SELECTED ACADEMIC STUDIES FROM TURKISH TOURISM SECTOR

A compilation of current academic studies on the tourism sector of Turkey, the 23 chapters of this book have been written by tourism academicians who are experts in their respective fields. The chapters contain qualitative or quantitative research data and current statistical data, making this book useful for academic research.

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Associate Prof. Dr. Fatih Türkmen was born in Ankara, Turkey, in 1978. He com-pleted his graduation, postgraduation and doctorate in the field of tourism man-agement. He has published many articles in national and international journals apart from books on tourism. Türkmen is associated with the Safranbolu Tourism Faculty at Karabük Univer sity, Turkey, and is on a temporary assignment with the tourism department at Ahmet Yesevi University, Turkistan, Kazakhstan.

Inhalt
List of Contributors .................................................................................................. 11 Abdullah USLU 1 Rural Tourism in Durbuy City .......................................................................... 15 Ahmet DUYAR and Ahmet AÇIL 2 Effects of Ecotourism Activities in Forests on the Soil .................................. 29 Bilal DEVEC 3 Usage Areas of Salt Mineral and Its Varieties .................................................. 35 Ebru GÖZEN 4 Hotel Managers' Metaphoric Perceptions for Smart Hotel ............................ 43 Ediz GÜRPEK 5 Innovation in Tourism and Examples in Practice .......................................... 63 Emre AYKAÇ and Ömer Ceyhun APAK 6 Diaspora Tourism ............................................................................................... 71 Yasin DÖNMEZ and Sevgi ÖZTÜRK 7 Ecotourism and Geographical Information Systems Applications .............. 89 Emin ARSLAN 8 Gastronomy Tourism and Geographical Indications in Tokat ..................... 97 Mehmet TEKEL and Ezgi KIRICI TEKEL 9 Sustainable Gastronomic Tourism .................................................................. 113 Mehmet Mert PASLI and Evren GÜÇER 10 To Determine the Recreational Potential of Trabzon ................................... 135 Samet GÖKKAYA 11 Digital Transformation & Marketing in Tourism Industry ......................... 149 Hakan KENDR 12 Cultural Heritage Tourism Inventory in Tokat Province ............................. 165 Serdar SÜNNETÇOLU 13 Effects of Digitalization in Tourism ................................................................ 177 Handan ÖZÇELK BOZKURT 14 Climate Change and Tourism .......................................................................... 193 Irem BOZKURT and Enes YILDIRIM 15 Overtourism ...................................................................................................... 207 Kansu GENÇER 16 Qualitative Approaches for Tourism Research ............................................. 225 Mehmet CAN and Çala ÜST CAN 17 Event Tourism ................................................................................................... 241 Mustafa Cüneyt APCILAR and Ahmet BÜYÜKALVARCI 18 The Effect of Nepotism ..................................................................................... 251 Serdar ÇÖP 19 Sharing Economy for Sustainability in Tourism ........................................... 275 Serdar EREN 20 Sustainable Tourism Criteria and Turkish Restaurants ............................... 285 Uur CEYLAN 21 City Tourism and Kütahya ............................................................................... 293 Yeliz PEKEREN 22 An Overview of Creative Tourism Concept .................................................. 309 Ylmaz SEÇM 23 Gastronomy Festivals in Turkey ...................................................................... 323 List of Figures .......................................................................................................... 335 List of Tables ........................................................................................................... 337