A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION

Volume: 7 Number: 1 December 26, 2014
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A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION

Abstract

The purpose of this research will be to determine the suitibility of the Cultural Heritage and Museums for disabled tourist visitation. The scope of the study will be Cultural Heritage and Museums which are protected by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ) in Turkey. Research contains following Cultural Heritage and Museums; Historical Peninsula, Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, Hattusha Open Air Museum, Nemrut, Xanthos-Letoon, Safranbolu, Troia Historic Site, Selimiye Mosque and It’s Social Complex, Catalhoyuk , Goreme National Park and Cappadocia, Pamukkale-Hierapolis, Bergama Multilayered Cultural Landscape Area, Bursa and Cumalikizik: Rise of the Ottoman Empire. In order to determine the accessibility of museums for Disabled tourism, interviews were conducted with a pre-prepared questionnaire with specified Cultural Heritage and Museums managers. Research has shown that the existing museums are in the development process of the arrangements for disabled people. According to the research results in the context of accessibility to museums, highest scores, respectively, are: Goreme National Park and Cappadocia, Pamukkale - Hierapolis, Hattusa (Bogazköy). This research has made it available to evaluate the museums conditions in regard to visitation of disabled people. Some advices for managers, who focus on marketing strategies for disabled people, have been presented in the study.

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December 26, 2014

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December 26, 2014

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Year 2014 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Şen, N., Çelik Yetim, A., & Bilici, N. (2014). A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION. Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 7(1), 1-16. https://izlik.org/JA39ZG46EP
AMA
1.Şen N, Çelik Yetim A, Bilici N. A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION. Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2014;7(1):1-16. https://izlik.org/JA39ZG46EP
Chicago
Şen, Necibe, Ayşe Çelik Yetim, and Nilgün Bilici. 2014. “A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION”. Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 7 (1): 1-16. https://izlik.org/JA39ZG46EP.
EndNote
Şen N, Çelik Yetim A, Bilici N (December 1, 2014) A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION. Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 7 1 1–16.
IEEE
[1]N. Şen, A. Çelik Yetim, and N. Bilici, “A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION”, Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1–16, Dec. 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA39ZG46EP
ISNAD
Şen, Necibe - Çelik Yetim, Ayşe - Bilici, Nilgün. “A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION”. Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 7/1 (December 1, 2014): 1-16. https://izlik.org/JA39ZG46EP.
JAMA
1.Şen N, Çelik Yetim A, Bilici N. A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION. Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2014;7:1–16.
MLA
Şen, Necibe, et al. “A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION”. Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 1, Dec. 2014, pp. 1-16, https://izlik.org/JA39ZG46EP.
Vancouver
1.Necibe Şen, Ayşe Çelik Yetim, Nilgün Bilici. A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS FOR DISABLED TOURIST VISITATION. Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi [Internet]. 2014 Dec. 1;7(1):1-16. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA39ZG46EP