GELENEKSEL EL SANATLARININ YARATICI TURİZM KAPSAMINDA DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Creative tourism is defined as a directed movement by the participant's learning desire related to the specific features of that destination or art and heritage that are binding and authentic experiences and in addition to tourism, which links the local people and visitor profiles of the destination and creates a living culture. In this qualitative study conducted as compilation, ıt is aimed to evaluate of traditional handicrafts (which is one of the seven creative tourism elements introduced in the scope of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network Program, which was established in 2004) within the scope of creative tourism. According to studies conducted in line with this aim, it is seen that academic studies and projects in terms of creative tourism in Turkey are inadequate. The reason for this lack is expressed as that creative tourism is inability to show itself in culture tourism in the related literature. As a result, traditional handicrafts, creative tourism and projects that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has made for traditional handicrafts have been examined, traditional handicrafts have been highlighted in terms of creative tourism and Proposals have been given for future stakeholders in terms of creative tourism.