Abstract:

Registration of geographical indications (GI), known as one of the industrial property rights, has become a subject that has been increasingly understood and emphasized in recent years. Geographical indication practices are registration or marking that indicates the origin / origin of a locally named product but confirms that it is distinguished from its similar characteristics with its characteristics and protects the product, the producer and the consumer. The study was carried out in the context of qualitative research with analyzes based on literature and document analysis in order to evaluate the GI potential of Erzurum province in terms of gastronomy tourism. The province of Erzurum has 13 products with GI registration that can be considered as an element of attraction within the scope of gastronomy tourism and 12 different products that have been applied for and are still in process. Interestingly, in the study, it was determined that there were applications from two different institutions for a product (İspir Kurun Cheese) and that the application information for a product was not found in the application document. However, Turkey, as of March 2021 has been introduced with the current state of proprietary products available tables and graphs GI for Erzurum Turkey and for the number of proprietary products are still considered as not having the desired level. From this point of view, ten different flavors produced and consumed by lovingly owned by the region have been suggested for GI registration, and various suggestions have been made to the relevant stakeholders in order to evaluate the food products that have received GI within the scope of gastronomy tourism.

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