Evaluation of geothermal resources in tourism, a research on Kırşehir

Kırşehir is an important province due to geothermal resources. In terms of tourism, it is noteworthy that the evaluation of geothermal resources in Kırşehir is not enough. It can be said that the lack of importance of geothermal resources in tourism is due to the lack of interest of both public and private institutions. In this study, determination of geothermal resources of Kırşehir province and evaluation in the field of tourism is aimed to contribute to the increase of tourism together with the number of entrepreneurs. In this study, in order to determine the perceptions of the students of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University about the thermal tourism status and future of Kırşehir province, data were collected by using quantitative methods in the relational survey model. According to the data obtained from 383 university students, the perception levels of Kırşehir province regarding thermal tourism status and future are positive. The independent variables of the study (age, gender, marital status, educational level and education department) and the perceptions of university students regarding the status and future of thermal tourism were not found.