KURTULUŞ SAVAŞI KAHRAMANLARINDAN MİLİS YARBAY OSMAN AĞA: GİRESUN’DA KÜLTÜR TURİZMİNE YÖNELİK BİR ÖNERİ

Abstract

Within the scope of sustainable tourism, it is very important to use alternative tourism products to spread tourism over the whole year. It is obvious that the Turkish War of Independence and the heroes of this War, which are hopeful for the oppressed nations and have an important place all over the world, have important values in terms of cultural tourism and recreational facilities. Militia Lieutenant Colonel Osman Agha (Lame Osman Agha -Topal Osman Ağa-) who is from Giresun and one of the important characters of the Turkish War of Independence, participated in the Balkans and World War I, and struggled against the Pontus gangs in the region during the National Struggle, and thus his reputation spread to all the countries. He was the guardian of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk between the years of 1920-1923. 42nd and 47th Voluntary Regiments which were found by Osman Agha have fulfilled important duties in the Turkish War of Independence. In this study, the story of Militia Lieutenant Colonel Osman Agha was evaluated within the scope of cultural tourism. In this context, it has been tried to offer some suggestions to related institutions and organizations.