Abstract:

Conscious awareness, a thought structure that allows the individual to better interpret the events that develop around and better understand the environment in which he lives as a result of his interpretations, can be used in the tourism field as well as for the development of the individual and the development of the tourist areas. The aim of the study is to measure the level of consciousness of local and foreign tourists visiting the Catalhöyük Cultural Heritage Area. The awareness levels of 429 tourists who visited the Neolithic City of Çatalhöyük between June and November 2018 have been measured. According to the findings obtained, tourists visiting the referred area have a high level of conscious awareness. It has also been found that the level of conscious awareness does not change according to the gender and nationality of individuals, but that the civic status of individuals, the level of learning and the age of individuals vary. As a result of the data T-Test and ANOVA test, tourists did not find their visit to Catalhöyük useful. The results were also achieved in the journey they did not have fun, they did not learn new things, and they did not enjoy. In addition to this situation, it appears as a result of the analysis of the data obtained by tourists that they don’t want to visit the town again and are not satisfied with the environmental conditions. * The study was produced from the author's doctoral study entitled 'Scientific Awareness, Destination Experience and Benefits: A Imperial Research on Tourists Visiting Cultural Heritage in the Inner Anatolian Region'.