Özet:

Industrialization and globalization lowered the importance of traditional production methods such as animal breeding or agriculture in economies. The negative impacts of the free trade agreement and globalization have had negative effects on the social, cultural and economic conditions of rural areas. To improve the conditions in the rural areas that do not possess industry and technolgy governments and locals have begun to view the tourism as a tool for the economic development. The seaside tourism has showed that the tourism could be a perfect tool. Because the tourism industry can use natural, cultural and ecological attactions. Although every destination does not have enough natural or ecological attractions that can be used to draw the visitors, every place has its own and unique culture. However, as the tourism can create economis profits, it consumes natural and cultural resources. Therefore there are many inflıental factors and variables that have to be taken into consideration in tourism developments in rural areas. Today, there is a tendency to use both inherited and living cultural aspects as attractions all over the world. This paper aims to clarify the positive and negative features of the cultural tourism and discuss what its outcomes can be

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