SINIR BÖLGELERİNİN GELİŞİMİNDE TURİZMİN ROLÜNÜN ARAŞTIRILMASI (TURİZMİN STRATEJİLERİ, KAPASİTELERİ, FIRSATLARI, ZORLUKLARI VE SORUNLARI)

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2, 172 - 205, 11.12.2025

Saeid Foroughi

https://doi.org/10.70756/anameud.1649804

Öz

Turizm endüstrisi, küresel olarak en büyük ve en üretken ekonomik sektörlerden biri olarak kabul edilir, en yüksek katma değeri yaratma ve diğer ekonomik ve kültürel faaliyetleri doğrudan ve dolaylı olarak etkileme kapasitesine sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, sınır bölgelerindeki turizmin etkisini incelenmiş ve sınır geliştirme, sürdürülebilir turizm, turizm geliştirme stratejileri ve kapasiteleri, bu alandaki beklentiler ve fırsatlar ile turizmle ilgili zorluklar ve sorunlar gibi hedefleri incelemektedir. Ayrıca, sınır bölgelerinin ekonomik kalkınmasında turizmin rolü bu çalışmanın odak noktasıdır. Bu makalede kullanılan araştırma metodolojisi meta-sentez ve tanımlayıcıdır. Mevcut çalışma, turizm alanındaki uzmanların bilgisinin bu alandaki fırsatları, sorunları ve zorlukları belirlemeye yardımcı olabileceği öncülüne dayanmaktadır. Ayrıca, sınır bölgelerindeki turizmin durumu hakkında daha kapsamlı bir analiz elde edebilir ve bu endüstriyi iyileştirmek ve geliştirmek için etkili çözümler sağlayabilir. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, turizm endüstrisiyle ilgili zorlukların ve çözümlerin makro yönetim ve politika yapımı, kültür, insan kaynakları, altyapı, reklamcılık ve yatırım kategorilerine ayrılabileceğini göstermektedir. Sonuç olarak, turizm endüstrisinin durumunu iyileştirmek, ülkenin politika yapıcılarının ve planlamacılarının mevcut zorlukların farkında olmasını ve bunları ulusal makro planlara dahil etmesini ve kamuoyunun bu yüksek potansiyelli endüstriyi geliştirme kararlılığını gerektirir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Turizm , Sürdürülebilir Turizm , Turizm Zorlukları , Turizm Kapasiteleri , Sınır Bölgeleri

Proje Numarası

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INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF TOURISM IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BORDER REGIONS (STRATEGIES, CAPACITIES, OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS OF TOURISM)

Öz

The tourism industry is recognized as one of the largest and most productive economic sectors globally, capable of creating the highest amount of added value and directly and indirectly impacting other economic and cultural activities. This research examines the impact of tourism in border areas and examines objectives such as border development, sustainable tourism, tourism development strategies and capacities, prospects and opportunities in this area, as well as challenges and problems related to tourism. Also, the role of tourism in the economic development of border areas is the focus of this research. The research methodology used in this article is meta-synthesis and descriptive. The current study is based on the premise that the tacit knowledge of specialists and experts in the field of tourism can help identify opportunities, problems, and challenges in this area. It can also achieve a more comprehensive analysis of the state of tourism in border areas and provide effective solutions for improving and developing this industry. The results of this study show that the challenges and solutions related to the tourism industry can be divided into the categories of macro-management and policymaking, culture, human resources, infrastructure, advertising, and investment. Finally, improving the state of the tourism industry requires the country's policymakers and planners to be aware of the existing challenges and include them in national macro-plans, as well as the public's determination to develop this high-potential industry.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Tourism , Sustainable Tourism , Tourism Challenges , Tourism Capacities , Border Areas

Etik Beyan

Ethics Statement Ethics committee approval was not obtained for this study as it did not require ethics committee approval.

Destekleyen Kurum

Bu çalışmanın hazırlanması süresince herhangi bir bireyden ya da kurumdan aynî ya da nakdî bir yardım/destek alınmamıştır.

Proje Numarası

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Teşekkür

The authors thank the reviewers who evaluated the article for their time and valuable comments and suggestions.

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