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Purpose and Importance:: The aim of this study is to examine the curriculum of the faculties and colleges which give undergraduate level tourism guidance training in Turkey and investigate the regulatory compliance of the compulsory courses taught in the tourist guidance certificate program according to the article 9 of the Tourist Guiding Professional Regulation. This research is important in terms of determining whether the courses are taught according to the relevant regulation and differences in the curriculum. Methodology: In the study, literature review on tourist guide and tourist guide education was conducted. To identify faculties and colleges that give Tourism Guidance training, YÖK Atlas web site was used. This website contains all 2017-2018 ÖSYM Higher Education programs in Turkey. In order to identify the curricula, the course curricula were examined using the web sites of faculties and colleges. In order to determine the appropriateness of course curricula with the 6326 Tourist Guidance Profession Law and Profession Regulations, compulsory courses for the certificate program were investigated. Findings: In Turkey, a total of 35 universities and 37 departments give under-graduate level tourism guidance training. There are two different departments that give this training: "Tourism Guidance" and "Travel Management and Tourism Guidance". It was observed that some of the courses that are mandatory for the certificate program according to the regulation are taught as elective courses at some universities. Moreover, it can be seen that the names of the courses can also different. Originality/ Scientific Value: This study is important in terms of examining the curriculum of the faculties and colleges which give undergraduate level tourism guidance training in Turkey and determining the regulatory compliance of the compulsory courses taught in the tourist guidance certificate program. When the relevant literature was reviewed, it was seen that there were no such study had been done before. Limitations: In this study, only the curricula of faculties and colleges giving undergraduate education were examined. The results could not be compared with other studies because of the absence of similar studies.

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