Tourism potential in Ağrı and tourism marketing problems

The tourism sector in the world has made a rapid progress and has taken an important position by opening up various employment areas, exhibiting an inclusive attitude towards other sectors as well as being prominent. This situation has economic and cultural as well as political effects in Turkey. The increases in tourism investments and the share of tourism within the national income, generated employment area, Positive contributions to the balance of payments, attracting foreign capital to the country, such as the importance of the sector has revealed. This thesis study is a mixed-pattern research because it has benefited both quantitative and qualitative research methods. İn the study, Data were collected both in the literature study and on-site field observations and also material analysis about tourism destinations that could be established in Ağrı province. In addition, the survey has been conducted with the operators who operating in the tourism sector and the strengths and weaknesses of the sector have been evaluated. In the study, the tourism values in Ağrı are discussed and the reasons why tourist destination could not be established were revealed. Although, there is natural, historical and touristic potential to create a tourism destination in Ağrı, the reasons for existing short-lived touristic facilities assessed are revealed. Keywords: Tourism, Destination, Turkey, Ağrı, Tourism in Ağrı