Uluslararası Global Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi

Yazarlar: Murad ALİLİ

Konular:Otelcilik, Konaklama, Spor ve Turizm

Anahtar Kelimeler:Europe,Turkey,Dark Tourism

Özet: The changes that have taken place in the tourism sector in recent years increase the tendency towards alternative tourism types. In this context, dark tourism (sad tourism) is a new type of alternative tourism that is increasing day by day. Dark tourism, which has a very different direction from resting, having fun and having good time, is filled with grief and sorrow. The past war, death, accident, earthquake, etc. Tragic events have a profound impact on the transfer of social memory to advanced generations in participating in dark tourism. The aim of this study is to determine the dark tourism destinations in Europe and Turkey and to create an academic awareness so that Turkey can become an important dark tourism destination in the world. By applying a comprehensive content analysis method in the study, dark tourism destinations in Europe and Turkey have been identified. By means of the results obtained from the study, it was aimed to make the investments necessary for the dark tourism destinations that Turkey had and to share the proposals developed at the point of providing more income to the country's economy. This is the estimate obtained from the study; As dark tourism destinations in Turkey are preserved like European ones and turned into touristic destinations, the tourism profile coming from Turkey will change in a positive way, and the recognition of Turkey and the tourism incomes will be increased.

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