A the effect of noise changes in touristic destinations on resident in the region: The case of Galata Tower

Galata Tower, due to its location and higher elevation than the surrounding buildings; it is one of the important silhouettes of Istanbul that can be seen from everywhere. Especially the historical background of the tower is an important factor in creating its touristic potential. The aim of this study is to determine the sound changes experienced by the residents living around the Galata Tower, which is one of the important destinations of Istanbul, and to evaluate the residents's view of tourism, subjective happiness, neighborhood perception and perceived stress dimensions according to periods. In this direction, the sound changes according to the periods and the residents's view of tourism, subjective happiness, neighborhood perception, and perceived stress dimensions were measured. In the first part of the study, the conceptual framework is explained over the topics of tourism and environment, noise and Galata Tower. In the second part, the results of the survey conducted to measure the perception of tourism, neighborhood, happiness and stress of the residents living around the Galata Tower, all the data and hypotheses obtained from the noise points determined around the tower are included. One-way ANOVA test, followed by Tukey and LSD test, was used to determine the differences in the hypotheses. In the findings; periodic differences were determined in terms of residents's view of tourism, subjective happiness, neighborhood perception, and perceived stress dimensions. In addition, noise differences between periods were revealed.