Abstract:

Cruise tourism is an important tourism activity that is included in the category of sea-based tourism, and has been continuously increasing especially after World War II. In terms of cruise tourism, there are many destination areas in the world, especially the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Basin and the Pacific coast. The Mediterranean Basin in which Turkey is also located has many significant destination areas in cruise tourism. In this sense, our country has important ports such as Istanbul (Galataport), Antalya, Marmaris and Kuşadası. In this study, the spatial effects of the reconstructed Galataport cruise port are emphasized and the spatial change occurring around the port is examined. The construction of Istanbul Galataport cruise port, which is the working area, started in 2015 and is planned to be completed by 2021. Cruise ports are important tourist attraction points. For this reason, they cause the transformation and development of the space where it is built. As a matter of fact, Galataport cruise port has also port affected the functional transformation of the surrounding space since 2015, when the construction process started. The Beyoğlu Cultural Road project, which also includes the Galataport cruise port and its surroundings, is an important example of spatial transformation.

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