Research Article

The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu's Gastronomy Tourism Potential

Volume: 7 Number: 1 June 30, 2025
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The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu's Gastronomy Tourism Potential

Abstract

Tourism covers various activities carried out by a destination in order to attract visitors. Gastronomy tourism, which is among many types of tourism such as culture, nature and sea, has an important place in terms of attracting tourists at all times of the year, providing high economic contribution and allowing local cultural values to be preserved and transferred to future generations. Thanks to its geographical location and hosting many civilisations throughout history, Kastamonu is a rich destination that can offer different types of tourism such as nature, culture, faith, winter, sea and gastronomy. With the interaction of different cultures over time, Kastamonu cuisine has also been shaped with unique and diverse local flavours. The aim of this study is to evaluate the gastronomy tourism potential of Kastamonu based on the views of local stakeholders. In the study conducted with qualitative research method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 tourism stakeholders who shape Kastamonu tourism. The findings revealed that the city has a high potential in terms of gastronomy tourism, but this potential has not yet been sufficiently utilised. In this direction, various suggestions have been presented for the development of gastronomy tourism in Kastamonu. This article is derived from the master’s thesis “A qualitative research on the gastronomy tourism potential of Kastamonu province and stakeholder views”.

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Ethical Statement

It is declared that the study was designed to realistically and ethically meet the needs, and that integrity was maintained in obtaining data, concluding the study, and publishing the results. Ethical committee approval was not required for this research. No research requiring ethics committee approval was conducted in this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Finance and Investment (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 3, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

May 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 24, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Soydaş, R., & Çılgınoğlu, H. (2025). The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu’s Gastronomy Tourism Potential. Quantrade Journal of Complex Systems in Social Sciences, 7(1), 72-85. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15778138
AMA
1.Soydaş R, Çılgınoğlu H. The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu’s Gastronomy Tourism Potential. Quantrade. 2025;7(1):72-85. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15778138
Chicago
Soydaş, Rabia, and Hakkı Çılgınoğlu. 2025. “The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu’s Gastronomy Tourism Potential”. Quantrade Journal of Complex Systems in Social Sciences 7 (1): 72-85. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15778138.
EndNote
Soydaş R, Çılgınoğlu H (June 1, 2025) The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu’s Gastronomy Tourism Potential. Quantrade Journal of Complex Systems in Social Sciences 7 1 72–85.
IEEE
[1]R. Soydaş and H. Çılgınoğlu, “The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu’s Gastronomy Tourism Potential”, Quantrade, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 72–85, June 2025, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15778138.
ISNAD
Soydaş, Rabia - Çılgınoğlu, Hakkı. “The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu’s Gastronomy Tourism Potential”. Quantrade Journal of Complex Systems in Social Sciences 7/1 (June 1, 2025): 72-85. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15778138.
JAMA
1.Soydaş R, Çılgınoğlu H. The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu’s Gastronomy Tourism Potential. Quantrade. 2025;7:72–85.
MLA
Soydaş, Rabia, and Hakkı Çılgınoğlu. “The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu’s Gastronomy Tourism Potential”. Quantrade Journal of Complex Systems in Social Sciences, vol. 7, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 72-85, doi:10.5281/zenodo.15778138.
Vancouver
1.Rabia Soydaş, Hakkı Çılgınoğlu. The Hidden Taste of Anatolia: Kastamonu’s Gastronomy Tourism Potential. Quantrade. 2025 Jun. 1;7(1):72-85. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15778138

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