Statement of the Problem: This study focuses on the quality of teachereducators and teacher-training programs. In Turkey, both educationinstructors and teacher candidates have complained about teachertrainingprograms, courses, lack of a good education, and lack of readinessfor the teaching profession. Therefore, the current researcher hasexamined the quality of courses and the efficiency of instructors in theeducation program at a university in Turkey.Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to determine teachercandidates’ perceptions on the education program at their university inTurkey.Method: A total of 441 teacher candidates majoring in various disciplinesduring the 2011–2012 academic year participated. Data were collected viaa structured questionnaire consisting of 20 questions in two sections. Thefirst section covered instructors’ qualifications (ten questions), and thesecond dealt with the education programs in various departments and thecourses offered (ten questions). Between March and May 2012 the datawere collected at the university. Data were analyzed using StatisticalPackages for Social Sciences (SPSS).Findings: According to the results of the study with regard to instructoreffectiveness, almost all teacher candidates indicated that instructors wereunqualified to provide progressive, practical training. The teachercandidates’ responses revealed that they expected more practical coursesinstead of predominantly theoretically based courses. Additionally, theresults of the study showed that there were significant differences among teacher candidates’ perceptions according to their gender, class, and the departments in which they studied.Conclusions and Recommendations: In conclusion, teacher candidates are the customers of education programs and the ones who will teach future generations. In this study they were asked whether they thought that the instructors and the education they received were effective. Overall, they were unhappy with their educational programs and critical of the quality of instructors. Therefore, university administrators should work to improve the quality of instructors and education programs at their schools. Teacher candidates require as much practice as theoretical knowledge, which has been the case throughout the history of Turkish education.Keywords: Teacher training, quality of curriculum, instructors