Browsing by Author "Alaeddinoglu, Faruk"

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Destination Image From the Perspective of Travel Intermediaries
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2010) Alaeddinoglu, Faruk; Can, Ali Selcuk
This paper primarily focuses on assessing the destination image of Turkey held by UK-based travel intermediaries such as tour operators and travel agencies. The strongest and weakest destination attributes of Turkey are explored in the paper through the structured methodology by applying primary research. Understanding the image of a destination helps not only to determine a promotional policy for her but also to influence tourists' decision making process. The research findings reveal that with regard to affective components of destination image items, Turkey is perceived as an arousing rather than a sleepy holiday destination. The main strengths of Turkey in terms of cognitive/perceptual destination components are cultural, historical, and natural attractions, hospitality of people, and appealing cuisine. On the other hand, the weakest destination attributes of Turkey are the lack and inadequacies of stability, safety, cleanliness of the environment, and local infrastructures. Furthermore, the country has a weakly good overall destination image from the UK-based travel intermediaries' perspectives. The findings of the research suggest that the affective, cognitive/perceptual, and overall destination image of Turkey does not differ between mass and specialist travel intermediaries.
Identification and Classification of Nature-Based Tourism Resources: Western Lake Van Basin, Turkey
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2011) Alaeddinoglu, Faruk; Can, Ali Selcuk
Today, nature-based tourism is one of the important export items of tourism industry in many countries such as Australia, Kenya, Nepal, and New Zealand. However, the nature-based tourism resources of Turkey cannot be promoted since they have not been identified and classified yet. The aim of this paper is to identify and assess the natural resources having tourism potential to be developed in the western part of Lake Van basin. The increasing environmental awareness among consumers has lead tourism managers and plannners to satisfy this type of tourists' needs by searching new tourism resources. First step for the effective planning is to systematically determine the resources and assess the values of them. The assessment criteria in this paper are attraction levels, infrastructure, level of environmental degradation, and accessibility. The 23 natural resources in the research area were classified based on Priskin's control list approach by applying several experts' opinions and making journey to the sites. The places of nature-based tourism attractions were determined with Global Positioning System and this information were evaluated in the Geographic Information System based program of Mapinfo and hundreds of pictures were taken from all perspectives in the research area. The findings of research revealed that the sites have middle and high levels of attraction and low level of infrastructure. In addition to that, the results show that accessibility is not a inhibitory factor for the tourists to reach the destination and the level of degradation is very low in the area. Therefore, a planned research approach is necessary to investigate the areas with high tourism development potential and relatively untouched. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of The 2nd International Geography Symposium-Mediterranean Environment
Local Authorities Participation in the Tourism Planning Process
(Babes-bolyai Univ, 2014) Selcuk Can, Ali; Alaeddinoglu, Faruk; Turker, Nuray
The aim of this article is to explore the weaknesses and strengths of local authorities in terms of their participation in the-tourism planning process in Turkey. A two-page questionnaire Was applied, along with structured interviews with 71 administrators of metropolitan, provincial, and district authorities, between January 1 and September 31, 2011. The findings of the survey suggest that tourism planning responsibilities should be devolved to local authorities. Local authorities do not extensively participate in tourism planning at present because of inadequate budgeting and tourism allocation facilities, insufficient coop eration among stakeholders, and a domination of central administration traditions. Causes of, insuffident participation in tourism planning statistically differ among local authorities, in terms of insufficient realizations of the importance Of tourism planning by stakeholders, and public land allocation for the purpose of tourism. On the Other hand, there is a statistically significant difference between local authorities that have a tourism master plan and those who do not, in terms of a lack of educational Opportunities for planners.
Nature-Based Tourism in Turkey: the Yayla in Turkey's Eastern Black Sea Region
(Springer international Publishing Ag, 2016) Alaeddinoglu, Faruk; Seremet, Mehmet
Nature-Based Tourism in Turkey: the Yayla in Turkey's Eastern Black Sea Region (Vol 121, Pg 71, 2016)
(Springer international Publishing Ag, 2016) Alaeddinoglu, Faruk; Seremet, Mehmet
Precarity and Patriarchal Bargain: Women's Experiences in Post-Disaster Recovery Housing After the 2011 Van Earthquake
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Seremet, Mehmet; Phua, Voon Chin; Cihangir, Emine; Bayram-Oz, Ezgi; Okudum, Ramazan; Alaeddinoglu, Faruk
In this paper, we frame women's experiences in post-disaster recovery housing to highlight the differential distribution of their vulnerabilities. While studies have reported women's resilience in their new residence, their social vulnerability is often exacerbated in post-disaster recovery housing as they disproportionately shoulder the familial responsibilities with limited resources. We collected and analyzed 350 face-to-face interviews with women survivors living in the post-disaster recovery housing after the 2011 Van earthquake. Using Butler's concept of precarity, we argue that under the prevailing patriarchal system, the physical location and the configuration of the new residence, and women's familial status continue to differentially pose challenges for displaced women and worsen their vulnerabilities even years after their relocation. We found that while some women experienced positive changes, they continue to bargain with patriarchy, underlining the oppressiveness of the patriarchal system
The Town of Gevas and It's Functions
(Marmara Univ, 2007) Alaeddinoglu, Faruk; Toroglu, Emin; Elibuyuk, Mesut
Located on Van sub-region in eastern Anatolian region, standing on the southeastern of Van Lake, Gevas, as a settlement, is of 40 km far away from Van City. It has been established in a valley developed by Gevas river reaching to Van lake on Northern slopes of Cadir mountain which is on the North of southeastern Taurus extending to the South of Van lake. Developed along Gevas River reaching to Van Lake, Gevas has settlement history dating back to Urartu. The settlement ides Gevas, has been dominated by different civilisations during later periods, it was conquered by Ottoman 1548 and made a district in 1860. With area being 221 ha, Gevas has a population of 10988 to 2000 census of population. Gevas, a small settlement whit 2.000 population, from beginning of republic to 1950's. It has become settlement of over 10.000 people and of local centre, owing to in migration after 1950's. Being near to Van, Gevas has no functional diversity. It is a town which markets the agricultural and has bun duty products of small settlements belonging to himself and where administrative retail are concentrated on.