Abstract:

The aim of this study is to determine the level of use of the registration certificate of gastronomic products with geographical indication registration in the Aegean Region. The universe of the study consists of institutions and organizations that have registered geographical indications for gastronomic products in the Aegean Region. Research data were collected from 48 institutions and organizations between 16.03.2021 and 17.04.2021. The interview technique was used as a data collection tool, and the full enumeration method was used to determine the level of use of the registrations of geographically indicated products by the companies. Considering the duties of the authorities in institutions and organizations, questions were asked to officials including agricultural consultant, agricultural services manager, accreditation officer, press director, general secretary, assistant general secretary, and public relations specialist. A semi-structured interview form was prepared by scanning the literature on the subject. The interview questions consist of 11 items and the prepared interview questions were sent to the authorized units of the institutions-organizations via e-mail or interviews were made by phone. In addition, the data of the institutions that could not be contacted by e-mail or telephone were obtained from the product registration information section of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office web address. The data used from the websites in the research were obtained by secondary data sources and document-archive scanning technique, and "Tableau and Power BI" programs were used to visualize the data. In line with the data obtained after the interview, the level of use of the registrations of geographically indicated products by the companies was presented and interpreted in the form of tables and graphics on the basis of cities. As a result of the study, 96 gastronomic product inventories with geographical indication product registration in the Aegean Region were determined, and it was determined that these products were used by 696 companies as of May 2021. It is recommended to inform and promote the products with geographical indication registration to the manufacturers, sellers or marketers.

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