Özet:

Today, tourist preferences are focused on ecoturism, which is more intrinsic with nature and hosts alternative tourism activities. This situation, taking into account the 2023 tourism strategy of Turkey (2007-2013) is defined as the Lake Area "Göller Region Eco-Tourism Development Area". Salda Lake, located in the Lake Area of Ecotourism Development Area, has begun to be visited by a large number of tourists in recent years, due to the potential of tourism that fits the variable tourist preferences and the location in which it is located. The increase in the number of tourists visiting Salda Lake has a positive impact on the development of tourism in the district, while the increase in the number of visitors depending on the increase in the number of tourists in Salda Lake and the environmental pollution occurring primarily, in the point of meeting the needs of tourists who come to the site that the lack of services has a negative impact on the tourism in the district. This situation requires a series of work to develop tourism in Salda Lake and to protect the lake. In this sense, it is important to identify the views of tourists visiting the area in order to success in the Greşilova district and to be able to make a good tourism planning that will solve the problems that tourists encounter. Therefore, the research aims to reveal local tourists’ perceptions/visions of Lake Salda and their recommendations for the development of tourism. The research data was obtained through a semi-configured interview method from the scan of the area, field visits and quality research methods. The people to be interviewed are easily selected through sampling from the sampling methods from the local tourists who come to the region. The research has found many lack of infrastructure and superstructure in the Salda Lake and nearby area, and has been attempted to provide recommendations focused on the protection of the Salda Lake to solve these problems.

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