Development of second homes at the Karasu district (Sakarya)

Secondary homes which arises due to development of tourism and where places people spend time for their holidays and mostly used areas as seasonal and at the weekends. Beside, naturel factors such as geographical location, climate and landforms, economic factors and transport conditions that create attractiveness play important role in place selection of the secondary homes. Moreover, there are environmental, economic and social effects of the secondary homes to where places they located. Depends on the development of tourism in Turkey, in Karasu a significant increase has seen on number of secondary homes in recent years due to both naturel attractions and its proximity to major cities. The population increases especially in summer season and at the weekends the influence of tourists coming from nearby and excursionists depends on development of secondary homes in Karasu. The mass of population formed by tourists and excursionists come to Karasu in summer and at the weekends affects naturel environments, economics and sociologic structure of Karasu. Increasing population in Karasu in summer seasons and at the weekends creates a major pressure on the naturel environment and especially on the Karasu coasts it affects naturel life negatively. In addition, this temporary and seasonal density of population causes traffic problems in city. Of course, positive effects of the tourists come to Karasu for economy of Karasu cannot be disregarded. The tourism potential in Karasu livens up the property market and increases the sales of the local traders. Lastly, due to some problems caused by cultural differences seen between the local residents and seasonal tourists and excursionists come to Karasu. Key words: Secondary homes, Karasu, Tourism, Environment, Population Geography.