A Place Proposal for Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bath): Günlüklü Bay Sweetgum Forest

Year 2023, Volume: 10 Issue: 4, 993 - 1000, 13.10.2023

Zeynep R. Ardahanlıoğlu

https://doi.org/10.30910/turkjans.1267698

Abstract

Located in the borders of Fethiye district of Mugla province, the Günlüklü Bay is located on the Fethiye-Mugla highway and 17 km from the city center of Fethiye. The Günlüklü Bay, takes its name from the Günlük, that is, Sweetgum (Liquidamber orientalis) tree located within the borders of the bay. Sweetgum trees are endemic and long-lived trees that have survived from the ice age to the present day. Sweetgum trees show their widest distribution around Mugla in Turkey. In recent years, especially after the pandemic, the need for areas that integrate people with nature and where people will feel more peaceful in every respect has increased. With shinrin-yoku practice, the person rests his body and mind with long and calm walks in the forest. In this study, it is suggested that the sweetgum forest in the Günlüklü Bay of Fethiye, which is an important tourism center, should be evaluated for shinrin-yoku (forest bath). As a method in the study, firstly a literature review was made and then field analysis was made and suggestions were made about the applicability of shinrin-yoku (forest bath). As a result, it was emphasized that a different experience for both the local people and the local and foreign tourists coming to the region and the sustainable use of Günlüklü Bay, which is home to sweetgum trees, is made to be evaluated outside of mass tourism activities.

Keywords

Günlüklü Bay, Fethiye, Shinrin-Yoku, Sweetgum (Liquidamber orientalis)

Shinrin-Yoku (Orman Banyosu) Uygulaması İçin Bir Alan Önerisi: Günlüklü Koyu Sığla Ormanı

Abstract

Muğla ili Fethiye ilçesi sınırlarında bulunan Günlüklü koyu, Fethiye-Muğla karayolu üzerinde ve Fethiye kent merkezine 17 km uzaklıktadır. Günlüklü koyu, adını koy sınırları içerisinde bulunan Günlük yani Sığla (Liquidamber orientalis) ağacından almaktadır. Sığla ağaçları buzul çağından günümüze kadar gelmeyi başarmışlardır. Ayrıca endemik ve uzun ömürlü ağaçlardır. Sığla ağaçları Türkiye’de en geniş yayılışını Muğla dolaylarında göstermektedir. Son yıllarda özellikle pandemi sonrasında terapi bahçeleri gibi insanı doğa ile bütünleştiren ve insanların fiziksel ve psikolojik açıdan yenilendiği ve kendini daha huzurlu hissettiği alanlara duyulan gereksinimde giderek artmıştır. Orman banyosu (Shinrin Yoku) olarak bilinen bu terapi yöntemi açık hava şifa uygulamasıdır. Kişi, ormanda yapılan uzun ve sakin yürüyüşlerle bedenini ve zihnini dinlendirmektedir. İşte bu bağlamda Günlüklü Koyu’da Sığla ağaçlarının huzur ve dinginlik veren atmosferinde Shinrin Yoku (Orman Banyosu)’nun yapılabileceği muhteşem bir ortamdır. Bu çalışmada Günlüklü Koyu’nun bu kapsamda değerlendirilmesine yönelik öneriler getirilmiştir.

Keywords

Günlüklü Koyu, Fethiye, Ekoterapi, Shinrin Yoku, Sığla (Liquidamber orientalis).

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