Characteristic of folkloric dolls in Ankara and importance of them in tourism

In the research, it was aimed that it should be examined and documented that at what rate the types of the folkloric dolls which are produced in market and in the Public Training Centres in the province of Ankara, the techniques which were applied, the features reflect the regional clothing diversity; whether the introduction facilities are sufficient; and how its contribution to economy and tourism is. The nature of the research is comprised of 90 people, who attended in the folkloric doll courses in Public Training Centres in Ankara, who are producing folkloric doll. 50 pieces of folkloric doll, which have the regional diversity, which were selected among the dolls produced in the market and in the course, have been selected as sample.In the collection of the data, the survey with four choices likert scale was applied to the people producing folkloric doll. The answers to the survey questions have been adoptep to tables and the average has been acquired. According to the avearage; courses, supply of written source and material, regional features, diversities, sufficiency of the position in tourism and economy of the folkloric doll has been shown. By determining the type, region, clothing, equipment, technique, colour and composition of the 50 pieces of folkloric dolls which were selected by the information forms, tables have been created. The information have been interpreted by taking the percentage of the values in these tables.The research findings are that folkloric doll courses are enough in achieving the goals which are desired to be achieved, that obtaining of the written source and material is difficult, that the babies reflect a definite region sufficiently. It has been found that the interest by tourists and people in the region to the folkloric babies is enough, on the other hand, it's been also found that their position in tourism, the introduction facilities, and the gained tangible income are insufficient. It has been found that the individuals have been making dolls made of stone, and they wished that the public awareness should be heightened by increasing the domestic facilities. The folkloric babies produced reflect enough the clothing diversity in Turkey, and the technique of adjoining the ceramic paste with the stones is mostly used. Regional hats and embroidery types are commonly used as ornamentation.Based on the researh findings, there have been suggestions which are intended to popularize the folkloric baby courses in the Public Training Centres by getting started more courses, to contribute economically to the development by bringing the domestic and foreign introduction and marketing facilities into the tourism by increasing them, and to carry out wider researches related to the matter.