competence and their readiness for the teaching profession. The research employed a survey method, and the  sample  consisted  of  993  pre-service  teachers.  The  data  were collected  through  the  Pre-Service  Teachers’  Competency  Scale (PTCS) adapted by the researcher based on Foster‘s research called “INTASC Standards for Beginning Teachers (2001)”. The responses were  indicated  on  a  5-point  Likert  scale  and  the  Cronbach  Alpha coefficient  was  .96  and  the  weighted  arithmetic  means  and  the standard  deviation  were  also  calculated.  The  one-way  variance analysis  (ANOVA)  was  implemented  to  determine  if  there  is  a significant difference in terms of gender and department. The one-way multivariate variance analysis (MANOVA) was also applied to assess differences between the independent groups. Results revealed that  the  pre-service  teachers  perceived  themselves  competent  and ready  for  their  career.  When  the  participants’  perceptions  are considered, there was a significant difference in departments, while there was not significant difference in terms of gender. It is suggested that the authorities of the Higher Education Council (YÖK) and the Ministry  of  National  Education  (MoNE)  work  collaboratively  to make the teacher training system better to catch up with the latest developments.    Keywords: Teacher, pre-service teacher, professional competency, teaching, learning 

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