The study aimed to scrutinize the teaching methods and techniques that effective teachers prefer to utilize most. The study was designed as a qualitative phenomenological study. The participants of the study consisted of 25 teachers who were selected using a mixed sampling method, composed of snowball sampling, criterion and maximum variation. The data were collected via a semi structured interview form. In the data analysis, the content analysis and descriptive analysis methods were used jointly. The results revealed that the effective teachers made use of 22 different methods and techniques, out of which active learning approaches were the most commonly adopted ones. The participant teachers also stated that they were constantly searching for new methods and techniques, and that they were open to trying new ones when and where necessary. [Note: The page range (76-93) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct page range for this article is p76-94. The following article begins on page 94.]