Abstract:

The consumer who prefers rural tourism wants to recognize the agricultural production, natural and historical characteristics of the site, as well as the local culture. The main sources of the local culture of a region are local crafts. The women’s clothes, the architectural structure of their houses, the weddings, the daily lifestyle and the craftsmanship and their own traditions and landscapes, the Çomakdağ-Kızılağaç village also has the potential to meet the expectations of visitors who come to the site. The main part of rural tourism activities that began recently in the village of Çomakdağ-Kızılağaç is the tradition of 4 day wedding ceremonies being presented in a short show of 2 hours to tourist groups brought to the village by tour agencies. However, the gift of local meals and the tour of a place arranged for the exhibition of some ethnographic products belonging to the village are other events. The exhibition of hand-work and eye-light hand-art products that arise as a result of women's efforts through traditional clothes, as well as the sale of them, is among the rural tourism activities carried out in the village and is important. In this study, the local craftsmen’s work of the Çomakdağ-Kızılağaç village women living in the village and engaged in crafts has been determined and the place of these craftsmen in rural tourism activities in the village has been examined and the impact of these activities on crafts has been assessed. Keywords: rural tourism, craftsmanship. Abstract Consumers who prefer rural tourism want to know agricultural production, historical features and local cultures of the district. Local handicrafts are very important elements of local culture. The village has specific features such as wearing apparel of women, architectural structure of houses, weddings, casual life style. Also it has a potential for visitors expectations.Rural tourism activities in Nashville is not old history. One of the rural tourism activity is traditional wedding ceremonies that continued for 4 days. Travel tours brought tourists to the village and present a short two-hour demonstration. Other activity is shown around the place to serve local foods and exhibit some ethnographic products of the village. Exhibition and sale of handicraft products made by traditional clothes of the village in the other activities in rural tourism. In this study handicraft activities of women who live in the village was determined. Also the share of handicraft activities within rural tourism activities were examined. Finally the effects of rural tourism activities on handicraft activities were evaluated. Keywords: rural tourism, rural tourism, handicraft.

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