The economic impact of tourism in Turkey and the financial problems of tourism enterprises a case study for the provinces under the GAP

ABSTRACTContribution of tourism to the economy of countries has increasedrecently. Tourism represents the majority of revenues in countries nowadays.Tourism has become a very important sector for the economy of countries,with its direct effect on the revenue of countries,with its relations with othersectors and owing to its contributions to the employment .In this study, positive and negative effects of tourism to our countryand financial problems of enterprises which show activity in tourism sectorhave been examined.In the first section, tourism economy has been examined generally .In the second section, tourism financing and funding available to tourismenterprises have been explained. In the third section, financial problemswhich is faced by tourism enterprises have been examined.Within this research, a survey has been carried out in the southeastAnatolian region on tourism businesses.Survey has been carried out in 98 of 200 enterprises in the region. Inthis research some questions have multiple-choice, others have beenprepared according to the Likert-type scale.As a result of the research, all enterprisings in the region have beeneffected by financial. It's been found that obtaining loans from banks isdifficult for enterprises. The enterprisings are effected by giro fluctuationbecause of seasonal fluctuation.