@article{article_356498, title={Comparison of The Turkish Tourism Sector and The European Union Tourism Sector in Terms of Competitiveness}, journal={Journal of International Management Educational and Economics Perspectives}, volume={4}, pages={1–20}, year={2016}, author={Shermuxamedov, Shavkat}, keywords={International tourism,competition,competitiveness,Turkey,EU}, abstract={<p>In the Mediterranean region, the competition between countries offering similar products, including Turkey, has gained a great dimension. Having the newest and most modern facilities in the region, close to 90% of the customers of the EU countries are leading the evaluation of the member countries of the EU as both customers and competitors in studies on competition and competitiveness of Turkey. Therefore, it would be useful to compare the Turkish tourism industry with EU tourism in terms of competitiveness and to see whether our competitive power is superior or weaker than the EU. For this purpose, a comparative analysis was carried out based on the data of official sources in WTO and Turkey. As a result, it seems that Turkey, at the stage of integration with the EU, must take serious steps in terms of economic, legislative and organizational aspects in the tourism sector <br> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Ahmet GÜVEN}