3. Bu kitap, “I. Eurasia International Tourism Congress: Current, Issues, Trends, and Indicators,
2015” organizasyonu kapsamında yayımlanmıştır. Bu kitapta yayımlanan tüm bildirilerin
içeriklerinden yazarları sorumludur.
This book has been published under the international organization themed as “I. Eurasia
International Tourism Congress: Current, Issues, Trends, and Indicators, 2015”. Authors are
responsible for intents of their proceedings published in this book
I. Eurasia International Tourism Congress:
Current Issues, Trends, and Indicators
(EITOC-2015)
KONYA- MAYIS- 2015
Editörler
M. Akif ÇUKURÇAYIR
Alaattin BAŞODA
Şafak U� NU� VAR
Mehmet SAG�IR
Münevver ÇI�ÇEKDAG�I
Semih BU� YU� KI�PEKÇI�
Vol. I
5. Kongre kitabının basılması için verdiği destekten dolayı
SELÇUKLU BELEDİYESİ’NE
Teşekkürlerimizi sunuyoruz.
6.
7. SUNUŞ
40. yıl kutlamalarını gerçekleştirdiğimiz bu yıl birçok önemli etkinlik
düzenlemenin kıvancını yaşıyoruz. Selçuk Üniversitesi, kurulduğu 1975 yılından bu
yana her alanda gelişim trendini yakalamış, bilimsel, sosyal, ekonomik, kültürel ve
sportif anlamda etkin ve dinamik bir üniversite kimliğine kavuşmuştur. Yaklaşık
80.000 öğrencisi ile Türkiye'nin en büyük yükseköğretim kurumları arasında yer alan
Selçuk Üniversitesi yaptığı bilimsel araştırmalar kadar, gerçekleştirdiği bilimsel
toplantılarla da bilim dünyasında adından söz ettirmektedir. Bu hedef doğrultusunda
“I. Eurasia International Tourism Congress: Current Issues, Trends and Indicators
(EITOC)- (I. Avrasya Uluslararası Turizm Kongresi: Güncel Konular, Eğilimler ve
Göstergeler)” Kongresi'nin Turizm Fakültemiz tarafından düzenlenmesinden büyük
memnuniyet duymaktayım.
Üniversitemizde özel bir yere sahip olan Turizm Fakültesi, 2010 yılında Turizm
İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik Yüksekokulu adı altında eğitim-öğretime başlamış ve 16
Mayıs 2013 tarihinde Resmi Gazete’de yayınlanan Bakanlar Kurulu kararıyla fakülte
statüsünü elde etmiştir. Turizm Fakültesi, kurulduğu günden bugüne çok sayıda
kongre, panel, sempozyum gerçekleştirmiştir. Yine Üniversitemiz bünyesinde yer
alan Turizm Fakültesi Uygulama Oteli, Turizm Fakültemiz idaresinde faaliyetlerini
örnek bir şekilde sürdürmektedir. Ayrıca, Turizm Fakültemizin donanımlı akademik
personeli uluslararası bilimsel dergilerde yayınlar yapmakta, küresel gelişmeleri
yakından izlemektedirler.
I. Avrasya Uluslararası Turizm Kongresi, yurt dışından ve yurt içinden çok
sayıda akademisyenin ve sektör temsilcisinin katılımıyla Turizm Fakültemiz
tarafından düzenlenmektedir. Sahasında yetkin akademisyenlerin 228 bildirisi bu
kongre çerçevesinde sunulacak, turizm sektörünün sorunları geniş şekilde tartışılma
imkânı bulacaktır. Çok sayıda seçkin bilim insanını ve sektör temsilcisini Selçuk
Üniversitesi bünyesinde ve Konya’da ağırlamaktan mutluluk duyduğumu belirtmek
isterim.
Emeği geçen tüm çalışma arkadaşlarıma, kurumlara ve sektör mensuplarına
üniversitem ve şahsım adına teşekkür ediyorum.
Prof. Dr.
Hakkı GÖKBEL
Selçuk Üniversitesi Rektörü
8.
9. PRESENTATION
We are proud of this year in which we celebrated our 40 th year and organised
many important events. Since the establishment in 1975, Selcuk University has
developed a corporate identity by catching the developmental trends in each area and
by being a dynamic and effective University in scientific, social, economic, sportive
and cultural events. With its about 800.000 students, Selcuk university which is
among the biggest Higher Education Institutions in Turkey makes and indelible
impression in scientific world not only with its scientific researches but also with its
scientific organisations. In line with this purpose, I’m glad that I. Eurasia International
Tourism Congress: Current Issues, Trends and Indicators (EITOC) is organized by out
Tourism Faculty.
Tourism Faculty which is precious for our University started its education and
training year in 2010 under the name of The School of Tourism and Hotel
Management and with the decree of council of ministers which is published in official
newspaper it has gained the status of being a faculty. Tourism Faculty has organised
so many congresses, panels, symposiums since it established. Again Tourism Faculty
Practice Hotel, which is within our University, carries on the activities under the
control of Tourism Faculty. Moreover; Tourism Faculty’s successful academic staff
makes publishing in international scientific journals and follows global developments.
I. Eurasia International Tourism Congress is organised by our Tourism
Faculty with the participation of many foreign and local academicians and
representatives of the sector. 227 papers of the expert academicians will be presented
in this congress and the issues of the tourism sector will be discussed broadly. I am
glad to host many outstanding academicians and sector representatives within our
University and in Konya
I would like to thank to my colleagues, to the institutions and to sector
representatives on behalf of my University and myself
Prof. Dr.
Hakkı GÖKBEL
Rector of Selcuk University
10.
11. ÖNSÖZ
Bir menzile/hedefe ulaşmak için ilk adımı atmak, yolun tamamlanması için ilk ve en
önemli koşuldur. I. Avrasya Uluslararası Turizm Kongresi, mütevazı adımlarla başladı ve 228
bildiri, 450 katılımcı ile turizme gönül verenlerin önemli katkılar sunduğu bir organizasyona
dönüştü.
Turizm yalnızca seyahat, konaklama ve gastronomiden ibaret faaliyetler bütünü değildir.
Turizm, aynı zamanda farklı kültürlerin etkileşimidir; bir anlamda diplomasidir, barışa ve
birlikteliğe açılan kapıdır. Önyargıları kaldıran, farklı milletleri ve kültürleri birbirine yaklaştıran
turizm etkinlikleri, ülkeler için yaşamsal öneme sahiptir. Turizm aynı zamanda bacasız endüstri
olarak tanımlanmakta ve ülke ekonomileri içinde izlenen politikalara göre etkin bir yere sahip
olmaktadır. Türkiye’nin hâlihazırdaki turizm gelirleri 34 milyar dolar civarındadır. Türkiye’nin
hedefi turizm gelirlerini 2023 yılında 50 milyar dolara çıkarmaktır.
Türkiye’nin turizm alanında başarılı olması ve hedeflerine ulaşabilmesi için turizm
sektöründe nitelikli işgücüne ihtiyacı vardır. Turizm fakülteleri bu alanda çok önemli bir işlevi
yerine getirmektedirler. Eğitim öğretimin yanında akademik etkinlikler de kentlerin ve ülkelerin
turizm değerlerinin konuşulması, dünyaya duyurulması ve sektöre yönelik politikalar
geliştirilmesinde oldukça ağırlıklı bir yere sahiptir.
I. Avrasya Uluslararası Turizm Kongresi’nde üç gün boyunca turizm sektörünün
paydaşları olan uzmanlar, akademisyenler ve STK temsilcileri Selçuk Üniversitesi ev
sahipliğinde Mevlana kenti Konya'da turizmi ve farklı boyutlarını konuşacaklardır.
Kongremizde 450 katılımcı, 228 bildiri sahibi yer almaktadır. 17 ülke, 88 üniversite ve 62 ilden
gelen turizm paydaşları Konya’da buluşuyor.
Kongremiz ilk kez düzenlenmesine rağmen büyük bir ilgiye mazhar olmuştur. Yedi bin
yıllık tarihiyle Konya’da, Mevlana ikliminde, Selçuklu Başkent’inde konuklarımızı ağırlama
fırsatı bulmak bizim için çek değerli bir mutluluk vesilesi olmuştur. Kongremizin
gelenekselleşmesi en büyük dileğimizdir. Konya’nın kongre turizmine kapı aralaması adına da,
kongremizin büyük bir işlev göreceğine inanıyorum.
Kongrenin gerçekleştirilmesi sürecinde birçok zorlu aşamadan geçilmiştir. Kongreye
beklentilerimizin üzerinde ilgi gösteren değerli bildiri sahiplerine, bildirileri değerlendiren bilim
kurulu üyelerimize içtenlikle teşekkürlerimi sunuyorum. Kongre için bizleri cesaretlendiren ve
desteklerini esirgemeyen Selçuk Üniversitesi Rektörü Sayın Prof. Dr. Hakkı GÖKBEL'e şükran
borçluyum. Kongrenin düzenlenmesinde sponsorluk desteklerini esirgemeyen, Konya’nın ve
değerlerinin tanıtımı için özveriden kaçınmayan tüm kuruluşlara ve yöneticilerine ne kadar
teşekkür etsem azdır. Avrasya Turizm Kongresi’nin gerçekleşmesine emeği geçen çok değerli
12. meslektaşlarıma teşekkür ediyorum. Hocalarımıza saygılarımı ifade ediyor, aramızdan ayrılmış
olanları rahmetle anmak istiyorum. Kongre sürecinde her türlü özveriyi gösteren Araştırma
Görevlisi Alaattin BAŞODA kongrenin çok önemli işlerini tek başına yürüttü, kendisine özel
olarak teşekkür etmek istiyorum. Dekan Yardımcıları Doç. Dr. Şafak ÜNÜVAR ve Yrd. Doç.
Dr. Mehmet SAĞIR, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Semih BÜYÜKİPEKÇİ ve öğretim görevlisi Münevver
ÇİÇEKDAĞI kongre yolculuğu sırasında önemli katkılar sundular, kendilerine teşekkürü borç
bilirim.
Sürecin başından sonuna kadar destek veren, cesaretlendiren ve yanımızda olan bütün
meslektaşlarıma, yerel yöneticilere ve Üniversitemiz Yönetimine Fakültemiz adına bir kez daha
teşekkür ederken, kongrenin akademik dünyaya, Konya’ya ve Türkiye’ye önemli katkılar
sağlayacağına olan inancımı bir kez daha tekrar etmek istiyorum.
Prof. Dr. M. Akif ÇUKURÇAYIR
Selçuk Üniversitesi Turizm Fakültesi Dekanı
13. PREFACE
Taking the first step to reach a target is the first and the most important condition to
complete it I. Eurasia International Tourism Congress started with modest steps and turned
into an organization in which precious contributions are made with 228 papers and 450
participators.
Tourism isn’t a complement of activities with only travel, accommodation and
gastronomy. Tourism is also the interaction of different cultures; diplomacy, an open door to
peace and collaboration in one sense. Tourism activities which eliminate prejudices and
empathize different nations and cultures are vital for countries. Tourism is also defined as
flueless industry and has an effective role according to tracked policies in national economies.
Turkey’s tourism income is about 34 billion dollars at present. Turkey’s target is to increase
tourism income up to 50 billion dollars by 2023.
To be successful in Tourism and to reach its goal Turkey needs qualified labour force in
tourism sector. In this sense, tourism faculties’ functions are very important. Besides education
and trainings academic activities have effective roles in advertising tourism values of countries
and cities to the World and in developing policies related to the sector.
In I. Eurasia International Tourism Congress, for three days, experts, academicians and
nongovernmental organizations’ representatives who are stakeholders of tourism will discuss
Konya’s, city of Mevlana’s tourism and different aspects of tourism, hosted by Selcuk
University. There are 450 participators and 228 papers in our congress. Tourism stakeholders
who come from form 17 countries, 88 University and 62 cities will meet in Konya.
Although it is the first organization of our congress, it attracted a considerable attention.
To have the opportunity to welcome/ host our guests in Mevlana climate, in the capital of
Seljuk Empire, in Konya with its seven thousand years history is a pleasing occasion for us.
Our first wish is to make our Congress a traditional one. I believe that our Congress will
function effectively to open a gate for Congress Tourism in Konya.
While the process of the organization, our faculty went through many difficulties. I
sincerely present my thanks to the owners of the papers who interested in our congress more
than we expected and to the members of scientific board who evaluated the papers. I owe a
debt of gratitude to the rector of Selcuk University dear Prof. Dr. Hakkı GOKBEL who
encouraged us and supported us during this process. I have to thank all the institutions and
managers who supported the organization of the congress financially to advertise Konya and its
values. Many thanks to my precious colleagues who contributed to the process of I. Eurasia
International Tourism Congress organization. I respect our professors and remember the ones
14. who passed away. I would like to thank Research Assistant Alaattin BASODA specially who
worked his magic and who contributed to many important points, alone, during congress
process. Many thanks to the vice-deans, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Safak UNUVAR and Assist. Prof.
Dr. Mehmet SAGIR, to Assist. Prof. Dr. Semih BUYUKIPEKCI and to lecturer Munevver
CICEKDAGI for their considerable contributions to the congress organization process.
While I would like to thank once more to all my colleagues, to local managers and to
our University Administrators who were with us and encouraged us throughout the process, I
would also repeat once more my faith that I. Eurasia International Tourism Congress will
contribute to the academic World, to Konya and to Turkey.
Prof. Dr. M. Akif ÇUKURÇAYIR
Dean of Tourism Faculty, Selcuk University
15. HONORARY CHAIRS
Prof. Dr. Hakkı GÖKBEL
Rector of Selcuk University
Muammer EROL
Governor of Konya
Congress Scientific Committee
Prof. Dr. Alan FYALL, University of
Central Florida, Orlando, USA
Dr. Chandrakant B. SALUNKHE, Post
Graduate Center of Botany, INDIA
Harald PLAMPER, Zappelin
University, GERMANY
Prof. Dr. Noel SCOTT, Griffith
University, AUSTRAILA
Assos. Prof. Dr. Qadir BAYRAMLI,
Azerbaijan State Economics University,
Azerbaijan
Prof. Dr. Tom BAUM, University of
Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Prof. Dr. Robertico Croes, University of
Central Florida, Orlando, ABD
Prof. Dr. A. Celil ÇAKICI, Mersin
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Adnan TÜRKSOY, Ege
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Akın AKSU, Akdeniz
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Ahmet AKTAŞ, Okan
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Ahmet GÜRBÜZ, Karabük
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Ali ALAGÖZ, Selçuk
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Ali BORAN, Selçuk
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Ali ERBAŞ, Eskişehir Osman
Gazi University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Alp TİMUR Dokuz Eylül
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Atila YÜKSEL, Adnan
Menderes University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Azize TUNÇ HASSAN, Gazi
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Cengiz DEMİR, İzmir Kâtip
Çelebi University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Cevat TOSUN, Gazi
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Cevdet AVCIKURT, Balıkesir
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Çağatay ÜNÜSAN, Karatay
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Derman KÜÇÜKALTAN,
İstanbul Arel University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Doğan GÜRSOY, Washington
State University, USA
Prof. Dr. Doğan TUNCER Başkent
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Doğan Yaşar AYHAN,
Başkent University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Fevzi OKUMUŞ, University
of Central Florida, USA
Prof. Dr. Füsun İstanbullu DİNÇER,
İstanbul University, TURKEY
16. Prof. Dr. İge PIRNAR, Yaşar
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. İsmail KIZILIRMAK, İstanbul
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Kemal BİRDİR, Mersin
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Kurban ÜNLÜÖNEN, Gazi
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Kurtuluş KARAMUSTAFA,
Erciyes University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Levent ALTINAY, Oxford
Brookes Universty, UK
Prof. Dr. Mehmet SARIIŞIK, Sakarya
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Mehmet YEŞİLTAŞ, Gazi
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Mithat Zeki DİNÇER,
İstanbul University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Muharrem TUNA, Gazi
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Mustafa KOYUNCU,
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University,
TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Mustafa TEPECİ, Celal Bayar
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Muzaffer UYSAL, Virginia
Tech University, USA
Prof. Dr. Nüzhet KAHRAMAN,
İstanbul Ticaret University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Necdet HACIOĞLU, Balıkesir
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Orhan İÇÖZ, Yaşar
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Orhan BATMAN, Sakarya
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Özkan TÜTÜNCÜ, Dokuz
Eylül University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Öcal USTA, Dokuz Eylül
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Saime ORAL, Dokuz Eylül
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Raif PARLAKKAYA,
Necmettin Erbakan University,
TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Süleyman KARAÇOR, Selçuk
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Salih KUŞLUVAN, İstanbul
Medeniyet University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Turgut VAR, İzmir Ekonomi
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Şeyhmus BALOĞLU,
University of Nevada, USA
Prof. Dr. Yüksel ÖZTÜRK, Gazi
University, TURKEY
Prof. Dr. Yüksel EKİNCİ, Oxford
Brookes University, UK
Prof. Dr. Zeynep ASLAN, Nevşehir
Hacı Bektaşı Veli University, TURKEY
Dr. Bilgehan GÜLCAN, Gazi
University, TURKEY
Dr. Beykan ÇİZEL, Akdeniz
University, TURKEY
Dr. Cafer TOPALOĞLU Muğla Sıtkı
Koçman University, TURKEY
Dr. Burhan KILIÇ, Muğla Sıtkı
Koçman University, TURKEY
Dr. Bahattin ÖZDEMİR, Akdeniz
University, TURKEY
Dr. Dilek DÖNMEZ POLAT,
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University,
TURKEY
17. Dr. Düriye BOZOK, Balıkesir
University, TURKEY
Dr. Dündar DENİZER, Anadolu
University, TURKEY
Dr. Fisun YÜKSEL, Adnan Menderes
University, TURKEY
Dr. Fatma Nur İPLİK, Adana Bilim ve
Teknoloji University, TURKEY
Dr. Göknil Nur KOÇAK, Mersin
University, TURKEY
Dr. Gökçe ÖZDEMİR, Yaşar
University, TURKEY
Dr. İbrahim YILMAZ, Nevşehir Hacı
Bektaşı Veli University, TURKEY
Dr. İlhan BÖLÜKOĞLU, İzmir Katip
Çelebi University, TURKEY
Dr. İrfan YAZICIOĞLU, Gazi
University, TURKEY
Dr. M. Oğuzhan İLBAN, Balıkesir
University, TURKEY
Dr. Kamil UNUR, Mersin University,
TURKEY
Dr. Mehmet KAŞLI, Eskişehir
Osmangazi University, TURKEY
Dr. Mahmut DEMİR, Süleyman
Demirel University, TURKEY
Dr. Murat DOĞDUBAY, Balıkesir
University, TURKEY
Dr. Mete SEZGİN, Selçuk University,
TURKEY
Dr. Oktay EMİR, Anadolu University,
TURKEY
Dr. Oğuz TÜRKAY, Sakarya
University, TURKEY
Dr. Ramazan Pars ŞAHBAZ, Gazi
University, TURKEY
Dr. Osman Eralp ÇOLAKOĞLU,
Adnan Menderes University, TURKEY
Dr. Şafak ÜNÜVAR, Selçuk
University, TURKEY
Dr. Serdar TARAKÇIOĞLU, Gazi
University, TURKEY
Dr. Şirvan Şen DEMİR, Süleyman
Demirel University, TURKEY
Dr. Şenol ÇAVUŞ, Adnan Menderes
University, TURKEY
Dr. Yasin BOYLU, Gazi University,
TURKEY
Dr. Umut AVCI, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman
University, TURKEY
Dr. Zafer ÖTER, İzmir Kâtip Çelebi
University, TURKEY
Dr. Yaşar SARI, Eskişehir Osmangazi
University, TURKEY
Dr. Tugay ARAT, Selcuk University
Dr. Ceyhun Çağlar KILINÇ, Selcuk
University
Congress Organizing Board Congress Secreteriat
Prof. Dr. M. Akif ÇUKURÇAYIR Dr. Şafak ÜNÜVAR
Dr. Chandrakant SALUNKHE, India Dr. Semih BÜYÜKİPEKÇİ
Harald PLAMPER, Germany Dr. Mehmet SAĞIR
18. Dr. Qadir BAYRAMLI, Azerbaijan Dr. Melis ATTAR
Dr. Şafak ÜNÜVAR Lecturer Münevver ÇİÇEKDAĞI
Dr. Mete SEZGİN Res. Assist. Alaattin BAŞODA
Dr. Abdullah KARAMAN Res. Assist. Şeyda SARI
Dr. Vural ÇAĞLIYAN Res. Assist. Çağrı SAÇLI
Dr. Tugay ARAT
Res. Assist. Fatmanur Kübra
CELİLOĞLU
Dr. Ceyhun Çağlar KILINÇ Res. Assist. Seda ÖZDEMİR
Dr. Mehmet SAĞIR Res. Assist. Betül KORKMAZ
Dr. Gamze TEMİZEL
Dr. Semih BÜYÜKİPEKÇİ
Dr. Erkan Akgöz
Dr. H. Alpay Karasoy
Dr. Alper ATEŞ
Dr. Betül GARDA
Dr. Melis ATTAR
Lecturer Münevver ÇİÇEKDAĞI
Lecturer İhsan Devlet ATABEY
Lecturer Neriman ÇELİK
Res. Assist. Alaattin BAŞODA
Res. Assist. Şeyda SARI
Res. Assist. Çağrı SAÇLI
Res. Assist. Fatmanur Kübra
CELİLOĞLU
Res. Assist. Seda ÖZDEMİR
Res. Assist. Betül KORKMAZ
19. Gel, gel, ne olursan ol yine gel,
ister kafir, ister mecusi,
ister puta tapan ol yine gel,
bizim dergahımız, ümitsizlik dergahı değildir,
yüz kere tövbeni bozmuş olsan da yine gel…
Come, come, whoever you are,
Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving,
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Even if you have broken your vows a thousand times
It doesn’t matter
Come, come yet again, come
20.
21. i
İÇİNDEKİLER
TOURISM ORIENTED POLICING AND PROTECTION SERVICES (TOPPS)
Mehmet Murat PAYAM.........................................................................................................1
A SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL FOR THE NUMBER OF
INTERNATIONAL INBOUND TOURISTS IN TURKEY
Mahsa SERPOUSH, Cemalettin Öcal FİDANBOY ..............................................................8
EMPOWERING WOMEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTENDING IN
PRESSING LOCAL HANDICRAFT MARKETS
Reza Pourali, Mortaza Karami , Reza Khalili, Vahid Azizi..................................................12
EVALUATING STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Locadia Leona MASARA, Masters Student, Hilal Erkuş ÖZTÜRK......................................20
THE ACCESSIBILITY EVALUATION OF OFFICIAL TOURISM
WEBSITE OF TURKEY
Göknil NUR SEVER, Salar KUHZADY ................................................................................30
INNOVATION PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES IN THE TURKISH
HOTEL INDUSTRY
Raif PARLAKKAYA, Kevser ÇINAR.....................................................................................37
SITE COLLECTION FOR INVESTMENT PROGRAM IN HOTEL
ESTABLIS HMENTS AND AN APPLICATION
Münevver ÇİÇEKDAĞI........................................................................................................48
TIME TRAVEL METHOT IN TOURISM: THE CASE OF KONYA/
ÇATALHÖYÜK
Fatih YILMAZ, Fatma ARSLAN, Nilgün AVCI.....................................................................54
STUDENTS – LECTURER – EXPERT OPINIONS BASED NEEDS
ASSESSMENT OF ENGLISH FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES
(EOP) IN TOURISM ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
Akif GÖKÇE, Orhan BATMAN ............................................................................................65
TURKEY IN UNESCO REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF THE
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY AND ITS
IMPORTANCE FOR TURKISH TOURISM
Cagri SACLI, Cevdet AVCIKURT ........................................................................................81
HOTEL MANAGERS’ PERSPECTIVES TO DISABLED TOURISM:
CASE OF HOTELS IN KONYA
Mete SEZGIN, Cagri SACLI, Seda OZDEMIR.....................................................................90
THE CONTRIBUTION OF GAZIPAŞA ALANYA AIRPORT TO
ALANYA’S TOURISM ACTIVITIES
Yıldırım SALDIRANER, Jan Sanem JULAR, Şebnem KÖSEOĞLU.....................................99
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXPECTATIONS AND
SATISFACTION OF SOUTH KOREAN TOURISTS VISITING URKEY
Tolga GÖK, Kürşad SAYIN ..................................................................................................110
SUSTAINABLE VALORIZATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE VIA
TOUR GUIDES: TURKISH CASE OF EPHESUS ANCIENT CITY
Mehmet Yavuz ÇETİNKAYA, Zafer ÖTER ...........................................................................118
22. ii
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Neriman ÇELİK, Suudan Gökçe GÖK..................................................................................130
AN ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING IN TRAVEL
AGENCIES IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY
Rahman TEMİZKAN, Orhan YABANCI ...............................................................................136
POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM TO TURKISH
ECONOMY AND INNOVATIVE MEASURES FOR IMPROVEMENT
İge PIRNAR, Ufuk TUTAN ...................................................................................................142
A RESEARCH ON VINEYARDS AND GARDENS IN NİĞDE AND ITS
DISTRICTS AS A TOURISTIC PRODUCT FOR TURKISH TOURISM
Ruhan İRİ, Burcu Gülsevil BELBER. ...................................................................................148
DISSEMINATION OF HOTELS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LEVELS
ON INTERNET VIA GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE IN TURKEY
Burhan AYDEMİR, Cagri SACLI, Muhammet E. SOYDAS .................................................161
THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON CUSTOMER
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
IN EGYPTIAN TRAVEL AGENTS
Ghada Abdallah, Yasmeen Abd El-Moaty Attia....................................................................167
THE ADOPTION OF WEB1.0 AND WEB2.0 TECHNOLOGIES: A
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TOP TEN DESTINATIONS IN
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Marwa M. Ghanem...............................................................................................................181
TYPOLOGICAL BRIEF OF SEX TOURIST PRODUCT CUSTOMERS IN
THE OPINION OF THE YOUNG POLES (RANDOM SAMPLE TESTING)
Grzegorz Godlewski, Beata Rafalska ...................................................................................199
TEMALI OTELLERİN TÜKETİCİ SATIN ALMA DAVRANIŞLARINA
ETKİSİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Ramazan Pars ŞAHBAZ, Murat TEKBALKAN.....................................................................209
IĞDIR DESTİNASYONUNUN SINIR TURİZMİ POTANSİYELİNE
YÖNELİK BİR ALAN ARAŞTIRMASI
Burcu ILGAZ YILDIRIM, Serap ALKAYA, Şevket YİRİK, Gamze MEŞE.............................222
TÜRKİYE TURİZM STRATEJİSİ (2023) VİZYONUNDA TÜRKİYE
SAĞLIK TURİZMİ’NİN ANALİZİ
Meltem UYGUN....................................................................................................................236
ADANA İLİ VE İLÇELERİNİN SPOR TURİZMİ AÇISINDAN
DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Alper BOZKURT...................................................................................................................243
SEYAHAT ACENTELERİ İLE KONAKLAMA İŞLETMELERİ
ARASINDAKİ HUKUKİ ANLAŞMAZLIK
Dilşah Mine SAĞBİLİ...........................................................................................................250
KIRSAL YÖRELERDE TELEVİZYON DİZİLERİNİN TURİZM
HAREKETLERİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: SEVDALUK DİZİSİ ÖRNEĞİ
Özge GÜDÜ DEMİRBULAT, Musa OFLAZ, Cemali BUZLUKÇU.....................................256
23. iii
OTEL İŞLETMELERİNDE ÇALIŞANLARIN SİNİZM DÜZEYLERİNİN
BELİRLENMESİ: BALIKESİR’DE BİR UYGULAMA
Nuran AKŞİT AŞIK...............................................................................................................267
KIRSAL KALKINMA BAĞLAMINDA ŞANLIURFA İLİNİN KIRSAL
TURİZM POTANSİYELİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Mustafa ŞİT, Kasım KAYA, Mehmet Reşit SEVİNÇ, Gönül SEVİNÇ, Veysel ASOĞLU.......280
TÜRK MUTFAK KÜLTÜRÜNDE İSLAMIN ETKİSİ
İpek ÜNAL, Ramazan AKÇA ................................................................................................288
MENÜ PLANLAMADA TOYOTA WAY PRENSİPLERİNİN
KULLANILABİLİRLİĞİ
Murat DOĞDUBAY, Selin İLSAY, Gülhan CEVİZKAYA .....................................................294
MORTGAGE KRİZİNİN TURİZM SEKTÖRÜNDEKİ İSTİHDAMA ETKİSİ:
MUĞLA ÖRNEĞİ
Ece KIRLI ÖZEN, Ozan BAHAR ..........................................................................................304
TURİZM BÖLGELERİNDE EMNİYET VE GÜVENLİĞİN SAĞLANMASI
Mehmet Murat PAYAM.........................................................................................................316
KENTSEL DÖNÜŞÜM VE KENT TURİZMİ: ANKARA-HAMAMÖNÜ
ÖRNEĞİ
Özgür SARI...........................................................................................................................327
MARKA KENT AMASYA’NIN ALTERNATİF TURİZM POTANSİYELİNİN
DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Atıf ULUBAY, Burak ERYILMAZ .........................................................................................333
TURİZM İŞLETMELERİNDE SATIN ALMA TERCİHLERİNİ
ETKİLEMEDE KURUMSAL İTİBARIN MARKA SADAKATİNE ETKİSİ
Kudret GÜL, Melike GÜL, Gençay SAATÇİ ........................................................................334
SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR TURİZM PERSPEKTİFİNDE HİBRİDİTE VE PAYDAŞ
YAKLAŞIMI: ALMANYA, İNGİLTERE VE TÜRKİYE KIYASLAMALARI
Dorian ALİU, Armando ALİU, Bekir PARLAK ....................................................................357
AYNI SOFRADA İKİ ÜLKE (Mİ?) TÜRK VE YUNAN MUTFAKLARININ
KARŞILAŞTIRMALI ANALİZİ
Burak MİL, Derman KÜÇÜKALTAN...................................................................................372
YETENEK YÖNETİMİ VE YENİLİK PERFORMANSI İLİŞKİSİ: BODRUM
ÖRNEĞİ
Özer ŞAHİN, Osman Nuri ÖZDOĞAN.................................................................................383
MÜŞTERİLERİN OTEL SEÇİMLERİNDE SOSYAL MEDYANIN ROLÜ
Burak ERYILMAZ, Burhanettin ZENGİN.............................................................................396
KÜLTÜREL PEYZAJ BİLEŞENLERİ ve TURİZM İLİŞKİSİNDE GÖRSEL
PEYZAJ ANALİZİ: NALLIHAN-BEYDİLİ KÖYÜ ÖRNEĞİ
Gizem CENGİZ GÖKÇE, Sebahat AÇIKSÖZ.......................................................................409
TANITIM BROŞÜRLERİ GÖZÜYLE ANADOLU YÖRESEL MUTFAKLARI
Osman ÇULHA, Aytekin KALKAN.......................................................................................420
24. iv
DÜŞÜK MALİYETLİ HAVAYOLU İŞLETMELERİNİ ETKİLEYEN
MAKRO VE MİKRO ÇEVRE FAKTÖRLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME
Ömer ÇOBAN, Serhat HARMAN .........................................................................................436
YÜKSEKÖĞRETİMDE TURİZM LİSANS EĞİTİMİ VEREN DEVLET
ÜNİVERSİTELERİNİN SON 5 YILLIK DEĞERLENDİRMESİ
Hüseyin ŞENEROL, Simge TOKAY ......................................................................................451
SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR TURİZMİN TALEP TAHMİNLEMESİ
Nur ÇELİK, Ozan BAHAR ...................................................................................................464
TURİZM SEKTÖRÜNDE STAJ YAPAN YÜKSEKÖĞRETİM (ÖN LİSANS
VE LİSANS) ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN MARUZ KALDIKLARI MOBBİNG İLE
ÇALIŞMA PERFORMANSI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN İNCELENMESİ:
GİRESUN ÜNİVERSİTESİNDE TURİZM ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR
UYGULAMA
Hakan AKYURT, Eray TURPCU, Gamze KILIÇ .................................................................476
İZMİR İLİNDEKİ 4 VE 5 YILDIZLI KONAKLAMA İŞLETMELERİNDE
ÇALIŞANLARIN PSİKOLOJİK ŞİDDET (MOBBİNG) ALGILARI
Fatma PALABIYIK, Mehmet Emre GÜLER .........................................................................490
ELEKTRONİK ORTAMDA YAPILAN ÇEVRİMİÇİ YORUMLARA
DAYANARAK TÜKETİCİLERİN YİYECEK–İÇECEK
İŞLETMELERİNDEN DUYDUKLARI MEMNUNİYETLERİN VE
BEKLENTİLERİN BELİRLENMESİ
Özlem GELEN, Mehmet Emre GÜLER ................................................................................501
TÜRKİYE’DE LİSANS DÜZEYİNDE TURİZM EĞİTİMİNİN SORUNLARI
VE ÇÖZÜM ÖNERİLERİ
İbrahim YILMAZ...................................................................................................................517
KONAKLAMA İŞLETMELERİ ÖRNEĞİNDE İŞ STRESİNİN İŞE
BAĞLILIK VE İŞTEN AYRILMA NİYETİNE ETKİSİ: ÇANAKKALE
İLİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Bekir EŞİTTİ, Damla DEMİR HARPUTLUOĞLU...............................................................527
KONAKLAMA VE YİYECEK HİZMETLERİ ALT SEKTÖRÜNÜN
FİNANSAL PERFORMANSININ KARŞILAŞTIRMALI TABLOLAR
ANALİZ TEKNİĞİ İLE İNCELENMESİ: TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET
MERKEZ BANKASI SEKTÖR BİLANÇOLARINDA BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Erdinç KARADENİZ, Selda KAHİLOĞULLARI, Mehmet BEYAZGÜL...............................537
YEREL HALKIN ÜNİVERSİTE VE ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNE
BAKIŞ AÇISI: ÇEŞME ÖRNEĞİ
Cevdet AVCIKURT, Esin ÖZKAN, Samet Can CURKAN ...................................................547
KONAKLAMA İŞLETMELERİNDE REKABET STRATEJİSİ OLARAK
ÜÇÜNCÜ YAŞ GRUBUNA ODAKLANMA VE “50+ HOTELS”
STANDARTLARI
Yüksel GÜRSOY, Ramazan GÖRAL.....................................................................................556
KONAKLAMA İŞLETMELERİNDE MOBBİNG - ÖRGÜTSEL GÜVEN
İLİŞKİSİ: ÇANAKKALE İLİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Bekir Eşitti, Bülent Akyüz .....................................................................................................566
25. v
TELEVİZYON KANALLARINDA YAYINLANAN GEZİ
PROGRAMLARININ TURİZMİN GELİŞMESİNDEKİ ROLÜ
Sedat CERECİ ......................................................................................................................580
NASIL GASTRONOMİ ŞEHRİ OLUNUR?
Bilal YALÇIN........................................................................................................................588
STAJ DÖNEMİNDE MARUZ KALINAN MOBBİNGİN SEKTÖRDE
KARİYER YAPMA İSTEĞİNE ETKİSİ: TURİZM ALANINDA ÖNLİSANS
EĞİTİMİ ALAN ÖĞRENCİLER ÜZERİNDE BİR UYGULAMA
Ayça YÜKSEL, Ebru ULUCAN, Murat ÖZMEN..................................................................595
ÇALIŞMA KOŞULLARI, İŞ TATMİNİ VE SEKTÖREL BAĞLILIK
İLİŞKİSİ. OTEL ÇALIŞANLARI ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Bayram ŞAHİN, Ahmet KARATAŞ........................................................................................607
MACERA TURİSTİNİN AKIŞ DENEYİMİNE YÖNELİK BİR MODEL
ÖNERİSİ*
Reyhan A.AYAZLAR .............................................................................................................620
TEORİKTEN PRATİĞE, PRATİKTEN DAVRANIŞA: GASTRONOMİ VE
MUTFAK SANATLARI ÖĞRENCİLERİ İÇİN İŞ BAŞINDA EĞİTİM
Ümit SORMAZ, Eda GÜNEŞ, Yılmaz SEÇİM ......................................................................633
KONYA’NIN TOPRAK ALTINDAKİ SELÇUKLU HAZİNELERİ
Mehmet HAYIRLIOĞLU.......................................................................................................645
DESTİNASYON REKABETİNDE GASTRONOMİ TURİZMİNİN ÖNEMİ:
RİZE ÖRNEĞİ
Zeynep KAZANCI BAŞARAN, Mevlüde Canan CAN ...........................................................660
RİZE TURİZMİNİN SWOT ANALİZİ İLE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Mevlüde Canan CAN, Zeynep KAZANCI BAŞARAN ...........................................................672
İŞ ETİĞİ BAĞLAMINDA BİR ARAŞTIRMA; GÜNEYDOĞU ANADOLU
BÖLGESİ KONAKLAMA İŞLETMELERİ ÖRNEĞİ
Said KINGIR, Mesut SOYALIN, Muhammet Fatih SANCAR ...............................................683
SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR TURİZM AÇISINDAN YEŞİL İNOVASYON: MUĞLA
ÖRNEĞİ
Mehmet AVCI, Onur YILDIZ, Nur ÇELİK............................................................................694
TURİSTİK BİR ÜRÜN OLARAK MÜZE PAZARLAMASINDA ZİYARETÇİ
DENEYİMLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA: SAMSUN İLİ ÖRNEĞİ
Yaşar GÜLTEKİN, Yetkin BULUT .......................................................................................704
OTEL İŞLETMELERİNDE ÇALIŞANLARIN TEMEL BENLİK
DEĞERLENDİRMELERİ VE İŞ STRESLERİNİN İŞ TATMİNLERİNE
ETKİSİ
Dilek ACAR GÜREL, Yılmaz AKGÜNDÜZ..........................................................................716
AZERBAYCAN CUMHURİYYETİNDE TURİZM POTANSİYELİ VE ONUN
MEVCUT DURUMUNA DAİR MESELELER.
Ferhad Qamboy MIKAYILOV, Emil Filman QASIMOV
Nicat Mirmehemmed SEYIDOV............................................................................................728
TURİZM İŞLETMELERİNİN İTİBAR YÖNETİMİNDE YEŞİL YILDIZ
UYGULAMASININ ÖNEMİ
Erkan AKGÖZ, Aytuğ ARSLAN, Hacer Derya AKKİRPİ .....................................................736
26. vi
TURİSTİK DESTİNASYONUN İKLİM KONFORUNUN
BELİRLENMESİNDE TURİZM İKLİM İNDİSİ (Tİİ) MODELİ VE
BEYŞEHİR İLÇESİ ANALİZİ
Ramazan GÖRAL .................................................................................................................748
TÜRKİYE TURİZMİNE YENİ BAKIŞLAR: SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR TURİZM
EKSENİNDE ÇEVRE SORUNLARI
Sami KARACAN, Esin KARACAN, Yüksel GÜNGÖR..........................................................757
EKOTURİZM AÇISINDAN RİZE İLİ VE ÇEVRESİNİN
DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Eren ERKILIÇ, Fatma Doğanay ERGEN.............................................................................771
KURUMSAL YÖNETİŞİM VE TURİZM: ALARKO ŞİRKETLER
TOPLULUĞU ÖRNEĞİ
Günseli GÜÇLÜTÜRK BARAN, Gamze ÖZOĞUL..............................................................782
ÇİN TURİZM PAZARINDA TÜRKİYE’NİN YERİ ÜZERİNE BİR
DEĞERLENDİRME: ÇİN DIŞ TURİZM KALİTE HİZMET SERTİFİKASI
PROGRAMI
Aytuğ ARSLAN, Erkan AKGÖZ............................................................................................796
KIRGIZİSTAN İLE TÜRKİYE ARASINDA TURİZMDE İŞBİRLİĞİNDE VE
GELİŞMEDE SİVİL TOPLUM KURULUŞLARININ ÖNEMİ
Cevit YAVUZ.........................................................................................................................806
AZERBAYCAN TURİZM GELİŞİMİNİN PLANLAMASI,
KARŞILAŞTIRMALAR - DEĞERLENDİRMELER – ÖNERİLER
Ali Bülent KUTVAN, Sebuhi ASLANOV ..............................................................................815
İÇSEL PAZARLAMA UYGULAMALARININ, ÖRGÜTSEL ADALET
ALGISINA VE ÖRGÜTSEL SİNİZME ETKİSİ
Berrin GÜZEL, Ceren İŞÇİ, Tuğçe İLTER...........................................................................821
27.
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TOURISM ORIENTED POLICING AND PROTECTION SERVICES (TOPPS)
Mehmet Murat PAYAM, Assist. Prof. Dr.
Adıyaman University, Social Sciences Vocational College, Property Protection and Security
Division
nikbaht@yahoo.com
Abstract
It is obvious that tourism is a critical revenue source for many countries and visitors are affected by the
perception of safety and security at the destinations. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council,
tourism continues to be one of the world’s largest sectors. In addition to this, Travel and Tourism
Competitiveness Report considers safety and security to be a pillar of tourism competitiveness with
‘reliability of police services’ a central anchor. As any safety or security mishap can destroy a tourism
destination’s reputation, the safety and security of tourists should be a matter of national security. In this
context, it is believed that tourism police help create the destination image. For this purpose, the Tourist
Police Unit should be set up in order to provide safety and security to tourists. Any investments in tourism
oriented policing will be an investment in the economic future of the destination and the country. If a
country wants to increase its competitiveness in the tourism industry, tourist police system must be
introduced as soon as possible. The objective then is to become one of the top five most visited safe and
secure destinations in the world. There should be consensus on the necessity to introduce a separate Tourism
Police Unit at least in major cities such as Antalya, İstanbul and Konya. In short this paper provides an
overview of tourism security and concentrates on the world of Tourism Oriented Policing and Protection
services (TOPPs).
Key-Words: tourism, police, security, tourism police
1. Introduction
The tourism industry has been among the fastest growing industries in recent years and it is now
the third largest industry in the world (United Nations World Tourism Organization [UNWTO],
2011). According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, tourism continues to be one of the
world’s largest sectors, too. In addition to this, Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report
(2013) considers safety and security to be a pillar of tourism competitiveness with ‘reliability of
police services’ a central anchor (World Economic Forum [WEF], 2013). It is obvious that
tourism is a critical revenue source for many countries and visitors are affected by the perception
of safety and security at the destinations. In a study conducted in California, visitors stated that
safety and security is a top factor in choosing their destinations (Tarlow, 2012a). As mentioned
in World Tourism Organization’s Manual, safety and security are essential for providing quality
in tourism (World Tourism Organization [WTO], 1996, p.11). Many researchers, who conducted
tourism related studies, also argued that safety and security are most important to tourists while
traveling and the first aspect they consider is safety and security (Pizam, Tarlow and Bloom,
1997; Rittichainuwat and Chakraborty, 2012; Sönmez and Graefe, 1998).
Although the tourism sector has been growing steadily in the past few decades, the perception
of insecurity at a destination can greatly hinder or even erase this progress. Namely, sudden
changes in security situations in a country and the perception of insecurity at a destination can
drastically alter the demand for tourism in a country. According to AlBattat and Mat Som (2013),
safety and security are the most important factors in the tourism industry when compared with
low price. As a results the destination’s image, safety and security affect the tourists’ destination
choice. In a research made by Weiping (2010), it is found out that improving security is vital and
all interviewees agreed that security image is very important to international travellers. They
stated that security images were increasingly more important today, following the increased
threat of terrorism attacks (Weiping, 2010, p.214). Thus, as any safety or security mishap can
destroy a tourism destination’s reputation, the safety and security of the tourists should be a
matter of national security.
While Turkey is generally regarded as a safe and secure country and its security image is positive
among visitors (Bilim, 2004), there needs to be a greater role in training police to safeguard
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tourism industry. It is believed that police are important in helping and protecting the tourism
industry and tourism police help create the destination image (Bilim, 2004; Pizam and Mansfeld,
1996; Sönmez, Apostolopoulos and Tarlow, 1999; Tarlow, 2014b; Tarlow, 1998). Countries
around the world have developed a number of strategies to involve police in tourism industry,
with some countries even establishing separate tourism police units for image formation. Thus,
cooperation between the tourism industry and police is critical. Most of the countries and cities
in the world have also started to create specific tourism policing divisions (Sönmez et al., 1999).
As safety and security in tourism are very important for tourists while traveling, we have to
cooperate with the police departments to prevent tourism related crimes at the destinations and
to enhance the sense of safety and security there.
Consequently, we should form police units that are completely focused on overseeing the safety
and security of tourists. For this purpose, the Tourist Police Unit1
should be established as soon
as possible in order to provide safety, security and assistance to the tourists. Because it is believed
that any investments in tourism oriented policing will be an investment in the economic future
of the destination and the country. If a country wants to increase its competitiveness in the
tourism industry, tourist police system must be enacted as soon as possible. The objective then
is to become one of the top five most visited (Ministry of Culture and Tourism, [MCT], 2007,
p.4) safe and secure destinations in the world. There should be consensus on the necessity to
introduce a Tourist Police Unit at least in major cities such as Antalya, İstanbul and Konya
because destinations’ security image is considered critical on travel decisions. In short this paper
provides an overview of tourism security and concentrates on the world of Tourism Oriented
Policing and Protection services (TOPPs).
2. What is Tourism Oriented Policing and Protection Service?
Tourism security is often either divided into the public mode or private mode or some
combination of these two (Tarlow, 2012a). Tourism policing often uses the acronym TOPPs,
meaning Tourism/Tourist Oriented Policing and Protection Services. In Spanish the word is often
translated as “seguridad turı´stica” or “politur – a composite of the two Spanish words policı´a
and turismo” (Tarlow, 2014a, p.19; Tarlow, 2014b). TOPPs was first proposed in the early part
of the 1990s by tourism security experts such as Tarlow, Pizam and Mansfeld (Tarlow, 2005).
In 1994, the Metro-Dade Police Department formed the first Tourist Oriented Policing unit
which was a partnership between the police department, the Federal Aviation Administration
and the airlines serving the Miami International Airport (Henninger, 2001). Tourist Police is a
system that protects and saves the lives and the properties of tourists from many threats and
hazards. These are special policemen who work for tourists’ protection, safety and security
(Nam, 2009).
Tourism Oriented Policing was first defined by the Miami Metro-Dade Police Department as “a
philosophy of policing based on the concept that specially trained police officers, working
closely with business leaders, airport authorities, businesses that cater to the traveling public,
and private citizens can help prevent or tremendously reduce the tourism problems related to
crime, fear of crime, and the decay of the neighborhoods that tourist frequently travel” (Metro-
Dade Police Department, 1994 cited in Henninger, 2001, p.3). Tourism policing is different from
any other forms of policing and it takes the relationship between the visitor and the locale’s
economy into account. So just changing uniforms or calling someone a tourism police officer
without proper training and education may actually be counter-productive (Tarlow, 2012b).
The tourism policing model is built on the community policing model of creating a partnership
between the police and the community they serve (cited in Wolf, 2008, p. 407). Tourist Oriented
Policing (TOP) is a process of applying Community Oriented Policing (COP) techniques to
1
The terms “Tourist Police Unit” and “Tourist Police” refer to “Tourism Police” (Turkish: Turizm Polisi)
in this paper.
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another segment of our citizen base in the tourism industry (Henninger, 2001). Many of the ideas
in community policing had a major influence on what would become another form of policing,
tourism oriented policing/protection services which today is better known by its acronym TOPPs.
TOPPs drew its inspiration from Community Policing (CP) but modified CP so as to meet the
evergrowing security needs of the tourism community (Tarlow, 2005).
In summary, Tourism Oriented Policing is based on the concept that the law enforcement
agencies – public or private –, tourism industry, government and tourists work together in
creative and strategic ways to help solve safety and security problems at tourism destinations.
Tourism police are special police who work for tourists’ safety and security. Tourism Oriented
Policing Unit is generally divided into many types of patrol teams, namely; Foot Patrol, Bike
Patrol, Equestrian (Mounted) Patrol, Motorcycle Patrol, Patrol Car Crew, Marine Patrol and
Aviation/Air Support.
3. Tourism Oriented Policing and Protection Services in the World
During the mid 1990s the World Tourism Organisation carried out a major survey of member
states on the topic of police services for tourists. The survey found that 48 countries (72%) said
they provided special police or security protection to tourist facilities and sites, with these
services mostly, 37/67, part of state or municipal police forces. Only 14/67 or 21% had a special
tourist police force. Very few countries, 9/67 or 13%, had specific legislation establishing tourist
police services (Handszuh, 1997). There has been an increase of countries and cities in the world
that are introducing Tourist Police Units to bring down tourism related crimes and provide the
best tourism services to the tourists at the destinations recently. For instance, the Tourist Police
Unit established in 1988 is a specialised unit of the Royal Malaysian Police. In so far, the tourist
police unit has been established in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Selangor and Johor (wikipedia.org).
Internet searches indicate that specialist tourist police services are currently operating in
Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Greece, Jordan, the Philippines, Egypt, London, Greece, Seoul-
Korea, Libya, Nepal, Srilanka, Argentina, Republic of Dominique, Costa Rica, Peru and
Vietnam.
Kenya and Uganda have also set up dedicated tourism police units for tourism safety and security
(United Nations Economic Commission for Africa [UNECA], 2013). The Tourism Police Unit
(Turkish: Turizm Polisi) was established in 1973 in İstanbul (Kumbasar, 1988, p.43). Turkish
National Police employing almost 250.000 sworn police officers is one of the largest public
sector organizations that prides itself on providing professional police and security services to
the general public and tourists. Now in Turkey, tourist police services are currently operating in
the provinces of Ankara, Antalya, İstanbul and İzmir.
4. The Importance of Tourism Oriented Policing and Protection Services
“Academic practitioners began to fathom the safety and security research in the tourism industry
in the 1990s” (AlBattat and Mat Som, 2013, p.3) as the first rule of good hospitality is taking
care of our guests. As tourism safet and security is part of the tourism system and a failure or a
mishap in safety and security can cause the tourism system collapse. Customer services and good
security are part of the same tourism system and without them tourism often withers (Tarlow,
2014c, p.7). “More than any other economic activity, the success or failure of a tourist
destination depends on the ability to provide a safe and secure environment for its visitors”
(UNECA, 2013, p.100).
A research made on policing in reducing feelings of insecurity initially showed that the actions
of the police really contribute to a reduction in the feelings of insecurity of the public and tourists.
In a research the findings clearly showed that “the most effective manner to increase the public
safety through police actions is to ensure that this takes place from within the direct residential
areas of the public, and if the police provide localized made-to- measure services” (Lasthuizen,
Van Eeuwijk and Huberts, 2005, p.375). So policing in tourism destinations can reduce the
tourists’ feelings of insecurity. According to Tarlow (2012a), if tourism security is used properly
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it can be a powerful marketing tool that can bring people to one’s hotel, location, attraction, or
community. Effective policing is of paramount importance when dealing with crime and tourism.
In some countries such as Egypt there is dedicated tourist police who are also trained to interact
with the tourists, assist with directions and are knowledgeable about the tourism products in a
specific location to advice tourists (Perry and Potgieter, 2013, p.108). Thus, it is very important
that there is also a sperate tourist police unit in Turkey and these dedicated police are trained to
interact with tourists in a positive manner in Turkey.
1990s began to see the need for what was then called “tourism safety and security”. As the
importance of tourism spread throughout the world, the idea of tourism policing also spread
(Tarlow, 2014a). Sönmez et al. (1999) stated that cooperation between the tourism industry and
police agencies is critical when proactively dealing with tourism safety and security. They also
stated that the tourism policing is new in the United States, and police officers are needed more
knowledge to implement the traditional community oriented policing with tourism techniques.
That is to say, tourism policing presents a whole new concept of proactive policing as a form of
economic development relating to tourism (Tourism & More, 2014, p. 11-2). Thus, police
agencies throughout the world have begun developing and implementing specialised units whose
“sole responsibility is the protection of tourists and have trained selected personnel to deal
specifically with tourist matters” (Pizam et al., 1997, p.23).
There has been a long standing discussion within tourism circles about the value of having
specialised tourism policing services at destinations (Wilks, 2011). We can say that wherever
there is tourism, there is a major need for tourism security and tourism oriented policing as tourist
police help increase a country’s image in the eyes of tourists. Given the sensitivity of the tourism
industry and tourists to safety and security related issues, member states should be encouraged
to establish dedicated tourist police units or departments (UNECA, 2013, p.100). In fact, the
Tourist Police Units should be set up in order to provide security and assistance to tourists by
police personnel who are specially trained and briefed on tourism and to keep a check on crimes
involving tourists (WTO, 1996, p.70).
TOPPs units deal with 5 very distinct forms of protection. TOPPs populations then include:
visitors (an unstable population), industry’s employees (a more stable population), tourism
investors (a stable population), tourism sites (inanimate but concrete entities), and reputations
and economies (abstract and highly changeable entities open to wide fluctuations) (Tarlow,
2005). That is to say, Tourist Police provide information and assistance to the tourists and visitors
about laws, customs, culture and attractions in the local community. Tourist Police personnel
also provide visitors with assistance and information, particularly concerning native customs,
culture, laws, and local attractions.
Police with foreign language skills and a special brief to look after visitors are a valuable addition
to a quality tourism product. A visible police presence is still very important in tourist areas
(Wilks, 2011; WTO, 1996; Tourism & More, 2014). Their visible presence not only implements
increased security, but also effectively attends to tourist’s concerns, as it becomes more
convenient for tourists to submit any issues or complaints. “The more uniformed police officers
are visible at the tourist destinations, the more secure tourists feel about the destinations”
(Mthembu, 2009, p.48). But, it is also very important that too much police presence does not
constantly remind tourists of crime (Perry and Potgieter, 2013). Namely, uniformed tourist police
should be careful not to make tourist feel uncomfortable and fearful. The Tourist Police presence
then aids in solidifying Turkey’s reputation as a secure and enjoyable travel destination. A major
premise of tourism policing is that policing at tourism destinations will reduce tourism related
crimes, enhance the sense of safety and security at the destinations and help create the security
image of the destinations positively.
These units do more than protect visitors and the locale; they also make a positive tourism image
statement. For the TOPPs to be successful it is not only how you prevent or deal with tourism
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related crimes, but also how you deal with each person or tourist as a customer. Thus, TOPPs
units clearly know that good customer service is a vital element of good safety and security
(Tarlow, 2014b). As a result, this reality proves the necessity to introduce Tourism Police Units
in order to serve better services towards the foreign visitors and tourists and in order to improve
the security of Turkey’s tourist environment. Keeping tourists safe, secure and informed while
visiting Turkey must be a necessary commitment for Tourist Police.
5. Conclusion and Recommendations
In general, the most effective way to prevent or reduce the number of safety and security
incidents happening at tourist destinations is by strong cooperation between the tourism industry,
law enforcement agencies, the local community, governmental authorities, and the tourists
themselves (Pizam and Mansfeld, 2006, p.353). It is clear that partnerships between the tourism
industry and police are an essential element in quality tourism services. If tourist police is used
correctly and properly, they can become an economic development tool for the tourism industry
(Tarlow, 2012b). So the police and tourism industry should work together in creative ways to
help solve tourism related problems in order to have more safe and secure destinations.
Tarlow (2014a) indicates that tourism oriented policing and protection services (TOPPs) around
the world will be needed more than ever (Tarlow, 2014a, p.261). An investment in tourism
oriented policing will be an investment in the economic future of Turkey. Thus, Tourist Police
Unit must be introduced as soon as possible to increase Turkey’s competitiveness in the tourism
industry. In addition, we should focus on improving Turkey’s reputation as a secure tourist
destination and developing consensus on the necessity to introduce separate Tourist Police Units
in major places such as Antalya, İstanbul, İzmir, Ankara and Konya. The objective then is to
become one of the top five most visited coutries in the world. When introducing Tourist Police
Units the following recommendations should be taken into consideration:
First of all, separate Tourist Police Units should be established. They should consist of sufficient
male and female officers. These units must be distinguished from other security/police
officers by a unique and distinct uniform. Namely, tourist police should be easily recognizable
with their uniforms. They should be stationed in popular attractions such as monuments or
tourist-heavy commercial hubs. Tourist Police will be trained to assist visitors and offer a “more
welcoming” experience. They must have near fluency in English or any other language. They
also must have high moral and ethical standards.
Secondly, tourist police need to receive training and education in how to interact with the tourism
industry and how important they are in helping and protecting the industry (Pizam and Mansfeld,
1996; Sönmez et al., 1999; Tarlow, 1998). Tourism security related courses can be introduced in
the police academy and then used as part of in‐service training. Each course should also contain
information pertinent to the local county’s situation (Tourism & More, 2014). Tourist police
must be well-trained. In the 21st
century policing and security requires well-trained
professionals who are specialists in their field (Tarlow, 2014b). Tourists should be thought of as
no different than residents. But the demands of policing tourists is different than policing
residents, and this basic training should be implemented to educate strategies to better handle
tourist situations. Tourist Police should be trained on how to handle crimes against and crimes
committed by tourists (Perry and Potgieter, 2013). That is to say, they should be equipped with
knowledge of the unique crime characteristics associated with tourism. We should enhance the
skills of tourist police in dealing with criminal activity in tourism environments.
Tourism security and safety are not appropriate jobs for everyone. Tourist Police need to be
extraverted people with high degrees of tolerance. Tourism security is specialty that not everyone
is capable of doing. We should choose the personnel carefully and then give them the chance to
progress in their careers within the ranks of tourism security professionals. Finally, extra pay
should be considered for tourism policing and security specialists. Namely, tourist police
should be highly trained professionals who are paid the same wages of any other well
trained professionals (Tarlow, 2014b; Tarlow, 2012b). Tourism security is more than just
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having police officers patrolling at the destinations or equipping them with a uniform that reads
“tourism police”. In short the aim of the Tourist Police should be to create a hassle free, secure,
safe and memorable experience to all tourists and visitors within Turkey.
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A SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL FOR THE NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL
INBOUND TOURISTS IN TURKEY
Mahsa SERPOUSH, PhD. Student
Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Management and
Organization Department
ms_phdm@yahoo.com.tr
Cemalettin Öcal FİDANBOY, PhD. Candidate
Başkent University, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Management and Organization
Department
ocalfidanboy@hotmail.com
Abstract
There are lots of changes happening every day from climate changes to international legal changes. These
may have an impact on the tourism industry and more specifically, the number of tourists. The study of
what influence the tourism sector should be an updated one as the changes are happening continuously .In
this paper, the number of international inbound tourists in Turkey is taken as a level variable with reference
to system dynamics and subsequently, the consonants and flows are defined for it. Finally, a system
dynamics model is suggested which demonstrate what affects and what is affected from the number of
international inbound tourists in Turkey. This will help us understand what variables cause the increase and
decrease in the number of tourists followed by what variables are going to change in response to this
increase-decrease and in which way; positive or negative reinforcement.
Key-Words: system dynamics, international inbound tourists
1. Introduction
Tourism has been of great importance throughout the history; when people travelled thousands
of kilometers for days to reach their destination and now that the long distances are taken within
hours or even minutes. Along with the development of tourism industry, there were some periods
where a decrease or an increase was seen in the number of tourists. Studies have tried to identify
the factors that can affect or be affected from the number of tourists coming to a specific
destination.
The studies have not been restricted to the identification of factors, however, they have gone one
step further and some scholars have attempted to forecast tourism. In the recent years,
specifically, the forecasting models have attracted the attention of many scholars and the ones
active in the market such as travel agencies who are thriving for information concerning the
future of tourism and its probable changes. As there are factors which affect tourism and the
factors which are affected from tourism, it can be said that there should be two groups; one that
have impact on tourism and one that get impact from tourism, however, an organization or a
person can be present in both of the groups. Fulfilling the expectations of these groups which is
the accurate forecast of tourism is not going to be met until the factors both affecting and affected,
are carefully determined.
In this paper, a system dynamics model is suggested for the number of international inbound
tourism in Turkey after review of the available literature. This can assist us to depict a picture of
the possible future of tourism and to use this picture while devising plans for future. This can
provide a full image to a wide range of people directly or indirectly related to the tourism sector
from the top managers to an owner of a small market in a touristic destination. If the model can
be completed and run, there will be chance for forecasting the number of international inbound
tourism in future. Although the estimations will not be certainly true as the continuous changes
are happening all the time, they can be of help even at a minimum level because they can depict
a general picture of the future situation to us.
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2. Literature Review
Peng et al. (2014) used meta-analysis for predicting the international tourism demand and their
results demonstrated that despite the modeling method, number of variables and their measures,
sample size and also data frequency, the origins of tourists, time period and destination may
affect the accuracy of the forecasting model (Peng, Song, & Crouch, 2014). Another related
study was also done comparing the accuracy of these models, univariate or multivariate, for the
international city tourism demand for Paris (Gunter & Onder, 2015). Forecasting the tourism
requires the identification of the factors which influence the tourism. Badulescu and Rusu (2009)
explained some of these factors in their article which are as follows: environmental issues,
security issues, globalization, demographic challenges, competition and business environment,
and economic crisis. Aktaş (2005) indicated a regression equation for the variables affecting
tourism revenues in Turkey and he expressed the dependent variables as: the number of coming
tourists (inbound tourism) to Turkey during a specific time, the capacity of Turkey for giving
services to tourists based on the number of beds available, the number of travel agencies,
government’s assigned budget for introducing tourism and advertising relatedly, US dollar
exchange rate, Germany’s Mark exchange rate and the allowed amount of foreigners’ investment
in Turkey. In another article, key factors were recognized for the case of Cat Ba Biosphere
Reserve (CBBR) in Vietnam which have been categorized under three groups: tourism economy,
natural resources and social-demography (Mai & O.J.H). Besides, a dynamics of the system was
delineated in that article. A similar attempt has also been taken in order to present a system
dynamics model for the sustainable development of economic circle in tourist destinations (Luo,
Jin, Liao, Ren, & Gao, 2012).The case of Guilin was also studied and the resort development
was explained by the means of system dynamics (Honggang & Jigang, 2000). In another
research, sustainable tourism industry in China was analyzed by employing a system dynamics
approach (Fu, Li, & Ning, 2011).
As it was mentioned, the system dynamics model was used in tourism in different countries and
cases nevertheless the results gained from each case is not the same as the other one. Therefore,
the case study of Turkey may result in new findings and results regarding the fact that tourism is
one the most important and developed industries in Turkey.
3. Method
Level variable was taken the number of international inbound tourists in Turkey. There can be
two kinds of flows to the level variable; in-flows and out-flows. In-flows are the variables which
cause increase in the level variable, number of international inbound tourism in Turkey. Out-
Flows contain the variables which can reduce the number of international inbound tourists. The
flows and level variable can be seen in figure1.
The second step is to determine what affects the number of tourists’ entries and also the number
of tourists who leave Turkey. In this step, we need to collect data to distinguish factors. The first
choice may be the review of the literature and history of changes in tourism. We need to look
back at the changes in the number of international tourists’ entries or their leavings which have
happened throughout a period of time, for example for a period of fifty years and then, seek for
their probable causes. The study of current situation will just help us to determine few numbers
of factors; however, researching a period of time may enable us to find more factors. Moreover,
a factor which could be seen in the past, but it cannot be seen now and the effects may be present,
can be identified in this case as well.
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Figure 1: Level and flows
The second method for data collection regarding the current situation is asking the experts in the
fields which were related to the tourism field according to the literature about the possible factors.
Next, the methods which are available for the consensus between experts can be used though it
can be hard to reach consensus as the tourism environment is so wide and varied and lots of
variables may be named by diverse experts. The simplest way may be noticing the frequency of
the answers. For example, security issues will be mentioned by almost all of the respondents and
as a result, it is going to be fitted into the system dynamics model.
The third step is to seek for the statistics and numbers; the number of international tourists to
Turkey and the number of exits or the total number of inbound tourism in Turkey. Testing the
data of each year, may result in an approximate equation between the level variable, the number
of international inbound tourism in Turkey, and the flows, the number of international tourists’
entries and exits. By putting the equation in the model, the prediction will become possible.
The fourth step, as it was mentioned, is running the model and seeing the results which are
estimations of the future.
4. Conclusion and Recommendation
This paper suggested that there are factors involving with tourism, causing it to change in a
specific direction, positive or negative. There have been studies in different countries and
different cases focused on presenting a system dynamics model for tourism, however, there
seems to be a need to conduct the same study in the Turkish context for the reason that even in
the literature, each case was studied independently from any other cases and the findings from
one case was not tried to be generalized to the other ones because of the various tourism
environments in each case and their special characteristics which make them different from each
other.
On the other hand, although some studies have examined the interfering factors with tourism,
the changing nature of the environment, here the environment of tourism makes us to think of
researching the factors which have influence on tourism and to come up with updated results.
The key point in this article is that employing the system thinking approach, more specifically
the system dynamics model, will empower us to have rates in the model and therefore, the model
cannot be just in qualitative mode but also quantitative. For instance, in a certain time, “time A”,
if we find the number of international tourists’ entries to Turkey, we can calculate the number of
exits or the total number of inbound tourism in Turkey. More detailed, when the factors which
affect entries or exits are defined, the same calculations can be taken place but from the earlier
step. In other words, the capacity of services given to tourists is showed by the number of beds
and this number is known, then the number of entries on the first round, following by the total
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number of international inbound tourism, then again following by the international tourists’ exits
from Turkey can all be estimated as they are in relationships with each other and the tourism
system is a dynamic system.
For future research, the period of fifty years of international inbound tourism can be taken into
account and subsequently, the factors having impact on the number of international inbound
entries and international inbound exists can be recognized and they can be fitted into the system
dynamics model. The second suggestion is to arrange interviews with the experts in both tourism-
related fields and tourism in order to get an insight of the current factors and then compare the
historical factors and the current ones for any similarity. There may be hidden trends behind the
number of international inbound tourism.
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EMPOWERING WOMEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTENDING IN PRESSING
LOCAL HANDICRAFT MARKETS
Reza Pourali
M.A in Geography and Tourism Planning,
Tabriz Metropolis Municipality
Rezapourali87@yahoo.com
Mortaza Karami
M.A in Geography and Tourism Planning,
Tabriz Metropolis Municipality
mortazakarami@rocketmail.com
Reza Khalili
PhD in Geography and urban Planning,
Tabriz Metropolis Municipality
Vahid Azizi
M.A student in management,
Tabriz Metropolis Municipality
Abstract
Paying attention to women was reached to new phase in the process of human development and women are
placed on the center of gravity of the development descriptions by distributing the theory of stable
development in the year 1980. Nowadays different countries as an example Iran has accomplished many
programs in order to improve rural and urban woman's place in the society. Therefore paying too much
attention for empowering rural women, who are about the half of the village's population, is one of the
important policy. Empowering women is a process in which women are informed their own inner needs
and demands. They try to have spunk in order to reach the goal and to have required ability to carry out
their needs. This research has accomplished by a reviewer studies to understand the importance of
empowering women, the important factors in empowering women especially rural women, women
employment within the framework of local markets and the impressions which can leave in local society.
This research shows that some factors like increasing education, accessing to financial sources, improving
the state of health, having legal rights arising from tenancy. Removing market discrimination and
decreasing wrong traditional beliefs are the important factors in empowering women.
Keywords: empowering, women, local markets, handicraft.
1. Introduction
Nowadays empowering exploits as a manageable technique in reaction to need of employment
in organization throughout the world (Berri, 1993; Johnson, 1993; Foy, 1994). Kanter (1977)
believes that empowering is donation of power to person, who presents in inefficient part of
organization. He imagines the power in one (connectedly), that powerful people are at one end
of it and powerless people are at the other end of it. Empowering has relation to confidence.
Simulation decision and specially breaking up the inner limit between ordinary people and
management. There is too much agreements between empowering and new organizational forms
like reticulate structure (Rahnavard, 1387:106).
It is not acceptable that empowering is always good and suitable for organization. Empowering
doesn't guarantee the prosperity in any situation. Its impression is depend on accompany with
needs, aims, culture of organization, people's idea and structure.
The recent studies of social authorities have shown that accessing to stable development is
impossible without active participation of woman all fields like social, economical and family.
The performances examinations on the field pf participation of women in affair's society have
shown that social and cultural factors and different expectations of society from men and women
are important obstacles on the way of women participation. Therefore by the year 1980, the term
"Sexuality and Development" was applied instead of the term "Women" in development. After
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that some methods were adopted to participate women in development and to remove obstacles.
One of theses methods is empowering women of course by putting the emphasis on this point
that the participation of women is not only because of their enjoyment from benefits and
outcomes of development plans but also they should participate in accomplishment of
development plans activity.
2.Explanation of the Problem
Constructing handicraft markets is one of the aims of cultural heritage, handicraft and tourism
organization. Finally suitable places for marketing, necessity materials accord with ecological
condition of region, participation of local community in its constructing process and so on are
its substructure aspect that programmers pay too much attention to this subject. Empowering
local community (esp. women) has particular importance in order to prepare them to present
their local handicraft and it isn't placed on priority of relevant plans to promotion of handicraft.
In order to empower the local community it is necessary to apply some policies to improve
literacy and proficiency, access to required investment, easiness access to financial resources and
repay the received loans, prepare necessary fields to access to markets and on the other side it is
necessary to make them familiar with demands and tact of tourisms, marketing methods,
accounting techniques and so on. Also by observing different educating workshops it should try
to reveal the importance and value of introducing and selling the local products to people.
According to the place of handicraft as a second factor of growth and development of national
impure production and also its place beyond the tourism industry as an important source of
universal economic growth and rural women place as an important kind of handicraft producers,
the role of women employment defines in both universal and national level.
3. Literature Review
3.1. Definition of Empowering
The term empowering has nominated as "acquisition of liberty and voluntary self-government
or legal power", being able and promoting of (Farhady and Bastar, 2006). UNICEF knows
empowering as a process during which people do same activities in order to overcome the
improvement obstacles that cause to guarantee their own destiny. In another definition
empowering is defined as an access to information, education resources, decision power, self-
government and dominate to their own life (Annonymous, 2005).
On the other hand the fund of U.N.O (2006) has introduced 5 factors of empowering women
which consist of processing, right to vote, accessing to resources and opportunities, right and
power to control their life inside and outside of the houses, ability to influence on social changes
to create national and international economical and social order (Moridosadat and Cowerkers,
1386:9).
So empowering and partnership are deeply interdependent in some way that the participation of
women cause empowering and their empowering will cause the increase of participation.
As Honold (1997) says: various presuppositions about empowering render its definition. Menon
2 (1995) emphasizes on recognition aspect in empowering and believes that empowering is
perception and controlling decision by subordinators. Bowen and Lawler define empowering as
a political strategy to share the ability of empowering (Bowen and Lawler, 1992: 42). Barbee
and Bott define empowering as donating the responsibility to those people who affairs with
matters. These mentioned definitions are reflections of various presuppositions about the nature
of empowering. In the first definition, recognition aspect of empowering was taken under
advisement. The second definition emphasizes on the lienation of authority. While the third
definition takes responsibility into consideration (Barbee and Bott, 1991:28). Anyhow we should
consider that all of these definitions about empowering are night slightly. Fisher (1993) believes
that empowering is a function of 3 variants: 1- Authority 2- Resources 3- Information.
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3.2.The Demand Nature of Empowering
Clodon and Doyle (1996) emphasize on morality aspect of empowering and believe that the
confidence of management to subordinators is an important factor. The emphasis on protection
role of management can be seen in the writings of some authors like Block (1994), Sullivan
(1994), Sullivan and Howell (1996). According to this viewpoint, a strong organization is an
organization that the managers appear in protection role and give more decision power to the
subordinators (Malon, 1997). In other words managers behave like a teacher and let the
subordinators to involve themselves deeply in solving problems.
Lashi (1999) believes that the effective factors on empowering are as follow: management
conception (precautionary action of managements in transferring authority), structure of
obligation (a degree of self-acting in doing entrusted duties). Organizational culture (the degree
that the culture of organization strengthens the feeling of empowering) and kind of strengthening
(fascination of employment based on reward or ownership feeling among people). He believes
that various combinations of these factors will represent different shapes of empowering in
organizations.
3.3.Definition of Handicraft
From UNESCO points of view those manufactures can be called handicrafts which are made
completely or made by helping manual device. Interfering mechanical devices is acceptable till
it doesn't disprove the direct presence of hard or mankind (UNESCO Publication, 2006:4). The
items should be prepared by natural original materials and it can be produced unlimitedly. These
manufactures can be beautiful, innovative, artistic or consumption and while describing cultural,
artistic meanings, consisting of decorative, religious, traditional and social aspects and other
meaningful symbols (Hajipour Shoshtari, 1387:11).
3.4.The place of handicraft in social-cultural development
Because of few millennium antecedents of handicraft in Iran and its various courses. This is
considered as Iranian important professional and also devotes the highest rote of employment.
In recent years the examination of the process of non-petriolic exports shows that more than half
a milliard dollars has gained to the country by carpet and handicraft exporting. Whereas the
regular statistics of WTO of handicraft had been amounted to 4 milliards. From the viewpoint of
employment rate in handicraft. Iran has the 3rd
place after India and China. Also from various
courses of handicraft, which 150 kinds of it has recognized has the 1st
rate and from the produce
capacity point of view has the 3rd
rate in the world. But from viewpoint of export rate, Iran is
placed in the lower rate (Pop, 1380:39). Now from the employment potentiality point of view
about 10 million persons are bustling either directly or indirectly (Rostami, 1383:45). From the
importance viewpoint of handicraft in national impure products, we should say that the higher
rates in another words 3 percent is devoted to this part. Whereas automotive industry devotes
2.5 percent and the portion of petrochemical industry is only about 2 percent. This statistic shows
that the role and place of handicraft in economical development of Iran and word is in a higher
level.
In recent years some factors like weakness of economical establishments, cooperative and private
sector inefficaciousness of custodian of producing organization in policy and protection of
handicraft, incomplete infirmity of universal markets, nonattendance of foreign tourisms, in
acquaintance of producers, cooperative and establishments and private sectors with exporting
process and lack of adequate information from the tact of consumers cause exporting handicraft
to decrease.
In spite of the attentions of many countries to national arts some factors like severalty of public
and governmental sectors on the field of handicraft, lack of required assistance for policy and
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planning, lack of suitable investment and bank facilities and lack of laws, which has assembled
more protections from industrial workers, has caused that this industry face with many problems.
The important point is that there is a deeply relation between beneficial part of handicraft with
development of tourism industry and in many cases they consider as a complementary in
economical development.
In addition to economical place, cultural role of handicraft is important in universal development.
The main message of handicraft and tourism industry is exchange of culture i.e, fulfillment of
civil talks, finding social and cultural similarities, familiarity with the kind of structures and
social relations, cultural and social ceremonies, artistic, industrial and scientific abilities,
anthropology and traditional arts are the kind of this permanent talks.
3.4.Women Employment
According to this point that the high percent of women are getting busy with activities that are
related with handicraft so it is necessary to point to women employment in the form of statistic.
Paying attention to the presented statistic in the last 3 decades shows that some factors cause that
the portion of women employment decrease more than men. Some of these factors are as follow:
social obstacles, illiteracy and lack of literacy, sexuality discrimination, law obstacles like:
family law, employment law, economical factors like: economic standstill and upswing,
emigration from village to city, believe in uneconomical rate of women, lack of variety in
employing chance and promoting women's payment and cultural and traditional limitation.
According to exact numeration of the whole country in the year 1335, 90.9 percent of active men
are employed and 9.1 percent of them are unemployed. This ratio has run to this statistic that in
the year 1365 to 81.7 and 12.9, in the year 1375 to 91.5 and 8.5. But the exact numeration of
women shows that in the year 1355n, 83.6 percent of active women are employed and 16.4
percent of them are unemployed. This ratio has run to this statistic that in the year 1365 to 74.4,
25.4 and in the year 1375 to 87.6 – 13.7 percent.
If we consider the ratio of employed women to all employed in the year 1354, 1355, 1365 and
1375 the portion of women have been in this order: 12.2%, 13.8%, 9%, 13.1%. it is noted that
the portion of employed women in the ratio of 1375 to 1345 has decreased only 1%, which is not
considered too much changes in the portion of employed women (Iran Statistic Center, 1381).
Decreasing portion of women employment in comparison with the rate of working men and
women participation, which is the sign and rate of real people at the age of working in economical
activities, is quite perceptible in the year 1380. Whereas this criterion for women was quite to
62.1% and women have had 11.8% rate of participation. In another words, men have attended
5.2 as much more than women.
Statistic shows that in addition to low portion of economical participation of women in the
country. Iran has the lowest rate of economical participation of women among developing
countries. Therefore according to these statistics among the developing countries Angula has
graded the highest rate of economical participation of women (66.9%) and Iran has graded the
lowest rate (10.6%) in the end of 200 A.D. whereas women attend in social-economical activities
in industrialized countries like Europe and America. So that Canada with 59.9% has the highest
rate of economical participation of women and Italy with 35.9% has the lowest rate. Also the
rate of economical activities of women in Iran in comparison with neighboring countries like
Pakistan and Syria are in lower level (Rostami, 1383:42). Therefore women can't entrance to
markets in developing countries because of economical and cultural poverty.
Let it not remain unsaid that by struggles of government and the role of women activity has
increased since 1996. Some factors like decrease of family dimension, rising cost per head of
family, rising the marriage age, tending to more social participation of women has affected on
the rate of economical participation of women in recent years.
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According to the examination of active woman's age structure, the highest rate of active women
are by the age of 25-29 and it is about 14.1%, which is the lowest rate among other developing
countries (Educating meeting articles, women employment and national development, 1381:69).
It appears as though getting busy with high education of women is a reason of delaying their
economical participation by the year 25-29 in Iran. Before the year 1370 illiterate women
participation didn't have balance as compared with men. However by increasing number of
literate women, the rate of social participation of women has challenged with men especially
after 1370 (Pakbaz, 1379:85). This transformation has an effective role in industry specially
handicraft and carpet industry, which devoted the most percent participation of women.
3.5. Efficacious factors in women employment
A) Empowering women
Authorities have presented different definitions for empowering. The writers of "Iranian women
events and development" says: "Empowering means people reach to a level of self-development
that they may be able to select based on their desires." Generally empowering is possible by 2
ways:
1- Elimination of some factors which are as an obstacle for women activities.
2- Increasing women abilities
In order to eliminate the existing obstacles we can point to some factors like: resolving the
sexuality discrimination, accessing to the same educational and financial resources, having the
same priority and rights arising from tenancy according to low, possible participation of others
in taking care of employed woman's babies and dividing the house chores.
Generally women education can be their main social obstacle. They try to access to high
education to reach to a suitable and formal professions and this cause that their portion in market
increase too. If cultural obstacles don't encounter a difficulty in increasing women participation
and the existing obstacles are ruined to their attendant in specialized and managerial places and
deservingness principles are observed in person's admissions, women will attain to their real
position in the markets. The most important reasons of attending women in economical activities
are as follow:
1- Increasing the amount of families' income
2- Decreasing man's supervision responsibility and decreasing the economical pressure
3- Increasing the amount of presented works by women and decreasing the production and
services' costs in the society (Emadzadeh, 1382:9)
B) Increasing women employment fields
Slow changes has taken place since Iranian managers and employers have believed the necessity
of attending of women in خدماتی and production parts till their active attendance.
In the recent years woman have informed the importance of the lost opportunities by increasing
their educations. This cause to logical decrease of fertilization and control of the rate of
population growth. Although by increasing women education level and increasing the marriage
age their presenting works has increased but their job opportunities has not increased in the same
speed. As the statistic shows the rate of women participation was 9.1 in the year 1375 and it has
reached to 11.8 in the year 1382. in a manner that the rate of those urban women who wants job
become twice as much and more than 24.5% in the last eight years (The report of women
employment office, Department of labor and human services, 1384).
C) Elimination of unjust sexuality
From a sociology point of view, development means continuous increase of the best utilization
of resources to increase interior and national impure productions. Export of products and
technical knowledge, growth of agriculture, خدمات and industry sectors, continuous increase of