AGRO TOURISM IN TURKEY

Abstract

Nowadays coastal tourism along with the various kinds of tourism has improved. One of those is agro tourism. It features the integration of agricultural areas and country culture. As a sustainable tourism it has an important role. Turkey must contribute to the agro tourism, which is hardly known, by introducing it. In this context, the aim of this study was to investigate the agro tourism issues and assess Turkey in this regard. The importance of the study is to show the shortcomings of Turkey's agro tourism. In this study, observation method was used, and data obtained from secondary sources were compiled. Consequently, government must stimulate to use the agricultural areas of Turkey for agro tourism. In Turkey alternative kinds of tourism must be developed. Agro tourism is essential for the improvement of local people and the area itself. This kind of tourism is important for both Turkish and international tourism. The ability of Turkey to contribute to agro tourism is rather sufficient so the potential of Turkey is great. The study is thought to enrich the literature on agro tourism.

Keywords

• Agro Tourism,Tourism,Alternative Tourism,Rural Area

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