İnanç Turizmi ve Türkiye İle Gürcistan Arasında “Muhtemel” İnanç Turizm Rotaları

Öz

Yerel yönetimler, turizmi ekonomik etkileri nedeniyle desteklemektedirler ancak, kültür ve inanç turizminin, kültürel mirasın korunması ve yerel kalkınmaya da önemli katkıları bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, kuzeydoğu Türkiye ile Gürcistan arasındaki inanç turizmi potansiyeli ortaya konulmuş ve farklı dinler arasındaki sınır ötesi işbirliği ve hoşgörüye katkıda bulunulmasının ilk adımı olarak “inanç turizm rotaları” belirlenmiştir. Böylesi çalışma, Türkiye'nin az gelişmiş bölgelerinden birisi ile Gürcistan özelinde yapılan ilk çalışma olmasının ötesinde sonuçlar, turizm planlamacılarına ve karar alıcılara iki komşu ülke arasında ortak projeler üretmek için değerli bilgiler sağlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Faith Tourism,Cross-Border Routes,Regional Development,Turkey and Georgia

Faith Tourism and “Possible” Faith Tourism Routes between Turkey and Georgia

Abstract

Local administrations support tourism because of its positive economic effects on local economy besides, culture and faith tourism is important through preservation of cultural heritage and local development. In this study, potential in faith tourism of North-eastern part of Turkey and Georgia are explicated and to contribute to cross-border collaboration and tolerance between different religions, a proposal religious tourism route is designed as basic step. Beyond being the first study done in the one of less developed regions of Turkey and Georgia, this paper provides valuable information to tourism planners and decision makers to build joint projects between two neighbouring countries. 

Keywords

• Faith Tourism,Route,Regional Development,Turkey,Georgia

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