The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between instructional leadership and organizational
climate. The study consisted of 375 teachers working in primary schools in Ankara. The Organizational
Climate Description for Elementary Schools (OCDQ-RE) Turkish version was used to determine
instructional leadership behaviors of primary school principals. An organizational climate questionnaire
was used as a tool to determine the level of organizational climate behaviors of teachers. Pearson moments
correlation coefficient and Regression Analysis methods were used to analyze the data. According to the
findings of the study, primary school principals do not exhibit instructional leadership behaviors at on
optimum level, and the level of organizational climate was found to be low. There is a positive and
significant relationship between instructional leadership and organizational climate. According to the
results of the regression analysis, instructional leadership is a significant predictor of organizational
climate