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The authors undertook this systematic review in order to find out the impact of blended learning on academic achievement and attitudes at teacher education programs in Turkey. 21 articles and 10 theses complying with all pre-determined criteria were included in this review. The authors found that blended learning that the majority of the studies confirmed that blended learning had a positive impact on attaining academic course outcomes. They also found that a blended learning environment contributed to pre-service teachers developing positive attitudes towards the courses. In addition, they also concluded that face-to-face aspects of the courses were favoured considerably asthey enhanced social interaction between peers and teachers. The authors recommend that pre-service teacher education curricula be modified by infusing ICT into the entire program through blended learning rather than delivering isolated ICT courses. They suggest that this may thus serve as catalysts for prospective teachers to integrate the use of ICT in their own teaching.