CULTURAL HERITAGE IN SÖĞÜT AND PERSPECTIVE OF LOCAL PUBLIC ABOUT TOURISM
SÖĞÜT İLÇESİ’NDE KÜLTÜREL MİRAS VE YEREL HALKIN TURİZME BAKIŞ AÇISI

Author : Ahmet VATAN -- Burhanettin ZENGİN
Number of pages : 634-650

Abstract

Cultural heritage is formed by previous generations and includes works which are thought to have value on a universal level. Ottoman Empire was a bridge between East and West World. Ottoman Empire was established in Söğüt. Importance of county is revealed by cultural heritages from this term. This study is among the first to speak of cultural heritage located in Söğüt. First of all, this study is intended to make an inventory of cultural heritage in Söğüt county. And also this study is aimed to figure out perspective of local public about tourism's impacts on social, economic and physical environment. In this study, 300 people from local public were interviewed face to face with survey by simple random technique. Although Söğüt was announced as cultural tourism development area in Culture and Tourism Ministry's 2023 Turkey Tourism Strategy, county's tourism potential is seen cannot be used effectively. Local public thinks that tourism will contribute positively to economic, physica

Keywords

cultural heritage, tourism perception, cultural tourism, Söğüt

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