Abstract
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Global Citizenship Training Program (GCTP) prepared for teacher candidates. The training program lasted for 13 sessions and 32 volunteering Turkish teacher candidates participated in the program. The mixed method was utilized for this study. The pre-test and post-test scores of teacher candidates from “Global Citizenship Competency Perception Scale” (GCCPS) and “The Respect of Differences Scale” (RDS) make up the quantitative part of the study, while participant diaries and evaluation forms consisting open-ended items make up the qualitative part of the study. The results of the study reveal that GCTP has positive effects on teacher candidates' global citizenship competency perception and level of respect for differences. The diaries also show that the training enabled teacher candidates: to deepen their knowledge of global citizenship, to make a detailed analysis and inquire various issues like multiculturalism, women, children and handicapped individuals' rights, to develop their global citizenship competencies, to face their own bias and change their perspectives. Also, they expressed that the activities and materials used in the training were effective. Film activities, script writing and creative drama are identified as the most enjoyed activities by teacher candidates. Key words: Global citizenship, global citizenship training, teacher candidates, respect of differences, diaries.  
Highlights
Phenomena such as migration, trade, war and peace have been the most important instruments of intercultural interaction (Erdoğan and Kaya, 2015)
The pre-test and post-test scores of teacher candidates from “Global Citizenship Competency Perception Scale” (GCCPS) and “The Respect of Differences Scale” (RDS) make up the quantitative part of the study, while participant diaries and evaluation forms consisting open-ended items make up the qualitative part of the study
The findings showed that data collected from Global Citizenship Competency Perception Scale and Respect of Differences Scale had a normal distribution
Summary
Trade, war and peace have been the most important instruments of intercultural interaction (Erdoğan and Kaya, 2015). One of the most important reasons of this convergence is the phenomenon called information age which is named as „information society‟, „postindustrial society‟ or „IT society‟ in which the information is evolved and its amount has tremendously increased. The second reason is the utilization of products produced or transformed by information society in science and technology and redesign of daily life . The third reason is the economic motivation to transfer all these technological products to all parts of the world. The rapid change starting from the 1990s led way to an increase in human productivity, and a deep structural shift in social, cultural and political areas. Globalization emerged and developed in this interactive setting
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