TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Serdar Engin Koç
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to have the knowledge on Turkey's 7 regions and touristic attractions.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The geological formation and topographical specifications as plains, mountains, plateaus, rivers of Turkey; geographical regions, and socio-economic structures of these regions; main tour itineraries, sites and possibilities of transportation.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Overwiew of Turkish Tourism in the light of Tourism datas 2nd Week Explanation of concepts related to Geography of Tourism 3rd Week General evaluation of regions from the stand point of tourism potential. The dative case of future activities on tourism. 4th Week The Marmara Region; Tour Routes, Cultural Tourism and Museums 5th Week The Marmara Region, Religous Tourism, Thermal Tourism and Alternative Tourism Activities 6th Week The Aegean Region: Tour Routes, Cultural Tourism and Museums 7th Week The Aegean Region; Religous Tourism, Thermal Tourism and Alternative Tourism Activities 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week The Mediterranean Region; Tour Routes, Cultural Tourism and Museums 10th Week The Mediterranean Region; Religous Tourism, Thermal Tourism and: Alternative Tourism Activities 11th Week The Southeast Region; Tour Routes, Cultural Tourism , Museums, Religous Tourism, Thermal Tourism and Alternative Tourism Activities 12th Week The East Region; Tour Routes, Cultural Tourism , Museums, Religous Tourism, Thermal Tourism and Alternative Tourism Activities 13th Week The Blacksea Region; Tour Routes, Cultural Tourism , Museums, Religous Tourism, Thermal Tourism and Alternative Tourism Activities 14th Week The Central Anatolia Region; Tour Routes, Cultural Tourism , Museums, Religous Tourism, Thermal Tourism and Alternative Tourism Activities
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Suna Doğaner., Türkiye Turizm Coğrafyası, (İstanbul 2001) Aydoğan Köksal., Türkiye Turizm Coğrafyası, (Ankara 1994) Şerif Yener., Turkish Odyssey, (İstanbul 1997) Discovering Turkey, Istanbul, (İstanbul 1998) Gezi 2007, (İstanbul 2007) Mehmet Gürdal., Türkiye Turizm Coğrafyası, (Ankara 2001) İsmail Kızılırmak., Yayla Turizmi, (Ankara 2006) Zekeriya Bingöl., Gelenekten Evrensele Anadolu'da İnanç Turizmi, (Ankara 2007) Fazıl Şenol., Yöresel Turizm Kaynaklarımız ve Dünya Harikaları, (Ankara 2008) Gürhan Aktaş., Türkiye Turizm Coğrafyası, (Ankara 2008)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No