This study is a content analysis of action research articles in the field of education which were published in Turkish journals and indexed by SSCI and ULAKBIM databases. Therefore, 80 articles were examined. The data was collected through a form developed by the researchers. The articles were analyzed according to the theme and code list provided on the form. The themes included the publication date, journal title, journal type, index, language, source of the articles; the number, gender, nationality, occupation, role of the authors; location, field, topic of the studies; research design, action research type and cycle of the studies; sampling level, size and method; duration, data collection and analysis method; validity and reliability method, and citation count of the studies. The data obtained was interpreted in terms of the percentage and frequency. The most remarkable results of the study are that action research is a less preferred type of research in Turkey, mostly conducted by academicians, and the teacher researchers are very few. In addition, the need to acquire more knowledge and experience on the main features of action research such as its methodology, types and cycle, and the role of the researcher can be considered as another important result derived from the study. Finally, it is hoped that the study will increase the interest in action research and contribute to the researchers.