Abstract:

When examining international tourism movements towards Turkey, there is an increase in the number of tourists from Arab countries. Turkey, with its unique natural beauty with its historical, geographical and cultural proximity, and the impact of the series and films, has become one of the favorite places to visit more Arab tourists as the influence of social media. Arab tourists prefer the cool and calm places of our country, in the hot summer months, where green and water meets. The Sapanca region is a major attraction for Arab tourists with the lake that it has in the first place. Sapanca has attracted many Arab tourists in the summer months, and the number of tourists visiting the region is increasing day by day. The fact that these tourists become permanent has also started estate sales. The Arab tourism seen in Sapanca brought with it many changes in economic, socio-cultural and environmental. The aim of working in this direction is to be able to determine how the people living in Sapanca evaluated the tourists' influences from the Arab countries on the location. As a result of the research, it has been found that the visits of Arab tourists are not favoured by the local people, and they think they are harmful to the people of Sapanca.

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