Özet:

Crises are devastating events that first affect the close environment and can spread throughout the world when not stopped. Political crises, in recent years, have affected the whole world by turning into armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and/or war. Political crises are undoubtedly a great threat to human life. It is also a huge danger for tourism. The first target of the aggressors who are trying to destroy history and economy, who are trying to destroy history and culture, and who are trying to destroy history and culture, are unfortunately tourist destinations. This study is aimed at exploring the impact of terror-based crises on the ANZAK day commemoration ceremonies. These ceremonies contribute to the continuation of friendship born after a crisis for generations. In 2015, as it was the 100th anniversary of the Chanakkale Wars, a large number of Australians and New Zealanders came to Gelibolu to participate in these ceremonies. It was also believed that this demand will continue in 2016, but the number of participants has dropped from 50,000 to 2,000 due to the terrorist attacks in Turkey. This affects the country’s confidence and image as well as the region and the country’s tourism. In this context, the study examines the impact of terror-based crises on the ANZAK day commemorative activities. For this purpose, secondary data were collected first by literature scan and then by document analysis; visitors statistics were studied.