Determination of İzmir Karaburun gastronomy tourism product routes via geographic information systems

In recent years, tourist consumer behavior has begun to show a trend from mass tourism to special interest tourism. This tendency is supported by the fact that tourists can plan their trips in the interests of their own interest and are able to behave more individually and travel differently during their travels. As a result of this movement, demand for special interest tourism has increased. The destination planners who notice the demand for special interest tourism mobility, whose interests are decisive, and particularly developed countrie's tourism routes, are the forefront. The main theme of the work is the inventory of the gastronomic product potential in the villages located on the peninsula of Izmir-Karaburun which has it's own gastronomic values and the establishment of gastronomic tourism routes through Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The data used in this study are supported by Anadolu University the general purpose Scientific Research Project (SRP) titled "Providing Rural Development and Utilizing Recreational Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) Method in the Evaluation and Determination of Agrotourism Opportunities for the Support of Sustainable Tourism" and the central district Karaburun, Mordogan town, Old Mordogan, Ardic neighborhood, Catalkaya district, Eglenhoca village, Kosedere village, Inecik village, Kaynarpinar district, Lower Ovacik village, Upper Ovacik village, Esendere neighborhood, Ambarseki village, Saip village, Saipalti, Yayla village, Kucukbahce village, Bozkoy, Tepeboz village, Sarpincik village, Hamzabuku district, Parlak village, Badembuku district, Salman village, Denizgiren neighborhood, Egriliman neighborhood, Karareis district, Gerence, Ildiri village, Barbaros village, Kadiovacik village, Germiyan village, Gulbahce neighborhood and Balikliova village. Key Words: Gastronomy, Gastronomy Tourism, Tourism Routes, Izmir, Karaburun Peninsula