Abstract:

The attractions are one of the most important elements of the tourism system. The attraction of faith has existed since the early period. However, with tourism, these attractions become more complex. Religious places such as temples and mosques attract increasingly more visitors not only for their spiritual values but also for entertainment, education and cultural purposes. Over the world, religious tourism areas and attractions are increasingly diversified. With this move in this study, the aim is to identify the attractions that belief tourism in Turkey and to reveal the spatial distribution. As a source of data in the study, the Trust Tourism Inventory, the Turkish Culture Portal data and the promotional brochures of things have been used. The ArcGIS 10. A data file containing the location and identity information of the beliefs tourism attractions entered as point data in the 1 software has been created. To the questions made, the kinds of tourism attractions in Turkey, the religion under which they are subject, etc. It is classified according to its various characteristics. There are also maps of distribution related to Turkey's religious tourism attractions. Thus, the tourism attractions of faith in Turkey have been assessed with a comprehensive perspective. This study has shown that Turkey has a significant potential in religious tourism, especially in terms of Islam and Christian religions. In the provinces of Bursa, Isparta, Shanlıurfa, Amasya and Istanbul it is necessary to develop tourism marketing in terms of Islamic religion. On the other hand, a tourism promotion and marketing related to Christianity should be made in Nevşehir, Aksaray, Mardin and Izmir. At the same time, religious holidays, events and memorial ceremonies should be increased in Turkey for the development of religious tourism.

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