diff --git a/Doc/library/turtle.rst b/Doc/library/turtle.rst
--- a/Doc/library/turtle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/turtle.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Imagine a robotic turtle starting at (0, 0) in the x-y plane.  Give it the
 command ``turtle.forward(15)``, and it moves (on-screen!) 15 pixels in the
 direction it is facing, drawing a line as it moves.  Give it the command
-``turtle.left(25)``, and it rotates in-place 25 degrees clockwise.
+``turtle.right(25)``, and it rotates in-place 25 degrees clockwise.
 
 .. sidebar:: Turtle star
 
diff --git a/Lib/turtle.py b/Lib/turtle.py
--- a/Lib/turtle.py
+++ b/Lib/turtle.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 Imagine a robotic turtle starting at (0, 0) in the x-y plane. Give it
 the command turtle.forward(15), and it moves (on-screen!) 15 pixels in
 the direction it is facing, drawing a line as it moves. Give it the
-command turtle.left(25), and it rotates in-place 25 degrees clockwise.
+command turtle.right(25), and it rotates in-place 25 degrees clockwise.
 
 By combining together these and similar commands, intricate shapes and
 pictures can easily be drawn.
diff --git a/Lib/turtledemo/about_turtle.txt b/Lib/turtledemo/about_turtle.txt
--- a/Lib/turtledemo/about_turtle.txt
+++ b/Lib/turtledemo/about_turtle.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 Imagine a robotic turtle starting at (0, 0) in the x-y plane. Give it
 the command turtle.forward(15), and it moves (on-screen!) 15 pixels in
 the direction it is facing, drawing a line as it moves. Give it the
-command turtle.left(25), and it rotates in-place 25 degrees clockwise.
+command turtle.right(25), and it rotates in-place 25 degrees clockwise.
 
 By combining together these and similar commands, intricate shapes and
 pictures can easily be drawn.