Research Article

Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu

Volume: 3 Number: 1 July 5, 2018
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Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu

Abstract

Historical city centers, which are the main core of traditional life, have also become tourism attraction.  In these centers of human scale, pedestrian mobility is fairly dense due to theconnected streets, diversity of focal points, and mixed use. It is thought that the traditional life in this center is dynamic and constantly associated with this mobility and the preserved traditional practices in the city. However, since the practices of tourists and local users do not overlap, these centers are far from being representative of traditional urban life. The main point of this work is the interaction with the tourist practices of traditional life practices in the historic city center of Safranbolu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historical structures in Safranbolu are mainly utilized based on their economic functions. Tourists visiting the city follow similar routes which include the ottoman bazaar (arasta), the mosque, the bazaar and the food&beverage places. These places are located on interconnected streets and on an axis. Although the spatial ratio of the places which have a commercial function is considerably low compared to the area of historical site, the tourist population is confined within this small zone where these kinds of activities exist.  The tourist density decreases significantly out of this commercial axis. Based on this observation, it can be said that the tourists are mostly interested in traditional life/landscape practices rather than everyday life/landscape practices. Therefore, the traditional landscape in the old city center of Safranbolu guides and limits the tourist and the pedestrian movement. From this point of view, as the relationship and the interaction between the spatial practices of tourists and local people provides a basis for urban spatial pattern, the spatial texture and the spatial consumption come into prominence.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sevgi Görmüş *
Bartın University, Faculty of Forestry, The Department of Landscape Architecture İnönü University,Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, The Department of Landscape Architecture
Türkiye

Hülya Alan This is me
Bartın University, Institute of Applied and Natural Sciences
Türkiye

Kemal Onur Özman This is me
Bartın University, Institute of Applied and Natural Sciences
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 5, 2018

Submission Date

November 30, 2017

Acceptance Date

May 31, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 3 Number: 1

APA
Görmüş, S., Alan, H., & Özman, K. O. (2018). Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu. Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, 3(1), 62-72. https://izlik.org/JA25TU95AK
AMA
1.Görmüş S, Alan H, Özman KO. Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu. Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2018;3(1):62-72. https://izlik.org/JA25TU95AK
Chicago
Görmüş, Sevgi, Hülya Alan, and Kemal Onur Özman. 2018. “Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu”. Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi 3 (1): 62-72. https://izlik.org/JA25TU95AK.
EndNote
Görmüş S, Alan H, Özman KO (July 1, 2018) Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu. Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi 3 1 62–72.
IEEE
[1]S. Görmüş, H. Alan, and K. O. Özman, “Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu”, Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 62–72, July 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA25TU95AK
ISNAD
Görmüş, Sevgi - Alan, Hülya - Özman, Kemal Onur. “Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu”. Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi 3/1 (July 1, 2018): 62-72. https://izlik.org/JA25TU95AK.
JAMA
1.Görmüş S, Alan H, Özman KO. Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu. Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2018;3:62–72.
MLA
Görmüş, Sevgi, et al. “Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu”. Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 3, no. 1, July 2018, pp. 62-72, https://izlik.org/JA25TU95AK.
Vancouver
1.Sevgi Görmüş, Hülya Alan, Kemal Onur Özman. Tourism and Consumption of Space: Thoughts on Safranbolu. Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 1;3(1):62-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA25TU95AK