Museology and museum tourism in İstanbul Historic Peninsula

This research focuses on museums, museums and museum tourism in the Historic Peninsula of Istanbul. In this research, the concepts of tourism, tourist, museum and museum tourism were examined; Tourism sector in the world and in Turkey, Turkey's tourism policy, museums in the world and Turkey, the museum introduced after the development of tourism, museums and museum in Istanbul Historical Peninsula tourism were discussed. Considering the museums in Turkey 199 museums affiliated to the Culture and Tourism Ministry, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which operates in control there are 239 private museums. Among these, 18 museums affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and 112 private museums operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism are located in Istanbul. When the museum visitors about %69 of foreign visitors in Turkey, it is seen that %31 of the citizens of Turkey. Istanbul has the largest share in museum visits with %44. This operation located in the Topkapi Palace Museum and the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul is the most visited museums in Turkey has been quite effective. (Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 2017). Looking at this rate museums may be mentioned a significant contribution to tourism in Turkey and Istanbul. In this research, a survey was conducted to measure the motives and behaviors of the local and foreign visitors to the museums in 8 historical museums in the Historic Peninsula of Istanbul and 1 private museum operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In the light of the data obtained from the surveys, the current situation of museums and museums was put forward, and suggestions that could be applied to increase the number of tourists coming to museums and the importance of museums in the tourism sector were included. Key Words: Tourism, Museums, Museum Tourism, Istanbul Historical Peninsula, Istanbul.