2023 Depremlerinin Gaziantep Gastronomi Turizmi Üzerine Potansiyel Etkileri
Potential Effects of 2023 Earthquakes on Gaziantep Gastronomy Tourism

Author(s): Tuba Pehlivan
Subject(s): Environmental Geography, Environmental interactions, Tourism
Published by: Özgür Yayın Dağıtım Ltd. Şti.
Keywords: Tourism; Gastronomy; Earthquakes; Gaziantep;
Summary/Abstract: Destinations that attract tourists with gastronomic preferences or different motivations can sometimes be interrupted by use. This situation can be caused by human effects as well as by the events that cause some destruction that it has brought to nature. In general, it is reported in the literature that disasters such as wars, floods, deadly diseases, earthquakes and hurricanes can cause serious life, property and economic losses. Earthquakes, which started on February 6, 2023 and are still up to date, have caused such a process to occur in Turkey. This study has been prepared to investigate the potential effects of the 2023 Gaziantep/Kahramanmaraş earthquakes on Gastronomy tourism and to offer solutions to the problems that may occur. In the research, data obtained through observation and literature review, one of the qualitative research techniques, were collected. The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive analysis method. In conclusion; According to the scientific literature review and current scientific evaluations on gastronomic tourism, criticisms are made that this process can be turned into an advantage in terms of tourism in the following periods. When the news in the domestic and foreign visual/printed media is evaluated, there are positive news for gastronomy tourism. Some press organizations use a news headline such as "removal of the building debris destroyed in the earthquake in Gaziantep". Such generalizing statements have the potential to negatively affect Gaziantep gastronomy tourism. According to the literature and observational data obtained in the study, it is thought that the effects of the earthquake in Gaziantep gastronomy tourism can be overcome by taking the right steps, and Gaziantep gastronomy will come out of the process stronger, provided that the planning of the current situation is multidimensional.

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