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Heritage Tourism Beyond Borders and Civilizations, 2020
This study was conducted for a doctoral dissertation in the Social Sciences Institute’s Departmen... more This study was conducted for a doctoral dissertation in the Social Sciences Institute’s Department of Tourism Management, under the title “Determining the Effects on Place Attachment of Circassians Living in Turkey Through Involvement in Diaspora Tourism.” Because few studies have been conducted on the involvement of exiled people in diaspora tourism, we found it essential to perform research in this field. Studies on migration and tourism provide a basic foundation in understanding what motivates individuals and people to participate in diaspora tourism. Because this is a topic so complex, we believe that it would be inadequate to only examine it from within the boundaries of tourism literature. An interdisciplinary endeavor is needed to understand the effects and outcomes of participating in this phenomenon based on individuals’ family immigration histories, place attachments, and distinct cultural identities. That is why this study attempted to extensively examine the cultural identities of Circassians living in Turkey and reveal the effects that place attachment to their ancestral homeland had on those who participated in diaspora tourism.
The Journal of International Social Research, Oct 20, 2015
Öz Evlilik; evlilik öncesi anlaşmalar, törenler, örf ve adetlerle şekillenmiş ve toplumun devamlı... more Öz Evlilik; evlilik öncesi anlaşmalar, törenler, örf ve adetlerle şekillenmiş ve toplumun devamlılığı için önemsenen bir kurumdur. Kültürel baskının bir sonucu oluşan başlık parası ise, Türkiye'de günümüzde azalmasına rağmen varlığını sürdüren, kökeni çok eskilere dayanan ve çok geniş bir coğrafi alanda kendini gösteren bir âdettir. Başlık parası; süt parası, kalın, kalım, bedel, ağırlık günsalık, baba hakkı, ana hakkı olarak da bilinmektedir. Araştırma sahasında Eskişehir ili kırsal alanına göç eden gelinler tarafından "süt parası" ifadesi kullanılmaktadır. Araştırmada süt parası karşılığında gelin göçünün boyutları, nedenleri, göç eden gelinlerin göç süreci, yaşam koşulları, ana dili kullanma durumları, süt parası dolandırıcılığı konuları üzerinde durulmuş ve nitel-nicel araştırma yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucuna göre kırsal kesimde yaşayan kızların şehirde yaşamak istemesi ve maaşları olan kadınların ikinci evlilik yapmak istememesi gibi nedenlerle süt parası karşılığında gelin göçü yaşanmaktadır. Bu göçe, gelinlerin çoğunun Eskişehir'de yaşayan bir tanıdığı aracılık yapmıştır. Ayrıca "aracılık"ı kendilerine iş edinmiş kişiler de bulunmaktadır. Gelinler ana dilleri olan Kürtçeyi aileleriyle ve kendi aralarında konuşmaktadırlar. Gelinlerin çoğu Eskişehir'e ve yeni yaşam tarzına uyum sağladıklarını belirtmiştir. Süt parası dolandırıcılığı genellikle dul kalmış erkeklerin köyde bir akrabası ve tanıdığı olmayan, aracılık yapan kişiler tarafından bulunan gelin adaylarıyla nikâhsız olarak evlendirilmesi sonucunda yaşanmıştır. Farklı etnik unsurlar arasında evliliklerin yapılması, toplumların birbirlerini daha iyi tanımaları, anlamaları, birlik ve beraberliğin pekiştirilmesine katkı sağlamaktadır. Ancak mevcut durum gelilerin rızası alınsa dahi para karşığılında gelişmekte, evlenen kadınlar bu paradan yararlanamamaktadır. Şehre göçün cazibesinin azaltılması ve kırsal yerleşim birimlerin çekiciliklerinin artırılması doğal süreç olarak işleyen evlenme, doğum ve ölüm gibi nüfus döngüsünün dengesinin korunmasına katkı sağlayacaktır.
Advances in religious and cultural studies (ARCS) book series, 2016
Suicide is a complex structure and also affects the families whose members commit suicide, health... more Suicide is a complex structure and also affects the families whose members commit suicide, health care professionals and society. Suicide is accepted as a form of death of external causes. It can be predicted and majority of suicides can be prevented. Suicide shows a big amount of differences depending on time, region, age level, gender and race. In order to understand and prevent suicide, several geographical, medical, psychosocial, cultural and socioeconomic factors have been studied. A tiny disorder in one of these factors may cause a significant change that results in severe outcomes. In preventing suicide, it is important to determine the subgroups that have high risk. Strategies to prevent suicide can be developed through searching and understanding the suicide geography. In this study, the spatial pattern of female suicide is examined with suicide maps. With suicide maps, it is aimed to clarify the spatial alteration of the deaths caused by female suicide, to help in focusing on female suicide, to increase the awareness of the specific regions and groups that have a high risk and to guide those who are dealing with decreasing the death ratios, public health experts and decision makers. In Turkey, according to the suicide rate averages of ten years (2002-2011), mostly the young age groups are at risk among women. The ratio of suicides caused by family incompatibility, educational failure and emotional relationship and not forced marriage is higher in females than in males. Turkey is a northern hemisphere country and features subtropical climate types, where females mostly commit suicide in summer and spring seasons. It is observed that there is no peak period in female suicide in Turkey. When the distribution of suicide based death ratios are examined, it is seen that the highest ratios are in the eastern and western parts of Turkey. It is seen that suicide occurs in the provinces with low socioeconomic status as well as the provinces with high socioeconomic status and in provinces with both a large population and a small population. And also it is determined that for those provinces, detailed studies should immediately be started. It is seen that the ratio of female suicide is getting higher and approaching to the ratio of male suicide from western parts to eastern parts of Turkey. Between these years, 75% of the suicides were committed by means of violent methods and 25% of them were committed by means of nonviolent methods. The provinces where the ratio of using violent suicide methods is higher than the standard deviation are located in the eastern part of the country. It is noteworthy that the ratio of female suicide victims who are single is close to the ratio of those who are married. The suicide ratio of married women is decreasing from west to east.
Tourism and hospitality management
Purpose - The aim of this research is to determine if the creative drama method, which has been s... more Purpose - The aim of this research is to determine if the creative drama method, which has been shown to be effective in hotel management education, is also effective when applied to another student group. Design - A quasi-experimental design was used in the hotel management course taught using the creative drama method and direct instruction. Methodology - The research onion model and a quantitative method were used. A pre-test, a post-test, retention tests, and an attitude scale towards the course were applied to both the control and experimental groups. The time horizon of the study is cross-sectional, as the study was carried out over a specific time period. In the research, data were collected with achievement tests with difference analyses being made. Approach - Based on the idea that information regarding the effectiveness of this method can only be accessed with data obtained by experimentation, a positivist approach is adopted. Findings - The creative drama method is effect...
Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR)
This paper seeks to find out what the characteristics of the tourist experience of Generation Z a... more This paper seeks to find out what the characteristics of the tourist experience of Generation Z are. The research was designed using qualitative research techniques. Interviews were conducted with 139 young tourists living in 45 different provinces in Turkey and were analyzed using content analysis. Generation Z has a limited budget for travel. They need to devise certain strategies to cope with this. Escape from everyday life is their most important motivation in travel. The idea that the best time to travel is school and youth years. Young tourists find cultural, historical, and architectural elements interesting and are interested in traditional cuisine. They prefer types of transportation that they have not experienced before.
DergiPark (Istanbul University), Jun 1, 2007
Çorum is located on the roads which link central parts of Anatolia to Black sea. Çorum, has been ... more Çorum is located on the roads which link central parts of Anatolia to Black sea. Çorum, has been a settlement since Paleolithic age and hosted the capital city Hattuşaş of Hittites, the first organized state in history and has been a settlement area in Roman Empire, Seljuks, Ottoman and Turkish Republic periods. The deep-rooted historical background of Çorum makes the city important for tourism. The tourist attractions of Çorum, serves people who loves nature, who needs rest and/or treatment in thermal sources and those would like to worship in religious places. Despite such potential, Çorum has not obtained sufficient share in tourism both in Turkey and in the world. This study presents to define tourist profile who visit Çorum, and determine to the demands of tourists and their satisfaction level. In this study, it was found that generally people who have higher education and who are interested in history and archeology preferred to visit Çorum; transit tourism or daily excursions were common; seeing the remains of Hittite civilization was preferred and the tourism supply was insufficient. As the tourists generally remark that they are very satisfied with their preferences, the attractions that they have visited, the activities they have tried and accommodation services, it is considered to be quite promising for improving tourism industry. In this study, besides all, it was found that the tourist attraction of Çorum is a result of the variety and uniqueness of its cultural sources and as the tourism is not well-developed, it remains untouched. In addition to this, the required steps for developing sustainable tourism in Çorum were defined.
Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, Oct 7, 2022
Tourism Management Perspectives
International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, 2015
Tourism, Leisure and Global Change, 2019
It is known that air transport provides shorter duration of transportation. The shortening of the... more It is known that air transport provides shorter duration of transportation. The shortening of the transport time increases the average time in destination where tourists spend time. Besides, distant points on earth are connected to each other by airway transport and thus tourism market has expanded in the world. Airports provide the physical and social environment in which all parties come together in the production of air transport services. On the other hand, airports represent the prestige of the country. Passenger satisfaction on airport services is an important first step for holiday satisfaction of holidaymakers because airports are the start and the end points of journeys. Therefore, airports may have a significant influence on the passengers in order to support future tourism and commercial activities in the country concerned. For this reason, it is important for airport management to assess the level of passenger satisfaction in terms of airport services. In this study, map...
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017
Chaos and Complexity Theory in World Politics
Suicide is a complex structure and also affects the families of the person who commit suicide, he... more Suicide is a complex structure and also affects the families of the person who commit suicide, health care professionals and society. Suicide shows large differences depending on the time, region, age level, gender and race. Suicides are chaotic events because a little confusion on one of each these factors may cause a significant change that leads to severe consequences. Chaos theorists believe that the first step to deal with chaos is to understand it. Therefore, all aspects of suicide need to be understood in detail in order to prevent it. Strategies to prevent suicide can be developed through searching and understanding the suicide geography. In this chapter, the spatial pattern of female suicide is examined with suicide maps. With suicide maps, the aim is to clarify the spatial alteration of the deaths caused by female suicide, to help in focusing on female suicide, to increase the awareness of the specific regions and groups that have a high risk and so to guide the ones who a...
DergiPark (Istanbul University), Dec 1, 2013
Dergide yayınlanan yazılardaki görüşler ve bu konudaki sorumluluk yazarlarına aittir. Yayınlanan ... more Dergide yayınlanan yazılardaki görüşler ve bu konudaki sorumluluk yazarlarına aittir. Yayınlanan eserlerde yer alan tüm içerik kaynak gösterilmeden kullanılamaz. All the opinions written in articles are under responsibilities of the authors. The published contents in the articles cannot be used without being cited.
Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi, Feb 3, 2016
Recently there is an increase in the number of technoparks which are also known as Technology Dev... more Recently there is an increase in the number of technoparks which are also known as Technology Development Zones, in Turkey. Technoparks in Turkey were initally founded mostly in industrialized cities and in time they were founded in other cities. Geographical distribution of technoparks are important as these establishments are part of the policy tools associated with innovation, which is a term frequently used in economic growth or entrepreneurship literature. Also, geographical concentration of technoparks, as one of the sources of innovation is another important subject matter in those literatures. This study shows the geographical distribution of technoparks (both active and founded but not active) between the years 2001 and 2015 at the city and the regional levels. Also, by using two spatial statistical techniques, this study shows the standard deviational elipse and the geographical mean center of technoparks in Turkey. Map analysis' show that, throughout the years, concentration of technoparks in Turkey were limited to industrialized cities and regions.
Journal of tourism, leisure and hospitality, Sep 29, 2019
The Fairy Chimneys Tourism Region (FCTR) is located in a historical geographic region called Capp... more The Fairy Chimneys Tourism Region (FCTR) is located in a historical geographic region called Cappadocia in the central part of Turkey. Cappadocia, with its rich history, natural and cultural attractions, is one of the most visited places by domestic and international tourists and its most important attraction is fairy chimneys. In addition to its natural attractiveness, it has important tourist attractions for cultural and faith tourism. The region also offers a wide range of nature-based tourism activities. Qualitative research methods were used in the study and semi-structured interview technique was used. The study was conducted in Nevsehir province in Turkey. In the research, the following main results were obtained. With the nature-based tourism activities, the duration and expenditures of the tourists have increased. Almost all of the respondents (except balloon business) stated that nature-based tourism activities adversely affect the environment. There are different opinions about the rate of negative effects of sportive activities for tourism purposes on nature and which activity is causing more harm. Those who earn direct income from an activity generally report that there is little or no loss. Problems were identified such as unplanned and uncontrolled activities and lack of legislation. The sector lacks specialized tour guides to work in nature-based tourism activities in the region. Efforts should be initiated to develop and implement new tourism policies in order to ensure long-term sustainable tourism development in the region that does not threaten its future. It should be ensured that all stakeholders work in cooperation.
International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science
The aim of this research is to reveal the creative characteristics of creative chefs and the fact... more The aim of this research is to reveal the creative characteristics of creative chefs and the factors of the culinary creativity process. The research was designed with an interpretive approach and the multi-qualitative method was used. The data for the study were obtained from documentaries and observations. In this context, thirty-four documentaries were examined, and twenty chefs were observed. The collected data were analyzed using the content analysis method. The research findings show that the personal characteristics of culinary artists are similar to those of creative individuals. In addition, various internal and external factors, including memories, instincts, travel, experiences, culture, professional and physical environment, family, art, social media, and original techniques, are found to play a role in the chef's creative process.
Travel and Tourism: Sustainability, Economics, and Management Issues, 2020
The quality and sustainability of the campus guidance service is important for the promotion of u... more The quality and sustainability of the campus guidance service is important for the promotion of universities. Campus trips are the most effective way of informing the opinions of visitors about a university. In a well-prepared campus trip, the most important aspect for high school students and their families are the student guides who show them around the campus. The Campus Guidance Project, prepared by instructors of the Department of Tour Guiding at Anadolu University and carried out with 19 volunteer students, has served 35 schools and 4842 persons between April 4, 2016 and May 6, 2016. There are three main components of the project. The first component includes preparatory activities. The second component is application and the third component is evaluation. Successful results obtained from the service quality scale and demands from the University Administration have resulted in new structuring. In terms of the use of the experiential learning process, the Campus Guidance course has been included in the program by evaluating the contribution to student education. In this paper, the opinions of the 22 students involved in the project in terms of voluntary improvement of the project have been discussed. The findings of this study, in which qualitative research methods are used, will be followed by improvements to the restructured part of the project.
Int Business Information Management Assoc-Ibima, 2016
Heritage Tourism Beyond Borders and Civilizations, 2020
This study was conducted for a doctoral dissertation in the Social Sciences Institute’s Departmen... more This study was conducted for a doctoral dissertation in the Social Sciences Institute’s Department of Tourism Management, under the title “Determining the Effects on Place Attachment of Circassians Living in Turkey Through Involvement in Diaspora Tourism.” Because few studies have been conducted on the involvement of exiled people in diaspora tourism, we found it essential to perform research in this field. Studies on migration and tourism provide a basic foundation in understanding what motivates individuals and people to participate in diaspora tourism. Because this is a topic so complex, we believe that it would be inadequate to only examine it from within the boundaries of tourism literature. An interdisciplinary endeavor is needed to understand the effects and outcomes of participating in this phenomenon based on individuals’ family immigration histories, place attachments, and distinct cultural identities. That is why this study attempted to extensively examine the cultural identities of Circassians living in Turkey and reveal the effects that place attachment to their ancestral homeland had on those who participated in diaspora tourism.
The Journal of International Social Research, Oct 20, 2015
Öz Evlilik; evlilik öncesi anlaşmalar, törenler, örf ve adetlerle şekillenmiş ve toplumun devamlı... more Öz Evlilik; evlilik öncesi anlaşmalar, törenler, örf ve adetlerle şekillenmiş ve toplumun devamlılığı için önemsenen bir kurumdur. Kültürel baskının bir sonucu oluşan başlık parası ise, Türkiye'de günümüzde azalmasına rağmen varlığını sürdüren, kökeni çok eskilere dayanan ve çok geniş bir coğrafi alanda kendini gösteren bir âdettir. Başlık parası; süt parası, kalın, kalım, bedel, ağırlık günsalık, baba hakkı, ana hakkı olarak da bilinmektedir. Araştırma sahasında Eskişehir ili kırsal alanına göç eden gelinler tarafından "süt parası" ifadesi kullanılmaktadır. Araştırmada süt parası karşılığında gelin göçünün boyutları, nedenleri, göç eden gelinlerin göç süreci, yaşam koşulları, ana dili kullanma durumları, süt parası dolandırıcılığı konuları üzerinde durulmuş ve nitel-nicel araştırma yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucuna göre kırsal kesimde yaşayan kızların şehirde yaşamak istemesi ve maaşları olan kadınların ikinci evlilik yapmak istememesi gibi nedenlerle süt parası karşılığında gelin göçü yaşanmaktadır. Bu göçe, gelinlerin çoğunun Eskişehir'de yaşayan bir tanıdığı aracılık yapmıştır. Ayrıca "aracılık"ı kendilerine iş edinmiş kişiler de bulunmaktadır. Gelinler ana dilleri olan Kürtçeyi aileleriyle ve kendi aralarında konuşmaktadırlar. Gelinlerin çoğu Eskişehir'e ve yeni yaşam tarzına uyum sağladıklarını belirtmiştir. Süt parası dolandırıcılığı genellikle dul kalmış erkeklerin köyde bir akrabası ve tanıdığı olmayan, aracılık yapan kişiler tarafından bulunan gelin adaylarıyla nikâhsız olarak evlendirilmesi sonucunda yaşanmıştır. Farklı etnik unsurlar arasında evliliklerin yapılması, toplumların birbirlerini daha iyi tanımaları, anlamaları, birlik ve beraberliğin pekiştirilmesine katkı sağlamaktadır. Ancak mevcut durum gelilerin rızası alınsa dahi para karşığılında gelişmekte, evlenen kadınlar bu paradan yararlanamamaktadır. Şehre göçün cazibesinin azaltılması ve kırsal yerleşim birimlerin çekiciliklerinin artırılması doğal süreç olarak işleyen evlenme, doğum ve ölüm gibi nüfus döngüsünün dengesinin korunmasına katkı sağlayacaktır.
Advances in religious and cultural studies (ARCS) book series, 2016
Suicide is a complex structure and also affects the families whose members commit suicide, health... more Suicide is a complex structure and also affects the families whose members commit suicide, health care professionals and society. Suicide is accepted as a form of death of external causes. It can be predicted and majority of suicides can be prevented. Suicide shows a big amount of differences depending on time, region, age level, gender and race. In order to understand and prevent suicide, several geographical, medical, psychosocial, cultural and socioeconomic factors have been studied. A tiny disorder in one of these factors may cause a significant change that results in severe outcomes. In preventing suicide, it is important to determine the subgroups that have high risk. Strategies to prevent suicide can be developed through searching and understanding the suicide geography. In this study, the spatial pattern of female suicide is examined with suicide maps. With suicide maps, it is aimed to clarify the spatial alteration of the deaths caused by female suicide, to help in focusing on female suicide, to increase the awareness of the specific regions and groups that have a high risk and to guide those who are dealing with decreasing the death ratios, public health experts and decision makers. In Turkey, according to the suicide rate averages of ten years (2002-2011), mostly the young age groups are at risk among women. The ratio of suicides caused by family incompatibility, educational failure and emotional relationship and not forced marriage is higher in females than in males. Turkey is a northern hemisphere country and features subtropical climate types, where females mostly commit suicide in summer and spring seasons. It is observed that there is no peak period in female suicide in Turkey. When the distribution of suicide based death ratios are examined, it is seen that the highest ratios are in the eastern and western parts of Turkey. It is seen that suicide occurs in the provinces with low socioeconomic status as well as the provinces with high socioeconomic status and in provinces with both a large population and a small population. And also it is determined that for those provinces, detailed studies should immediately be started. It is seen that the ratio of female suicide is getting higher and approaching to the ratio of male suicide from western parts to eastern parts of Turkey. Between these years, 75% of the suicides were committed by means of violent methods and 25% of them were committed by means of nonviolent methods. The provinces where the ratio of using violent suicide methods is higher than the standard deviation are located in the eastern part of the country. It is noteworthy that the ratio of female suicide victims who are single is close to the ratio of those who are married. The suicide ratio of married women is decreasing from west to east.
Tourism and hospitality management
Purpose - The aim of this research is to determine if the creative drama method, which has been s... more Purpose - The aim of this research is to determine if the creative drama method, which has been shown to be effective in hotel management education, is also effective when applied to another student group. Design - A quasi-experimental design was used in the hotel management course taught using the creative drama method and direct instruction. Methodology - The research onion model and a quantitative method were used. A pre-test, a post-test, retention tests, and an attitude scale towards the course were applied to both the control and experimental groups. The time horizon of the study is cross-sectional, as the study was carried out over a specific time period. In the research, data were collected with achievement tests with difference analyses being made. Approach - Based on the idea that information regarding the effectiveness of this method can only be accessed with data obtained by experimentation, a positivist approach is adopted. Findings - The creative drama method is effect...
Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR)
This paper seeks to find out what the characteristics of the tourist experience of Generation Z a... more This paper seeks to find out what the characteristics of the tourist experience of Generation Z are. The research was designed using qualitative research techniques. Interviews were conducted with 139 young tourists living in 45 different provinces in Turkey and were analyzed using content analysis. Generation Z has a limited budget for travel. They need to devise certain strategies to cope with this. Escape from everyday life is their most important motivation in travel. The idea that the best time to travel is school and youth years. Young tourists find cultural, historical, and architectural elements interesting and are interested in traditional cuisine. They prefer types of transportation that they have not experienced before.
DergiPark (Istanbul University), Jun 1, 2007
Çorum is located on the roads which link central parts of Anatolia to Black sea. Çorum, has been ... more Çorum is located on the roads which link central parts of Anatolia to Black sea. Çorum, has been a settlement since Paleolithic age and hosted the capital city Hattuşaş of Hittites, the first organized state in history and has been a settlement area in Roman Empire, Seljuks, Ottoman and Turkish Republic periods. The deep-rooted historical background of Çorum makes the city important for tourism. The tourist attractions of Çorum, serves people who loves nature, who needs rest and/or treatment in thermal sources and those would like to worship in religious places. Despite such potential, Çorum has not obtained sufficient share in tourism both in Turkey and in the world. This study presents to define tourist profile who visit Çorum, and determine to the demands of tourists and their satisfaction level. In this study, it was found that generally people who have higher education and who are interested in history and archeology preferred to visit Çorum; transit tourism or daily excursions were common; seeing the remains of Hittite civilization was preferred and the tourism supply was insufficient. As the tourists generally remark that they are very satisfied with their preferences, the attractions that they have visited, the activities they have tried and accommodation services, it is considered to be quite promising for improving tourism industry. In this study, besides all, it was found that the tourist attraction of Çorum is a result of the variety and uniqueness of its cultural sources and as the tourism is not well-developed, it remains untouched. In addition to this, the required steps for developing sustainable tourism in Çorum were defined.
Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, Oct 7, 2022
Tourism Management Perspectives
International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, 2015
Tourism, Leisure and Global Change, 2019
It is known that air transport provides shorter duration of transportation. The shortening of the... more It is known that air transport provides shorter duration of transportation. The shortening of the transport time increases the average time in destination where tourists spend time. Besides, distant points on earth are connected to each other by airway transport and thus tourism market has expanded in the world. Airports provide the physical and social environment in which all parties come together in the production of air transport services. On the other hand, airports represent the prestige of the country. Passenger satisfaction on airport services is an important first step for holiday satisfaction of holidaymakers because airports are the start and the end points of journeys. Therefore, airports may have a significant influence on the passengers in order to support future tourism and commercial activities in the country concerned. For this reason, it is important for airport management to assess the level of passenger satisfaction in terms of airport services. In this study, map...
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017
Chaos and Complexity Theory in World Politics
Suicide is a complex structure and also affects the families of the person who commit suicide, he... more Suicide is a complex structure and also affects the families of the person who commit suicide, health care professionals and society. Suicide shows large differences depending on the time, region, age level, gender and race. Suicides are chaotic events because a little confusion on one of each these factors may cause a significant change that leads to severe consequences. Chaos theorists believe that the first step to deal with chaos is to understand it. Therefore, all aspects of suicide need to be understood in detail in order to prevent it. Strategies to prevent suicide can be developed through searching and understanding the suicide geography. In this chapter, the spatial pattern of female suicide is examined with suicide maps. With suicide maps, the aim is to clarify the spatial alteration of the deaths caused by female suicide, to help in focusing on female suicide, to increase the awareness of the specific regions and groups that have a high risk and so to guide the ones who a...
DergiPark (Istanbul University), Dec 1, 2013
Dergide yayınlanan yazılardaki görüşler ve bu konudaki sorumluluk yazarlarına aittir. Yayınlanan ... more Dergide yayınlanan yazılardaki görüşler ve bu konudaki sorumluluk yazarlarına aittir. Yayınlanan eserlerde yer alan tüm içerik kaynak gösterilmeden kullanılamaz. All the opinions written in articles are under responsibilities of the authors. The published contents in the articles cannot be used without being cited.
Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi, Feb 3, 2016
Recently there is an increase in the number of technoparks which are also known as Technology Dev... more Recently there is an increase in the number of technoparks which are also known as Technology Development Zones, in Turkey. Technoparks in Turkey were initally founded mostly in industrialized cities and in time they were founded in other cities. Geographical distribution of technoparks are important as these establishments are part of the policy tools associated with innovation, which is a term frequently used in economic growth or entrepreneurship literature. Also, geographical concentration of technoparks, as one of the sources of innovation is another important subject matter in those literatures. This study shows the geographical distribution of technoparks (both active and founded but not active) between the years 2001 and 2015 at the city and the regional levels. Also, by using two spatial statistical techniques, this study shows the standard deviational elipse and the geographical mean center of technoparks in Turkey. Map analysis' show that, throughout the years, concentration of technoparks in Turkey were limited to industrialized cities and regions.
Journal of tourism, leisure and hospitality, Sep 29, 2019
The Fairy Chimneys Tourism Region (FCTR) is located in a historical geographic region called Capp... more The Fairy Chimneys Tourism Region (FCTR) is located in a historical geographic region called Cappadocia in the central part of Turkey. Cappadocia, with its rich history, natural and cultural attractions, is one of the most visited places by domestic and international tourists and its most important attraction is fairy chimneys. In addition to its natural attractiveness, it has important tourist attractions for cultural and faith tourism. The region also offers a wide range of nature-based tourism activities. Qualitative research methods were used in the study and semi-structured interview technique was used. The study was conducted in Nevsehir province in Turkey. In the research, the following main results were obtained. With the nature-based tourism activities, the duration and expenditures of the tourists have increased. Almost all of the respondents (except balloon business) stated that nature-based tourism activities adversely affect the environment. There are different opinions about the rate of negative effects of sportive activities for tourism purposes on nature and which activity is causing more harm. Those who earn direct income from an activity generally report that there is little or no loss. Problems were identified such as unplanned and uncontrolled activities and lack of legislation. The sector lacks specialized tour guides to work in nature-based tourism activities in the region. Efforts should be initiated to develop and implement new tourism policies in order to ensure long-term sustainable tourism development in the region that does not threaten its future. It should be ensured that all stakeholders work in cooperation.
International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science
The aim of this research is to reveal the creative characteristics of creative chefs and the fact... more The aim of this research is to reveal the creative characteristics of creative chefs and the factors of the culinary creativity process. The research was designed with an interpretive approach and the multi-qualitative method was used. The data for the study were obtained from documentaries and observations. In this context, thirty-four documentaries were examined, and twenty chefs were observed. The collected data were analyzed using the content analysis method. The research findings show that the personal characteristics of culinary artists are similar to those of creative individuals. In addition, various internal and external factors, including memories, instincts, travel, experiences, culture, professional and physical environment, family, art, social media, and original techniques, are found to play a role in the chef's creative process.
Travel and Tourism: Sustainability, Economics, and Management Issues, 2020
The quality and sustainability of the campus guidance service is important for the promotion of u... more The quality and sustainability of the campus guidance service is important for the promotion of universities. Campus trips are the most effective way of informing the opinions of visitors about a university. In a well-prepared campus trip, the most important aspect for high school students and their families are the student guides who show them around the campus. The Campus Guidance Project, prepared by instructors of the Department of Tour Guiding at Anadolu University and carried out with 19 volunteer students, has served 35 schools and 4842 persons between April 4, 2016 and May 6, 2016. There are three main components of the project. The first component includes preparatory activities. The second component is application and the third component is evaluation. Successful results obtained from the service quality scale and demands from the University Administration have resulted in new structuring. In terms of the use of the experiential learning process, the Campus Guidance course has been included in the program by evaluating the contribution to student education. In this paper, the opinions of the 22 students involved in the project in terms of voluntary improvement of the project have been discussed. The findings of this study, in which qualitative research methods are used, will be followed by improvements to the restructured part of the project.
Int Business Information Management Assoc-Ibima, 2016
Çevredilbilimi (eco-linguistics) çok dilliliğe, dillerin korunmasına ve geliştirilmesine vurgu ya... more Çevredilbilimi (eco-linguistics) çok dilliliğe, dillerin korunmasına ve geliştirilmesine
vurgu yaparak diller arası etkileşimi araştıran bir alan olarak 70’li yılların başından itibaren
önem kazanmış disiplinler arası bir çalışma alanıdır.
Çevredilbilimi, dil-toplum-kültür-çevre ilişkisine ve sorunlarına bilinen, kalıplaşmış
resmi çerçevenin dışında bakar ve biyolojideki çeşitliliğe benzer bir çeşitliliğin kültür ve dilde
de olması gerektiğini savunur.
Dil doğal bir kaynaktır tıpkı bitkiler ve hayvanlar gibi. Çevrebilimi, çevremizde önemli
bir yere sahip olan bitki, hayvan vd. doğa unsurlarının korunmasını ve doğal ortamında
yaşamasını dikkate alır. Çevredilbilimi de (insan için) en az bir bitki veya bir hayvan kadar
değeri olan dilin korunması ve kendi doğal ortamında yaşaması üzerinde durur.
19. yüzyılın sonunda Türkiye’ye göç etmek zorunda kalan Kazan Tatarlarının küçük bir
kısmı Eskişehir’in Çifteler ilçesi Osmaniye köyüne gelip yerleşmişlerdir. Uzun yıllar kendi köy
ortamlarında Kazan Tatar kültürünü yaşatan ve dillerini kullanan Tatarlar, eğitim, geçim
sıkıntısı, evlilik vd. nedenlerden dolayı köylerini terk ederek başta Eskişehir olmak üzere
büyük yerleşim birimlerine göç etmişlerdir. Böylelikle uzunca bir süre günlük hayatta etkin bir
şekilde kullanılan Kazan Tatar Türkçesi, giderek alan boşaltmış ve yerini Türkiye Türkçesine
bırakmıştır. Bu durum çevredilbilimi açısından bir kayıptır. Bu bağlamda Kazan Tatar
Türkçesinin alan boşaltarak belli yaş aralığında kullanıyor olması başta Kazan Tatarları olmak
üzere ve çevreye duyarlı herkes tarafından dikkate alınmalıdır.
Bu bildiride (yukarıda verdiğimiz bilgiler ışığında) Eskişehir’de konuşulan Kazan Tatar
Türkçesinin çevredilbilimsel açıdan incelemesi yapılacaktır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Çevredilbilimi, Eskişehir, Kazan Tatar Türkçesi, Osmaniye.
Ağız Atlası Kılavuz Kitabı-Türkiye Türkçesi Ağız Atlasına Hazırlık, 2018
ANAHEI, 2019
Countries that want to get more shares from the current tourism pie in the world have started to ... more Countries that want to get more shares from the current tourism pie in the world have started to prepare and market their products in a multi-dimensional structure considering the change in tourism demand. With the integration of the products in the tourism market, an improvement has been achieved in urban tourism as well as in many other types of tourism. With the development of urban tourism, it is seen that people travel to urban areas in crowded groups and participate in tourism activities. The already crowded city centers become more crowded with tourism mobility, which brings with it various environmental problems. One of these problems is sound pollution and noise. Within the scope of this study, studies on sound pollution in city centers and touristic destinations have been examined and it has been shown that sound pollution is an important problem in terms of tourism. The concept of sound landscape, which is important in terms of cities, was mentioned and suggestions were developed to stakeholders in order to prevent sound pollution caused by the degradation of sound landscape and to ensure sustainability in this regard.
This study aims to investigate the spatial dependence of the international and domestic tourists ... more This study aims to investigate the spatial dependence of the international and domestic tourists in 81 provinces in Turkey for the period of 2001-2013 by using spatial statistics and mapping analysis. In the study, data of the number of domestic and international tourists participating tourism movements in Turkey between 2001 and 2013 were used. The obtained results of the autocorrelation value of near zero shows that there is no global spatial pattern at the provinces levels in Turkey. Since it was studied at city level, differences within the city were not able to be studied. Therefore, the spatial distributions of the tourists were analyzed by mapping analysis. The West of Turkey accepts more visitors compared to the east. International tourists Turkey travel becomes denser at the southwest and west coasts of the country. An expansion can be seen from the west towards the central parts of Turkey in terms of both domestic and international tourists. Effects of the projects, which are to increase rest areas to improve mass tourism can be observed in the distribution of the number of tourists. Furthermore, it may be stated that the effects of the practiced strategies on policies such as the spread of tourism to nationwide, decreasing regional development differences can be seen.
In addition to resort tourism, Turkey has a huge potential for alternative tourisms, sources such... more In addition to resort tourism, Turkey has a huge potential for alternative tourisms, sources such as health and thermal tourism, winter sports, nature tourism, mountain tourism, rural and eco-tourism, congresses and exhibitions tourism, cruise and yacht tourism, golf tourism, and more. However, that potential has not been developed effectively. Moreover, attractive and suitable alternative destinations and touring routes for thermal, spring, winter and mountain sports, which are distribute in different region of Turkey, have not been constructed. In this study, we have studied occupancy rate in hospitality business for the period of 2001-2013 by use of spatial analysis to demonstrate whether there is spatial pattern of occupancy rates in Turkey. With this purpose, we have calculated Moran's I spatial autocorrelation coefficient for occupancy rate in hospitality business for both domestic and international tourists. The obtained results shows that while there is spatial autocorrelation for the accommodation of international tourists, spatial autocorrelation does not arise for domestic tourists stay. Thus, the spatial patterns of domestic and international tourists are different in Turkey. This result can be interpreted as the preference of domestic tourists to visit their relatives in Turkey while international tourists prefer to stay in the Mediterranean and Aegean coasts near Istanbul. Also, climate effects the occupancy rates, especially the length of the tourist season. Moreover, we also aim to detect spatial-dependencies among