“…In other words, it can be claimed that gossip serves to strengthen existing relations (Gabriels & Backer, 2016). The research results in this topic conclude that gossips have some important functions in organizations such as; entertaining the audience or attracting social attention (Guerin & Miyazaki, 2006); enhancing social interactions and relationships within networks (Smith, Lucas & Latkin, 1999); strengthening social sharing (Mills, 2010); having benefits for the group (Kniffin & Wilson, 2005); cooperating employees in the organization (Wu, Balliet & Van-Lange, 2016); uniting social groups (Dunbar, 2004); controlling social norms (Vaidyanathan, Khalsa & Ecklund, 2016); giving social approval (Litman, Huang & Chang, 2009); strengthening social ties (Brondino, Fusar-Poli & Politi, 2016); contributing to the convergence and socialization of employees (Çalıkuşu, et al, 2013); sharing the secrets (Ditmarsch, et al, 2017); allowing the formation of groups (Savarimuthu, 2013). According to this, there are different social situations in schools that cause the gossips among teachers.…”