Abstract:

This research was carried out with the aim of identifying the bibliometric characteristics of the postgraduate theses on geographical marks within a variety of parameters and contributing to literature. The research data was obtained from the Higher Education Council National Thesis Center (YÖKTEZ) database. Geographical labels, geographical labels and geographical labels used keywords and found 45 theses between 2001 and 2019. 2 dissertations that are not related to the subject, were kept out of assessment; 34 of them were studied within the framework of a total of 43 dissertations, including master's, and 9 of them were studied within the framework of research. These theses are interpreted by being analyzed according to the type, the year in which they were published, the title of the consultant, the university in which they were prepared, the institute, the branch of anatomy, the subject, the keywords used and the research method. The findings show that the number of the thesis has increased in recent years, the most of the study was carried out in 2019 (30,2%). The research shows that the theses are more prepared in the consultation of academics with the title Professor Dr. (46,5%). The theses were carried out within 28 universities, 5 institutes and 18 anabolic branches under the roof. The most studied institutions were social sciences (65.1%) and sciences (27.9%), while the most studied branches were tourism business (18.6%) and agricultural economy (18.6%). These studies focus on topics such as consumer perception of geographical sign, geographical sign, geographical sign protection, geographical sign tourism relationship, geographical sign gastronomy relationship, the impact of geographical sign on rural development and the economic effects of geographical sign.

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