The perception of tourism students intended for the European Union: The example of Tourism Faculty of Atatürk University

In this study, the attitudes of tourism students towards the European Union (EU) in the Ataturk University Faculty of Tourism were investigated and demographic characteristics such as age, gender and income status of the sample participants and the reasons why whether they supported the Europian Union or not, were tried to be revealed by different variables. The thesis study consists of three main sections. In the first part of the thesis study, the definition of the problem, causality, importance, scope, plan and research questions of the thesis are explained. In the second part, the European Union and its perception, the education and tourism dimension of the European Union and the previous studies are generally explained. In the third part, the research's purpose, method, scope and limitations and the findings obtained are interpreted as tables. In the conclusion, the results of the research and some suggestions are presented. The study was carried out by Positivist Methodology method and survey technique. According to the results of the research, it was revealed that Atatürk University Tourism Faculty students do not substantially support the EU membership process.