@article{2016,title={INVESTMENT FINANCE OF TOURISM AS A TOOL FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TURKEY: A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION FORAMASYA REGION},abstractNode={Priority target for least developed and developing countries is the realization of economic development.The main indicator of economic development for thatcountries is industrialization. This opinion has began to effect rapidly the economic life of the countries after the second world war. The financing difficulties of this industrialization policy showed itself over time. So, the countries have run heavily for external financing. However, the resources have taken as aid because of making them to dependent to the owner of the aid, their result can be heavier than borrowing.In addition, because of the reason of the industrial development making regional development differences, it makes the countries look for different development models. The most important tool at this stage is emerging tourism. Almost the cultural wealth of every regions of the countries have led them to tourism. For the regional development of the countries, the tourism sector has been an important development financial resource through the efforts of local government financing.Amasya accepts the tourism sector as a regional development tool.In the study, firstly, the importance of the external financing of economic development, secondly tourism as regional development tool and finally Amasya example are discussed.},author={Yusuf Kemal ÖZTÜRK-- Şerif BALDIRAN},year={2016},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}