“…The possibility that there can be a relationship between teacher autonomy and learner autonomy support behaviors is perceived in the work entitled "Truth", written by French thinker and writer Emile Zola in the 19 th century to address the issue of teachers and elementary education kept under strict control: (Zola, 2011, p. 593) In the relevant literature, there is research focusing on teacher autonomy (Ayral et al, 2014;Çolak, 2016;Ingersoll, 1996;Karabacak, 2014;Liu, 2007;Luthans, 1992;Morgan, 1997;Öztürk, 2011;Smylie, 1992;Üzüm, 2014; and learner autonomy support behaviors (Black & Deci, 2000;Freidman, 1999;Gömleksiz & Bozpolat, 2012;Güvenç, 2011;Güvenç & Güvenç, 2014;Oğuz, 2013aOğuz, , 2013bOğuz et al, 2014;Reeve, Bolt, & Cai, 1999;Scharle & Szabo, 2000;Sert, 2007;Sierens, Vansteenkiste, Goossens, Soenens, & Dochy, 2009;Usluer, 2000;Üstünoğlu, 2009). There is some international research exploring the relationship between teacher autonomy and learner autonomy (Benson, 2007;Lamb & Reinders, 2008;Vieira, 2010).…”