[7] Depending on the assessement technique used, it is still debated whether the closer sister genus is Prinia or Apalis,[2] both also originally classified in the "Old world Warbler" assemblage.

The nominate E. t. turneri is named for Henry John Allen Turner, a settler in Kenya of British origin.

[4] The western E. t. kalindei is named for Kalinde Musiko, a Congolese hunter who collected birds on behalf of Alexandre Prigogine and Musée du Congo belge.

[7] Found in several small patches of Central and East Africa, Turner's eremomela's distribution is quite patchy and not very well known.

This species is also found in the south-eastern corner of the equatorial forest belt in Central-Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

[8] Turner's eremomela occupies the canopy of large trees in lowland to mid-altitude forests,[7] and is a specialist of this habitat.

[4] In local itinerant groups of between 3 and 10 individuals, these insectivorous birds search together for arthropods and caterpillars in mature tree canopies.

[5] Turner's eremomela has changed IUCN categories a few times in the past years: starting as Threatened in 1988, it vas moved to Vulnerable from 1994 to 1996.

These critical conservation statuses may stem from the lack of data or accurate mathematical calculations until its final assessment in August 2019.

[12] Although this number is important, it seems to be continually decreasing due to the threats this species' habitat faces, justifying its conservation status as near threatened.

[citation needed] This is the case for Turner's eremomela where the main threat to its population is a significant loss of habitat.

Educating the local population on the importance of conservation work is crucial to ensure these efforts will be carried on by future generations.

Thus, a small group of local guides have started educational programs around Kakamega and are working towards replicating them around Nandi forest.

A better study of the species, from its life history and ecology to actual, precise status and distribution would help understand its needs and inform useful measures.

[7] Finally, efficiently enforcing the logging bans, especially on indigenous trees, present both and Kenya and Democratic Republic of Congo would be hugely beneficial to all remaining rainforest birds that need these pristine, undisturbed habitats.