The purpose of language teaching enables the individuals to communicate properly with the people around them by improving the four fundamental language skills that they have. In order to maintain the communication processes smoothly and adapt themselves to the society, the individuals learning Turkish are required to be equipped with a rich vocabulary in addition to the improvement of these four fundamental language skills. The improvement of the vocabulary of the individuals in regard to the language that they learn enables them both to utilize the language actively and accurately and to enhance their thinking skills. The primary sources for teaching Turkish to foreigners are textbooks. The activities of vocabulary and their qualities in these textbooks have an important impact on the development of the vocabulary of the students. Therefore, the vocabulary in coursebooks ought to be taught via the methods which enable ones to store it in long term memory and retrieve when needed. This study aims to evaluate Turkish coursebooks in the context of vocabulary teaching methods and to propose activities in the light of findings to contribute to the field.