Özet:

In this study, the tourism policies of the political parties with groups in the Turkish Grand National Assembly were analyzed within the scope of the 2018 election declarations of the parties. In order to reveal the similarities and differences in the discourses of political parties, declarations were examined in line with themes such as political parties' tourism goals, market targets, tourism types, legal regulation proposals, incentives and investment proposals. When the election declarations are examined, it is seen that the political parties are aware of the economic potential of the tourism sector, but they set different policy priorities to realize this potential. In the AK Party election declaration, which separates the widest area of tourism compared to other parties, tourism goals are included in the clearest and most concrete way, and this clarity is reflected in the AK Party's other tourism policy proposals. Among the opposition parties, it is seen that the party that sets out its tourism goals most clearly and concretely is the IYI Party. In the CHP and MHP election declarations, tourism goals are included in a narrow and limited way. The inadequacy of the CHP and MHP election declarations in determining tourism targets had a negative impact on the other tourism policy proposals of both parties. It should not be forgotten that tourism policies and political priorities of political parties are affected by current problems and developments in other policy topics. It can be said that the policy recommendations of political parties related to tourism, which is one of the sectors most seriously affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to affect the whole world, should also be updated.

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