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    Sustainability in cultural tourism destinations from the perspective of tourists
    (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.) Aydın, Begüm.; Alavrez, Maria Dolores.
    Sustainability is turning into a major idea for tourism destinations and the literature has recognized the significance of sustainable development for any tourism destination. Since marketing is an important driver of sustainability practices, it is vital for the destinations that are trying to become more sustainable to be able to market these attributes to their target markets. Although tourists are recognized as an important stakeholder for sustainable tourism, their attitudes toward sustainability in tourism destinations and the importance that they give to certain sustainability attributes as opposed to others are under-researched topics in the literature. Therefore, this study aims to investigate Turkish tourists’ perceptions of the importance of sustainability attributes in tourism destinations and to determine the tourists’ willingness to pay for these aspects. Socio-cultural, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability are considered, as the study provides a comprehensive model of sustainability attributes of destinations from the perspective of tourists. The investigation combines qualitative procedures, intended to acquire insights into the topic, and quantitative methodology, aimed at obtaining the views of Turkish cultural tourists. A scale is created to measure the importance given to sustainability attributes. Findings indicate that tourists give most importance to cultural and environmental protection and they are more willing to spend more for the environmental attributes. According to the results obtained, recommendations for the communication of sustainability attributes of tourism destinations are provided.
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    The role of heritage interpretation in the sustainable tourism development : the case of Antandros
    (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2023., 2023) Abedi, Nasim.; Doğan, Evinç
    It is expected from sustainable tourism development to preserve and ensure viable operations providing environmental, economic, and socio-cultural benefits in the long-term. Cultural heritage plays a crucial role in developing sustainable tourism by adding value to the lives of the local community and consequently creating a sense of identity or belonging. Therefore, it is important to enhance heritage quality and preserve the local culture, values, and traditions against negative impacts. In this aspect, the study investigates the modes and methods of heritage interpretation in connection to sustainable tourism development and the enhancement of cultural heritage value. Antandros ancient heritage site in Altınoluk tourist destination is selected for this study. The current methods of heritage interpretation specifically applied by the Antandros Association are investigated. For data collection, this research applied a triangulation of both qualitative data and methods. The data were analyzed with a hybrid thematic analysis approach. The main findings are: Firstly, cultural heritage is essential to become the fourth pillar in heritage destinations. Secondly, a holistic approach towards heritage presentation must be taken for Antandros sustainable tourism development. Finally, the role of heritage interpretation can be related to all heritage management aspects. In this respect, heritage interpretation can create a theme or brand through stories and myths for the destination. This association played an vital role in becoming a network connection for other stakeholders. Whereas the barriers were the insufficient cooperation of the public sector and the local residents in the region and financial support.
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    The role of NGOs in sustainable tourism in Turkey
    (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.) Gökçetin, Ayşenur.; İnelmen, Kıvanç V. Ö.,
    Given the worldwide importance of NGOs, which are regarded in recent years as the primary advocates and practitioners of sustainable tourism, this research seeks to determine the degree and nature of contribution by selected NGOs in Turkey for establishing and promoting sustainable tourism activities and to inquire their transformative power in terms of sustainable tourism. Activities of NGOs in developed and developing countries might present different patterns and analyzing the case of NGOs in Turkey, which is an emerging economy, might imply a new perspective. With a preliminary NGO database search, relevant NGOs that are involved with sustainable tourism were identified and selected based on four criteria. After a content analysis of NGOs’ websites with regard to their sustainable tourism activities, a semi structured interview was directed to NGO respondents. Afterwards, interviews were coded and results were analyzed in a qualitative manner. It is found that there are differences among directly and indirectly tourism affiliated NGOs in their involvement with sustainable tourism and their transformative power for sustainability and that sustainable tourism has not been established or developed well in Turkey to this day. In a nutshell, it is identified in this thesis that most pressing tourism issues in Turkey are the lack of effective management, environmental destruction and lack of clear tourism planning. Main roles of NGOs to address these issues are found to be raising awareness, conservation of cultural and natural assets as well as involvement in tourism planning.