BULGARİSTAN’DA TÜRKİYE İMAJININ ALGILANMASI, TÜRK ÜRÜNLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİNDE HUSUMET OLGUSUNUN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Bulgar tüketicilerin Türkiye’ye ve Türklere karşı hasmane duygular besleyip beslemediği, negatif duygular varsa bunların Türk ürünlerinin değerlendirilmesi ve Türkiye imajına etkisi belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, çalışma kapsamında Bulgaristan pazarında yıllardır satılan iki Türk markasının Bulgar tüketicileri tarafından algılanması ve değerlendirilmelerini ölçmek amacıyla 2008 yılı Ocak-Mart ayları arasında 750 kişi Bulgaristan’da üzerinde anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Araştırma bulguları, husumet olgusuyla Bulgar tüketicilerin Türk ürünlerini değerlendirmeleri ve Türkiye imajı arasında negatif ilişkinin olduğunu ortaya koymuştur

Keywords

• Tüketici husumeti,Ülke Algılaması,Ürün değerlendirme,Menşe ülke,Ülke imajı

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to determine whether Bulgarian consumers have animosity feelings towards Turkey and Turkish people or not, and to decide if their negative feelings have any impacts on Turkey country image the evaluation of Turkish products. In this sense, in order to measure the perceptions and the evaluation of these brands by Bulgarian consumers a survey of 750 people Bulgaria covering the period between January and March in 2008 was conducted on two Turkish brands, which have been in Bulgarian market for years. Findings of the research showed that negatively relationship between animosity phenomenon with Turkish product evaluation and Turkey country image of Bulgarian consumers

Keywords

• Consumer animosity,perception of country,product evaluation,country of origin,country image

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