<p>This research was conducted to determine social studies teacher candidates’ perceptions of the urban environment of Afyonkarahisar. The study group of the research, which was designed according to the basic qualitative research approach, was 100 teacher candidates generated from a purposeful sampling strategy among the 1st and 4th grade teacher candidates studying at the Department of Social Studies Education at a state university at the beginning of the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. Four questions were employed in the questionnaire consisting of open-ended questions such as “What features do you look for in the city you want to live in?”, “How would you describe Afyonkarahisar?”, “What are the first 5 words that come to your mind when you say Afyonkarahisar?”and “What are the positive and negative aspects of Afyonkarahisar?”. In the last chapter, the teacher candidates were asked to draw a mental image they visualized when Afyonkarahisar was mentioned. The obtained data were analyzed using the content analysis method, presented in the form of content tables, expressed in frequencies, and supported with direct quotations from the teacher candidates’ opinions. According to the findings obtained from the research result; the prominent concepts in the minds and drawings of the teacher candidates have been urban, historical, and gastronomic factors. In Afyonkarahisar descriptions of the teacher candidates, there were negative qualifications such as underdeveloped, small, dirty, and boring and positive qualifications such as quiet/calm, livable, at an important junction point in terms of transportation to other cities, affordable and ideal for students.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0771/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>