Author(s)

F. Gezici, A.Y. Gül & E. Alkay

Abstract

Although Turkey has a variety of tourism attractions such as natural, historical and architectural heritage, \“sea, sun, sand” factors have been the main components of tourism revenues. Especially after the realization of the problems of mass tourism towards coastal areas in the Mediterranean destination countries, Turkey has also evaluated the tourism development process with its spatial, environmental and socio-economic implications. The aim of this paper is to discuss the findings of ongoing research and to put forward the thresholds and threats of tourism development in Bodrum Peninsula, which is located on the Aegean coast of Turkey. In this paper, a three-stage perceptional analysis (scale impact

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