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A Recommended Area For Rural Tourism And Recreation: Hızırilyas Village (Horasan-Erzurum)/Turkey

Year 2015, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 1 - 16, 06.08.2015

İşık Sezen

Abstract

This study recommends that Hızırilyas Village in Horasan County of Erzurum Province, which is located at North-East Turkey, having a potential of rural tourism and recreation with its natural resources and cultural richness should be utilized as a rural tourism and recreation area. According to a survey performed in the area especially in spring and summer months of 2012 and 2013; majorly organic agriculture is carried out in the village, and the village people, who are particularly interested in tourism, build farms to carry out organic agriculture. The village, which has a thermal water source and hot springs, is visited by people from nearby provinces, counties and villages every season. Zivin Creek, which runs through the village, is suitable for line-fishing. Woodland areas around Zivin Creek are used as picnic sites. Beekeeping is also practiced in the village having a rich flora. Local cuisine of the village also draws attention. At the end of the study, frequency, percentage and chi-square analyses were applied to the data obtained through the questionnaires conducted to the local people and people coming to the village for tourism and recreation purposes using SPSS for Windows 18.00, and thus, rural tourism and recreation activities that can be performed in Hızırilyas Village were determined and recommendations were made therefor

Keywords

Rural tourism recreation Hızırilyas Erzurum Turkey

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A Recommended Area For Rural Tourism And Recreation: Hızırilyas Village (Horasan-Erzurum)/Turkey

Year 2015, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 1 - 16, 06.08.2015

İşık Sezen

Abstract

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Keywords

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References

  • Akpınar Kulekci, E., Sezen I., Bulut Y.( 2012). The role of women in rural tourism, the sample of Gaziler Village (Bardız), Erzurum, Turkey. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 10 (2): 1314-1319.
  • Anonymous (2003). European Commission. Fact Sheet. Rural Development in the European Union, Brussels.
  • Anonymous (2007). TAIEX Seminar on Agro/Rural Tourism, Austria.
  • Anonymous (2014). TRA1 flora and fauna. Northeast Development Agency (KUDAKA). http://skakko.com/Sanal_Brosur/files/publication.pdf. (Access date: 24.09.2014)Atalay, I. (2002). Ecological Regions of Turkey. Publications of Ministry of Forestry of Turkey Number: 163, Meta Printing House, Izmir.
  • Cawle M. (2009). Tourism, Rural. International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 313-317.
  • Çakal, M.A, 2013. TRA1 District of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sector Strategy. KUDAKA Research and Planning Unit. http://kudaka.org.tr/apb/tarim_raporlari/tra1_bolgesi_tibbi_ aromatik_bitkiler_sektoru_strateji_dokumani.pdf
  • Dimitrovski D.D., Todorovic A.T., Valjarevic A.D. (2011). Rural Tourism and Regional Development: Case Study of Development of Rural Tourism in the Region of Gruţa, Serbia. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 14:288-297.
  • Dirik, H. (2005). Rural Landscape (Planning and Application Principles). Istanbul University Publication Number: 4559, Faculty of Forestry Publication No: 486, ISBN 975-404-749-9.
  • Gök, Y. (2007). Geography of Horasan County. Atatürk University Publications No: 965, Erzurum.
  • Güvenç, I., Kaya Y. (1996). Several Plants Exploited As Vegetables in Erzurum. Journal of Agricultural Faculty of Ataturk University, 27(3):369-374.
  • Karahan, F., Orhan, T. (2008). Effects on Landscape Diversity of Agricultural Activites Of Uzundere District and Its Surroundings. Alınteri 15(B)- 2008, 26-32.
  • Kesici, M. (2012): Role of Local Food and Drink Culture in Demand for Rural Tourism. Social and Economical Research Journey of KMU, 14 (23): 33-37.
  • Kiper, T., Yılmaz, E. 2008. Feasibility of Rural Development Supporting Tourism Between Sarköy And Kumbağ And Role of Local Community. Journal of Tekirdag Agricultural Faculty, 5(2):159.
  • Koç, N., Şahin, S. (1999). Rural Landscape Planning. Agricultural Faculty of Ankara University, A.U. Printing House, Ankara.
  • Ozdemir, Yılmaz, G., Kafa Gurol, N. 2012. Evaluation of Rural Tourism Potential of Balıkesir Province. Social and Economical Research Journey of KMU, 14 (23): 23-32.
  • Park, D-B., Lee, H-J, Yoon, Y-S. (2014). Understanding the Benefit Sought by Rural Tourists and Accommodation Preferences: A South Korea Case. International Journal of Tourism Research, Int. J. Tourism Res., 16: 291–302.
  • Sezen, I., Yılmaz S. (2010). Determination of Landscape Potential of Kop Mountain in terms of Recreational Tourism. Journal of Agricultural Faculty of Ataturk University, 41 (1), 59-64, 2010, ISSN: 1300-9036.
  • Sharpley R., Jepson D. (2011). Rural tourism: A spiritual experience? Annals of Tourism Research, 38 (1): 52–71.
  • Soykan, F. (1999). A type of tourism integrating with natural environment and rural culture: rural tourism, Anatolia: Tourism Research Journal, 10: 67-65.
  • Şerefoğlu, C. (2009). Role of Rural Tourism In Development: It’s Role, Importance in IPARD Rural Development Programme to be applied in Our Country Between 2007 and 2013, and Expected Developments. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Turkey, Department of Foreign Affairs and European Union Coordination, Ankara.
  • Toy, S., Çatakçı, S., Eymirli E.B., Karapınar M. (2010). Thermal Tourism Potential of Erzurum. North-eastern Anatolia Development Agency, Tourism Reports 3.
  • Tribe, J., Font X., Griffiths N., Vickery R., Yale K. (2000). Environmental management for rural tourism and recreation. Tourism Management, 23(4):422-424.
  • Uslu, A., Kiper T. (2006). Effects of Tourism on Cultural Legacy: Awareness of Local People in the Sample of Beypazarı/Ankara. Journal of Tekirdag Agricultural Faculty, 3(3).
  • Williams, A.M., Shaw, G. (2009). Future play: tourism, recreation and land use. Land Use Policy, 26(1):326-335.
  • Yılmaz, S. (2004). Determination of Recreational Use Potential of Serceme Valley. Ecology, 13 (51):1-6.
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İşık Sezen

Publication Date August 6, 2015
Published in Issue Year 2015Volume: 3 Issue: 1

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