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Summary Turkish

The purpose of this study is to elucidate the opinions of Turkish people about the tourism of Turkey and their contribution to it. This is a descriptive study. The data were collected by a qualitative survey method. The working group of the study was constituted by 210 Turkish citizens living in Frankfurt and Stadallendorf cities of Hesden state and Mainz city of Renanya-Palatina state of Germany. The data collection tool was a survey prepared by the researcher to determine the opinions of the participants about the tourism values of Turkey. The age, occupation, educational level, citizenship status, the period spent in Germany, the frequency of their visit to Turkey and the vehicle used in these visits were not found to be effective on the opinions of the Turkish citizens living abroad about the Turkish tourism sector.

Summary English

The purpose of this study is to elucidate the opinions of Turkish people about the tourism of Turkey and their contribution to it. This is a descriptive study. The data were collected by a qualitative survey method. The working group of the study was constituted by 210 Turkish citizens living in Frankfurt and Stadallendorf cities of Hesden state and Mainz city of Renanya-Palatina state of Germany. The data collection tool was a survey prepared by the researcher to determine the opinions of the participants about the tourism values of Turkey. The age, occupation, educational level, citizenship status, the period spent in Germany, the frequency of their visit to Turkey and the vehicle used in these visits were not found to be effective on the opinions of the Turkish citizens living abroad about the Turkish tourism sector.