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Development of International Tourism in Turkey : Its Effect and Problems

著者 YAMAMOTO Kenji

出版者 Institute of Comparative Economic Studies, Hosei University

journal or

publication title

Journal of International Economic Studies

volume 11

page range 69‑92

year 1997‑03

URL http://doi.org/10.15002/00002134

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Cl997Thelnstitutco『ComparativcEconomicStudics,HosciUnivc応ity

DevelopmentoflnternationalTourisminTurkey

-ItsefIcctandproblems-

KenjiYamamoto FlzcUノリq/ECO"0,恥HOS膠jU)Zj…ノリ

Abstract

Thepurposeofthispaperistodescribethedevelopmentofinternationa1tourismin Turkeyandtoexplainitbysheddinglightonthebehavioroftwokindsofactors,namelythe centralgovemmentandtouroperators・Turkeyhasexperiencedthemostrapidgrowthof internationaltourismamongleadingcountriesinthissphereinthelastdecade,Inthissense,

Turkeyisasuccessfil]country・Thosetwoactorshaveplayeddecisiverolesrespectivelyin Tu「key,ssuccessinintemationaltourism、Byanalyzingthebehavioroftheseactors,itis possibletoexplaintheTeasonswhyTurkeycouldbesuccessfUlfromaparticularyearinthe

l980s,andhowitcouldovercomethecrisisofimemationaltourisminthel990s・However,

therearealsoseriousproblemscausedbythedevelopmentoftourism、Thispaperpointsout

theproblemsaswell.

1.Introduction

SomeJapanesescholarshaverecentlyarguedthattourismisoneofthemost

importantactivitiesinthepresentlifbofhumanbeingsandhavebeguntoconduct researchintotourismandtopublishstudiesonit・MostofthemusetheJapanese word‘牝α"ICO,,観光asasynonymfbrtourism、Wecanfindatypicalexamplein Kitagawa(1996).But``kα"AC,,doesnotmeantourismingeneral,buttravelfbr leisure・Ontheotherhand,theterm“tourism,,reallyhasamuchbroadersensethan

“たα"IC0,,.ItimpliesnotonlyholidayactivitiesinanyotherplaceawayfiPomone,s

normalresidencewithtemporalrestrictions,butalsotravelwhichisconductedfbr

attendingtradefairs,congressesandconventions,andevenfbrvisitinganotherplace withtheaimofbusiness,religion,study,healthcare,andsoon(Davidson,1993, ppl-4;vanHarssel,1994,pp3-4).AccordingtotheWorldTourismOrganizationin Madrid,whichpublishesstatisticalmaterialsoninternationaltourism,“tourismin- cludesalltravelthatinvolvesastayofatleastonenight,butlessthanoneyear,away

fiPomhome,,(Shaw&Williams,1994,P5).

Thustheterm“internationaltourism',isnotrestrictedonlytoleisureactivities inlbreigncountriesbutincludesalsotravelwhichisconductedfbrattendinginterna‐

tionaltradefairs,congressesandconventions,andvisitingfbreigncountrieswiththe

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DcvelopmcntorInにmationalTourisminTurkey

aimofbusiness,religion,healthcare,andsoon・Thestatisticaldataoninternational tourismwhichKitagawa(1996)presentsactuaUyincludetheactivitiesotherthan leisureinfbreigncountries,thoughshedoesnotmentionthecoverageofthestatis‐

tics、Neverthelessitisalsotruethattourismisaconceptinseparablefromleisure activities・ItisnotunusedtoleisureactivitiesinthecourseofbusinesstraveL

Internationaltourismisoneofthemostimportantactivitiesinthesenseof economicdevelopmentbothfbrdevelopingandfbradvancedcountries・Itisatype ofcross-borderUowofpeopleaswellasofmoneyandinfblmationWithoutnumer- oustransactionsmpeople,goods,moneyandinfbrmation,eventhemostdeveloped countrieswouldgraduallylosetheirpositionintheworldeconomyTherefbre,a numberofcountriesandcitiesareeagertopromoteintemationaltourism,especially

fbrbusiness・

Ontheotherhand,fbrdevelopingcountries,internationaltourismmeansinUow offbreignerswhowanttoenjoytheirholidays・Itisimportantfbrthesecountries,

aboveallbecauseitcanbringaboutemploymentopportunitiesandbecauseintema‐

tionaltouristsbringthehostdevelopingcountrieshardcurrency・Therefbre,many

developmgcountriesaretryingtoinviteasmanyintemationaltouristsaspossiblein

ordertopromoteemploymentopportunitiesintheirowncountriesandtoacquire fbreigncurrency、Vorlaufer(1990)pointsoutthatacquiringfbreignCurrency,

growthofemploymentopportunitiesandincreaseofincomearetargetsofpromoting

internationaltourismfbrThird-Worldcountries、Turkeyisatypicalcase Tab、1World,StoptourismdestinationS

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EuropeandNorthAmericahaveseenthemostdevelopedinternationaltourism TbereweresevenEuropeancountriesamongthetoptenwhichreceivedmorethan

fburteenmillionfbreigntouristsinl992・FrancerankedHrst,fbllowedbySpainand

Italy、FourotherEuropeancountriesandthreeinNorthAmericaalsoreceivedmore

thantenmillionfbreigntourists・Turkeyrankedonlyseventeenthwithabout

6,549,OOOfbreigntouristsinl992(Tab、1).

Butifwecomparethegrowthrateofinternationaltourism,itisTurkeythathas seenthemostrapidgrowthinnumbersoffbreigntourists・OnlyTurkeyrecordeda threefbldincreaseinfbreigntouristsbetweenl985andl992、Foreignvisitorsin‐

creasedslightlymo1℃thantwotimesinSpain,Italy,Hungary,HongkongandMalay-

sia・Theothercountriesamongthetoptwentyrecordedlessthantwofbldincreases・

Turkeyseemstobethemostsuccessfillcountryinintemationaltourisminthelast

decade,tojudgefromthisstatistics、WhyandhowcouldTurkeybecomesucha

country?Thepurposeofthispaperistodescribethedevelopmentofinternational

tourisminTurkeyasareceivingcountry,toexplainit,payingattentiontothebehav- iorofimportantactorsinthissphere,andHnallytopointoutproblemswhichhave

occurredthroughthedevelopmentoftourism.

2.GrowthoffbreigntouristsintoTurkey

Hiitteroth(1982,s、438),aGermangeographerspecializedinTurkey,sregional geography,pointedoutatthebeginningofthel980sthattourismhadnotyetdevel‐

opedinTurkeyandthatthenumberoffbreigntouristshadbeenfarfewerinthis

countrythaninSpain,ItalyandYugoslavia、Hefbundthissurprisinginviewofthe abundanceofancientculturalmonuments,exoticbazaarsinmanycitiesandinterest‐

inglifeintheruralareas,verybeautifillnaturallandscapeandlastbutnotleast sunshinealongthebeachesinTurkey・Thesetourismresourcesinthiscountryareno

lessattractivethanthoseintheotherMediterraneancountriesmentionedabove (HUtteroth,1982,s446).

ThenumberoffbreignersarrivinginTurkeygraduallyincreasedinthel960s andthistendencycontinueduntill973,butstagmatedafterthisyearofthefirstoil crisisuntill982(Nakabayashi,1996,p29;Fig.1).Accordingtotheotherstatistical material,thereseemstohavebeensomestagnationinthemidl980saswell,although morefbreigne応arrivedinTurkeyinthisperiodthanuntilthebeginnmgofthe l980sI).Atanyrate,touristshavealmostalwaysaccountedfbrmorethan80percent ofthetotalnumberoffbreignersarrivinginthiscountrysincel968andmorethan

90percentsmcel988・

ForeigntouristsinTurkeyreallybegantoincreaserapidlyinl983andespecially

betweenl988andl992・Butweshouldpayattentiontosomefluctuation・Numbers

suddenlydecreasedinl993,stagnatedinl994,androseagaininl995・Thenumber inl996willprobablybemorethaninl995,sincethefirsthalfyearofl996recorded morethaninthefirsthalfyearinl995(Fig.2).AdirectoroftheMinistryofTour- isminTurkeyassuredmeHrmlythattherewillbemorefbreigntouristsinl996than inthepreviousyear,whenIvisitedhisofYiceandinterviewedhiminAugust,1996.

TherapidgrowthofinternationaltourismhascontributedtooiYSettingthetrade deficit、Turkey,however,sawanegativebalancebetweentourismreceiptsand

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DcvelopmcntofIntcTnationalTourisminTurkcy

expendituresinthel960s,althoughthenumberoffbreigntouristsintoTurkeysur‐

passedthenumberofTurkishtouristsabroadz).Itwasduetotheverylowaverage expenditureoffbreigntouristsinTurkey・Thisamountedtolessthan40USdollars

Fi9.1Foreigne厩arrivinginTurkeybypurposeofmwe1,fiPoml953toll95

8,000,000

7,000,000 LlITc

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Source:MinistryofForcignA「Inirs,TurkishRepublicthroughintemct:http://inに「・mlXLgov・tr/GRUPE/

statistihtm(bctweeuuI953andl990).

InlbrmationsabteilungdcsTiirkischcnGcneralkonsulaIsinFrankInrta.M・OriginaIsoumcstcms「rom GcncraIDirectoratco「Security,Turkcy(betwccnI991andl995).

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GencralDirectoratco「Security,Turkcy.

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until1968,whileTurkstravelingabroadatthattimespentbetweenl30andabout200 USdollars(MinistryofTourism,1995b,p89).TurkeysufYeredfiPomtradedeHcits whichwerethusworsenedfUrtherthroughtourismdeHcits・Therefbre,inl963,the TurkishgovernmentsetupaprogramintheFirstFiveYearPlantoeliminatetour‐

ismdeficitsbyl965(MinistryofTourism,1995b,p、92-93).Iteventuallyachieved

thisaiminl970.

Turkeyhasbeenabletoenjoyasurplusinitstourismbalancesincel970,with

theexceptionoftheperiodbetweenl975andl977,andthesurplushasgrownstead- ily、Ontheotherhand,thiscountryhasalwaysseentradedeficitsAlthoughthe

amountoftradedeficitshasbeenverylarge,Turkeyhasbeenabletooffもetmorethan 20percentoftradedeficitswiththetourismbalancesince1985.1,1988,when internationaltourismtoTurkeyleapedup,theproportionofthetourismbalanceto tradedeHcitsreachedmorethan70percent・Becauseofthehugetradedeficits betweenl990andl993,thatproportiondecreasedtolessthan40percent・This,

however,roseupagainmorethan70percentin1994,whentradedeficitsdeclined slightly(Fig.3).

Weshouldalsorefertoworkers,remittances,whenweexaminethebalanceof paymentindevelopingcountries・Turkeyhasbeenoneofthemostwell-knownemi‐

grantcountriessincethebeginningofthel960s・AlargenumberofTurkishlaborers workinWestEuropeancountriesandsendtheireammgstotheirfamiliesorrelatives

Iivinginthehomecountry・Afterthefirstoilcrisis,theTurkishEmploymentService

Fi9.3BalanceoftourismreceiptsandexpendituresandtradedefIcits,froml963tol994

4,000.0 80.00

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一⑦s-Cひか『①“⑦【函函《[ト鹿⑦一℃』。-mm⑦[ 守堕⑦[、⑫⑦ヨ伺西②一【西の【C西の[かトか一軍トか}トト○一℃ト○一mト①胄寸ト。『、トa[Nトa一戸ト⑦{◎ト②『②cか『』c⑦|トC③『cc②【い①。[ずC①[[。⑦一

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Source:MimistryofTourism,GencralDi庇cloralco「Invcstmcnts・DcpartmemofResearchaT】dEvaluation

(1995):BullcLinofTOurismSmtistics,p、101.

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Fig.4Tourismreceipts,Workers,remittancesandmerchandiseexports,froml967tol915

100.0

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Martin,PhL(1991):mheUj1/mMedSroHyFnz狄MLqbomMjgmrio〃'o『FbsternE冴唖&ILO,p、34.

begantosenditscountrymentosomeArabcountrieswithpetroleumresourcesas well(Martin,1991,ppユ1-33).MigrantworkersintobothWestEuropeandArab countrieshavecontributedtooffもettingtradedeHcitswithremittances,Inthel970s,

Workers,remittanceswereveryimportantfbracquisitionoffbreigncurrencyand theirproportiontothetotalmerchandiseexportsamountedtoevenmorethan90per centinl974andl975・Thedegreeofcontributionhas,however,relativelydecreased smcethebegilmingofthel980sandtheratioofWorkers,remittancestoexportsis nowsmallerthan20percent(Fig.4).

Tourismreceiptsexceededworkers,remittancesfbrthefirsttimeinl988, thoughtheywerealmostequalbetweenl988andl99LHowever,sincethenintema‐

tionaltourismhasbecomemuchmoreimportantfbrthecurrentaccountoftheRe‐

publicofTurkeythanworkers,remittances・Nosmglemanufacturingsector,with theexceptionofthetextileindustry,couldeammorefbreigncurrencythanthetour-

ismsectorinl9913).

A1thoughitisnotclearhowmuchemploymenthasbeengeneratedthroughthe developmentofmternationaltourism,thereisnodoubtthatmanypeopleareem‐

ployeddirectlyinthetourismindustrysuchastravelagents,hotels,restaurants,sou- venirshops,transportationspecializedintourismandsoon,Accordingto Sij““ZscheZeim"9(17.Jan、1996),onlyonepercentofemployedpersonsare engagedintourisminTurkey・ItismuchlessthanmGreece(tenpercent),Spain

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~〔へ0mすI、、●ト。◎。、● ̄Slrn計l「) ̄ト0..,・「、UQnrnC、トーCDlC・寸 弓 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄~ ̄戸〔、ISOC、U「qCOSUr刊(<Irq〔〒)でⅦ

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agriculture,constructionandsoon,theeconomiceffbctofintemationaltourismmust beenormousinTurkey・

Whatkindoffactorshavebeenimportantfbrthedevelopmentofinternational tourismmTurkey?Itisofcoursenotbusiness,butleisure,thatisimportantfbrthe developmentofintemationaltourismintothiscountryinthelastdecade・Many touristscomefromWestEuropeancountriesaswellashPomneighboringonesinclud- ingYugoslavia・Tab2showschangesinthenumberoffbreignersarrivinginTurkey bynationalitybetweenl984andl995・ThediHbrencebetweenthenumberofarrivals fromGermanyandthatfi「omtheothercountrysuchastheUSA,Yugoslavia,Greece andlranwasnotgreatinl984,whenmoreandmoretouristshadjustbeguntocome toTurkey、Thosewhocamefi・omneighboringcountries,includingYugoslavia,seem tohavevisitedTurkeynotbecauseofleisureactivitiesbutfbrotherpurposessuchas shoppingH6hfeld(1995,s、182)writesthattouristsfiFomneighboringcountriesvisit Turkeymainlyfbrthesakeofshopping,becausethereareplentyofkindsofgoods andpricesarecheaperinTurkey,andthelengthoftheirstayinthecountryisusually short・AconsiderablenumberoftouristsalsocamefiPomfbrmerEuropeansocialist countries,especiallyfromPoland,HungaryandfbrmerCzech-Slovakia,intheperiod betweentheendofthel980sandthebeginningofthel990s・Itisnotclearifthey weretouristsfbrleisureorfbrshopping・Atanyrate,itisvisitorBfiPomGermanythat increasedmostrapidlyinthesecondhalfofthel980s・UnitedKingdomandFrance fbllowedGermany・

TurkeyalsowitnessedarapidincreaseintouristsfromtheotherfbrmerEuro‐

peansocialistcountriesthanthosementionedaboveintheearlyl990s・Theinfluxof Bulgariansinl991andl992wascausedbythearrivalofrefngeesofTurkishethnic- ity・AIargenumberofRussiansbegantocometoTurkeyinthel990s・Russian touristsmaybedividedintothreegroups;first,WealthyRussianswhocanaffbrdto elリoyvacationsinTurkey;second,thosewhohavetheobjectiveofshoppmgasbusi- ness;andthird,thosewhoworkinTurkey.IsraelitouristsincreasedrapidlyfiFom

1993.TheyalsoenJoyvacations,especiallyinAntalya,thecapitalcityoftheprovince withthesamenameontheMediterraneanSeaandaregionalcenterofintemational tourisminTurkey・AccordingtointerviewswithinfbrmedpersonsinTurkey,Is- raeliscometothecountrytoenjoygamesincasinosattachedtoluxuryhotels、Casi‐

nosarefbrbiddeninlsrael,andAntalyaisnotfnrけomIsraeLTheincreasein RussianandlsmelitouristsisreHectedinsignboardswrittenintheirlanguagesevery‐

whereintheamusementquartersofAntalya・

Atanyrate,itisGermanyandUnitedKingdomthathavesentmosttouristsfbr leisuretoTurkeyandtheirnumbershavegrownveryrapidlysincethemidl980s・

TheseasonalHuctuationinthenumberorarrivalsoffbreigneTsalsoprovesthatmany ofthemcometoTurkeyfbrsummervacations、TheHuctuationisverystrongas showninFig、2.Wecansayonthebasisoftheevidencementionedhithertothat intemationaltourisminTurkeyreachedthestageofmasstourisminthemidl980s・

ThereisnodoubtthatintemationaltourisminTurkeyrestsonthedevelopmentof masstourisminWestEuropeancountries,aboveallinGermany.

ThemereexistenceoftheexcellenttourismresourceswhichHUtteroth(1982)

mentionsisnotsufTYcientfbrthedevelopmentofmasstourism・Intemationalmass tourismisnotapurelynaturalphenomcnonltis,rather,intentionallycreatedby businessactivities,basedonthehlctthatthepeopleinsendingcountriescanaffbrd

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tospendtheirmoneyonholidayactivitiesabroadOfcourse,itisalsoimportantfbr thedevelopmentofinternationalmasstourismthattravelbecomescommonpractice orawayoflifbinsendingcountries・Weshouldtakesuchf1actorsinsendingcoun‐

triesintoconsiderationinOrdertoexplainthedevelopmentofinternationalmass tourism・Thepresentauthor,however,isconcernedherewithfbrceswhichpromote thetourismpotentialfiPomtheTurkishside・Governmentpolicyhasbeenoneofthe mostimportantfactors4).TheMinistryofTourismitselfwritesthatinsufHcient promotionalactivitieswasthereasonwhyinternationaltourismwasslackuntilthe midl980s(MinistryofTourism,l995a,p、82).

3.DevelopmentpolicyoftheTurkishgovernmentfbr

promotinginternationaltourism

InTurkey,thereisaministrywhichisengagedwithpromotionoftourism・

AccordingtotheGeneralDirectorateoflnfbrmationoftheMinistryofTourism,the fbrerunneroftheMinistryofTourismoftodaywastheMinistryofPress,Infbrma- tionandTourismwhichwaslbundedl95ZThemainobjectofthisfbrerunnerwas toacquirefbreigncurrencythroughpromotinginternationaltourism、Italsohada secondaryaim,topromotedomestictourismfbrTurkishpeopleThisministry,

however,seemsnottohavebeenactiveinpromotinginternationaltourism,because asemiofHcialreportmentionsnothingaboutthisministry(MinistryofTourism,

1995a,pp82-83).Thereisnodoubtthatitwastooearlytospeakofintemational

masstourisminthel950s、Aseniorofficialwhomthepresentauthorinterviewedin Augustl996alsodidnotexplaintheactivitiesoftheministryinthel950sindetaiL

Theministrywasreorganizedinl963andtheMinistryofTourismandlnfbrma-

tionwasfbundedlnthatyear,theTurkishgovemmentadoptedafive-yearplanfbr

thedevelopmentoftheTurkisheconomyanditsrelatedinfi「astructure、Tourism developmentpolicywassituatedintheframeworkofthefirstFive-YearPlan(MiL istryofTourism,1995C,p6).TheMinistryofTourismandlnfblmationwas,how‐

ever,notactiveinpromotingintemationaltourisminthel960sanymorethanits

fbrerunnenMasstourisminWestEuropeancountriesbegantodevelopjustinthose days5).ItwasstilltooearlyfbrTurkeytoattractalargenumberoffbreigntourists

fi「omWestEuropeancountries・

AccordingtotheMinistryofTouris、(1995a),itwasatlastinthel970sthat

theTurkishgovernmenttookafaidyseriousinterestintourism・Thisreportdoes

not,however,explainitinanydetaiLThepresentauthorinterviewedafbrmerofH- cialoftheMinistryofTourismandlnfbrmationinsummerl996・Thisinfbrmedman hadworkedattheDepartmentofPlanningintheministrybetweenl971andl981 Accordingtohim,responsibilityfbrplanningthepromotionofinternationaltourism washeldnotbythatministry,butbytheStatePlanningOrganizationuntill972・

ThisorganizationentrustedaDanishconsultantcompanywithdevelopmentplanning oftourismcenterswithfacilitiesfbraccommodation,etc.,atanumberofplacesalong theAegeanandMediterraneancoasts・Asaresult,aseriesofreportswereissuedand StatePlanningOrganization(1971)wasoneexampleTheTurkishgovernment,

however,didnotadopttheplanproposedbytheDanishconsultantcompany、Ac- cordingtotheex-offIcial,thereasonwasthebadqualityoftheplanning・The

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consultantcompanypresentedplanstoconstructhigh-risehotelsineverytourist center、TheTurkishgovernmentdidnotwelcomesuchaplan,Wemaywell,how‐

ever,guessthattherealreasonfbrtherejectionmighthavebeenafmancialproblem BefbreinfrastructuresuchasaroadofhighstandardbetweenAntalyathrough KemertoKaswasprovided,aholidayvillagewasalreadyopenedatthebeginningof thel970sinKemer・Kemerislocatedabout40kmsouthofthecityofAntalyaand iscentrallysituatedmSouthAntalyaTheholidayvillagewasconstructedjointlyby anItaliancompanyandaTurkishba、kltwasmanagedjointlybytheltaliancom-

panyandClubM6diterranee,aFrenchenterprise(Rauh,1979,s、50).Afterthis

holidayviUagewasopened,theTurkishgovemmentstartedtodeveloptheinfiFastruc- turefbrSouthAntalya・Itbegantoplanitsdevelopmentinl974andobtainedfinan‐

cialsupportof26millionUSdoUarsけomtheWorldBankinl976・Theconstruction oftheroadwasHnishedinl978,butonlyasfhrasKemer・Internationaltourismin Antalyaprovincedidnotbecomemasstourismyetinthel970s・Accordingtoa personwhowaspresidentoftheregionalexecutivecommitteeinAntalyaof TURSAB6)in1995,anumberoffbreigntouristsbegantovisittheAntalyaprovince inthefbrmofstudytoursfbrtheancientheritageinl974TheHrststudytour travelinginthisprovincewasorganizedbyaGermantouroperator,Studiosus・This typeoftravelcannotbe,however,calledmasstourism,becausethenumberofpartici‐

pantsinthestudytourwasrestrictedanditwasratherexpensive7).

Inspiteofunftworableeconomicandpoliticalconditions,theMinistryofTour‐

ismandInfbrmationmadeeveryeffbrtinthel970stopromoteinternationaltourism toTurkey・ThedevelopmentofinfiPastructurementionedabovewasoneexample・

RobinsonClub,asubsidiaryofTUI8),wasopenedafterthecompletionoftheinfiPa‐

structureinSouthAntalya(accordingtothemterviewwiththeex-ofHcial).This mightwellbeafruitofthepolicy・Localgovernmentwasalsoeagertopromote internationaltourismbytheendofthel970s、ThemayorofAntalya,fbrexample,

visitedCologne,WestGermany,inl978andthroughatelevisionbroadcastappealed tohiscountrymenworkingtheretocomebacktoTurkeyandtoinvestinthetourism sectorwiththeirsavings・Hepromisedeverysupport,iftheyinvestedinAntalya・

Respondingtothemayor,sappeal,aTurkishguestworkerwhohadcomefromcen‐

tralAnatoliaandbeenemployedbyacompanyinthesuburbsofDUsseldorf;came backtoAntalyainordertomanageape"sjO"、However,therewereonlyafewcases assuchinAntalya,asfarasthereturneeknows・Hewasnotaguestworkerany more,justbefbrehecamebacktoAntalya・Hehadresignedhiscompanyinl976and

managedapubinthesuburbsofDiisseldorf(Interviewwiththereturneelivingin

Antalya).

AsshowninFig・Lbetweenl973andl982,therewasnoremarkableprogressof internationaltourismintoTurkey,becauseoftheHrstoilcrisis,outbreakofthe Cyprusproblem,andtherestrictedbudgetoftheministry・Itwasnottillthel980s thattheTurkishgovemmentlaunchedaseriousdevelopmentpolicyfbrintemational tourism(MinistryofTourism,1995a,p82).Amilitarycoz‘pd過m【occurredinSep-

temberl980andagovernmentnominatedbythemilitarycontrolledthecountryuntil Decemberl983(Cevik,1993,p、39,pp」19-120).Underthisregime,),Turkeystarted promotingintemationaltourisminearnest、TheMinistryofTourismandInfbrma‐

tionwasreorganizedandtheMinistryofCultureandTourismwasbornin1980.

Culturalheritageandmuseumsareattractionsfbrinternationaltourists・The

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governmentrealizedthisfactandamalgamatedthesectionfbrtourismpromotion andtheMinistryofCultureintothenewministry(interviewwiththeDirectorateof lnfbrmation,MinistryofTourism,inAugustl996).

Aquestionofvitalimportancefbrreceivingcountriesofinternationaltourismis whetherthereareenoughaccommodationfncilitiesoftheintemationalstandardto welcomefbreigntouristaThebedcapacityinTurkeywasonlyabout45,OOOinl976,

includingalsomotels,holidayvillages,pe"SJC"sbcampingplaces,aparthotels,inns

(obeワ)andsoon(StatistischesBundesamt,1989,s95).Therewereonlyafewcities

whichhadmorethanLOOObedsinthemidl970s,namelylstanbul,Ankara,Izmir

andKuSadasLAccommodationcapacitywasratherlargerinAntalya,A1anyaand

MarmaristhanintheotherplacesalongtheAegeanandMediterraneancoasts,but therewereonlybetween500andl,OOObedsinthesethreecities(Ritter,1977,s38).

HUtterothwritesthatonlyKuSadasl,Cesme,MarmarisandBodrumattractedalotof fbreigntouristsamongtheAegeanandMediterraneancoastalregionsinthel970s・

Itwasnottillaboutl980thattwocitiesalongtheMediterraneanSea,Antalyaand Alanya,joinedthosesmallcitiesalongtheAegeanSeaasresorts(Hiitteroth,1982,

s、446).AccordingtotheTurkmentionedabovewhoreturnedtoAntalyawiththe

aimofparticipationinthetourismindustry,therewereonlytwohotelsandfWe pe"sわ"swhichcouldofTerfbreigntouristsaccommodationofEuropeanstandardin

thecityofAntalyaatthebeginningofthel980s・

TheTurkishgovernmentenactedtheTourismEncouragementLawNo・Z634in

l982inordertopromoteinternationaltourism・Underthislaw,touristregions,arEas andcentersweredesignatedandinvestmentintourismfacilitieswasencouraged (Cevik,1986,pp281-287),whilethestateitselfwastobeinchargeofinvestmentin infi「astructure、ThedesignatedtourismregionsextendsalongtheAegeanandMedi-

terraneancoastlinefiPomCanakkaletoMersinwithawidthofthreekm,including

Cappadociaonthebasisofthe“TourismDevelopmentStudyofWestemTurkey”a、d

"PhysicalStudyfbrTourisminTurkey,,(Cevik,1986,pp272).Inspiteofthese

governmentmeasures,thenumberofbedsincreasedonlyslightlyfiPomjustover

50,OOOinl979(Cevik,1982,p422)to64,OOOinl983inthewholecountry (StatistischesBundesamt,1989,s95).BecausetheTurkishgovernmenthadalready

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plannedconstructionofabout600,OOObedsTab、3Plannedbedcapacityinthe capacityinthosedesignatedregions(Tab3)areasdesignatedfOrtourism andwantedtoaccomplishthetargetas Tourismarea

quicklyaspossible,itamendedpoliciesfbr

internationaltourisminl983andbecameEdremit-Burbaniye

moreeagertoencourageinvestmentnotonly Ayvallk-KU9ijkk6y-Altmova

Plannedbed capacity

的叩、卯叩伽犯犯、⑭、卯切刃皿、伽叩604087021035231190 979999779997P9りりザ9468660123970005525 41367531111822511

価。mdomesti…pitalbutaIsoけ。mib伽::騨冊:MilWl

sources(Cevik,1986,pp268).Theex- CeSme-Karaburun

olYicialoftheMinistryofTourismandln‐Selle「ihisar-Dilek fbrmationsaidthattherealpromotionoftheYenihisar-OijI1ijk-AkbUk tourismindustrybeganunderthegovem‐Bodrum-Karatoprak

mentfbrmedbyOzalafterthedemocraticG6kova-K6rmezi

Dat9a

generalelectionin1983. Marmaris-Bozbumn

Sincethen,theTurkishgovernmenthasK6ycegiz

oHbredfbreignanddomesticcompaniessev‐Fethiye-Dalaman

eralkindsofincentivesfbrinvestmentintheKas-Finike-Kumluca

constructionandmanagementoftouristfa‐SouthAmalya

Serik-Manavgat

cilities,providedthattheinvestorsfillfnlcer-

tainc・nditionoinⅡel帥iontothelizeof3鯛::。.'i,i、…

investment・Theinvestorscanenjoythe

Total

benefitsofthefbllowingincentives: ’594,400

●allocationofpubliclandfbrthecon-sourcc:Cevik(1986,p、276)

structionoftouristfacilitiesonlong-termlease,

●long-termloanswithlowerinterestfromtheTourismBankIo),upto60percent ofthetotalinvestmentcost,

●low-interestandlong-tennloanshromtheTourismDevelopmentFund(uptol5 percentofthetotalinvestmentcostfbrcapacitiesover300beds,

●exporterrights,

●permissiontoemployfbreignpersonnelandartists,

●discounttarifTratesonwater,electricityandgasprices,

●priorityinaUocationoftelephone,ftlxandtelexlines,

●customstaxexemption:mechanicalorelectronicequipments,andotherneces‐

saryequipmentsormaterialsnotproducedlocally,aresubjecttocustomsduties exemptio、,

●mvestmentallowancefromtheStatePlanningOrganization,

●propertytaxexemptionfbrfWeyears,

●transfbrabilityoftheproHtfbrfbreigninvestors,

●fbreignexchangeretentionquotas:apercentageoffbreignexchangeearnedby touristestablishmentsmayberetainedbytheinvestorsandusedfbressential importsrequirEdfbroperation,

●corporationincometaxexemption:maximum20percentofthefbreigmex- changeearningsoftouristestablishmentisdeductedfromthetotalgrossprofit subjecttotaxation,

●cashrebatewhichisprovidedbytheCentralBankofTurkeyupto20percent offixedinvestmentcostincashasmeansoffmancialsupport.(Cevik,1986, pp278-279)

Foreigninvestorsmayhaveanequityshareupto49percentofthetotalinvestment

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lmcreaseinbedcapacityamdestablishmentsfOraccommodationinTurkey,fToml976tol994

Fig.6

300,000 1,800

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(1995):B邸ノノbrinqルdcmmmoZmmnSmlM“ノリpf

StalistischcsBundcsamt(1989)し□"。"be「たハノフWrAeiノリ89MclzlerPocscbeLStuttgart,S95

fbraccommodationftlcilities,ifthesehavebedcapacitybetweenlOOand200、Ifthe

bedcapacityismorethan200,fbreigninvestorscanhaveanequityshareuptolOO

percentofthetotalinvestment(Cevik,1986,pP278).

Accommodationfacilitieshavebeenconstructedoneafteranotherfbrthepro‐

motionofinternationaltourismsincethemidl980s、Theex-ofTicialmentioned

above,fbrexample,resignedfiPomtheministryinl981andcametoAntalyainl984 inordertoestablishanautocampwithvariousfncilitiessuchasarestaurant,aswim‐

mingpoolandsoonHeopenedhisautocampinl986inBeldibi,asmallhamlet locatedbetweenthecityofAntalyaandKemer、

Asaresultofthe“encouragementpolicy,,oftheTurkishgovernment,thecapac- ityofaccommodationhasmcreasedveryrapidlysincel986(Fig.6).Itincreased mostinAntalya,fbllowedbyMu2la,amongalltheprovincesinTurkey・The Antalyaprovincehasnowalmosttwiceasmanybedsintouristfthcilitieslicensedby theMinistryofTourismasdoesIstanbuLMoreovertheaveragesizeofhotelsis largerinAntalyathaninanyotherprovince・WithinAntalyaprovince,Kemerand

Alanyaareheadandshouldersabovetherestinthenumberofbeds・Ontheother

hand,thesizeofhotels,holidayvillagcsandsoonismuchlaTgerinSerik,Sideand

ManavgatthaninKemerandAlanya(Tab、4).

Itisnotclearwhetherthemainsou1℃eofinvestmentintourismfacilitieswas eitherfbreigncompaniesordomesticonesltis,however,certainthattheUSAand

Germanypreponderateoveranyotherfbreignsources・Andamongdomesticcapital,

theownersoflarge-sizedtextileandconstructioncompanieshaveinvestedeagerlyin theinternationaltourismsector,especiallyinAntalyaprovince・Anumberofluxury hotelsinthisprovincewereinhandofsuchpeople(accordingtointerviewswith

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Tab,4Bedcapacityandestablishmentsinmaintourismdistricts,1994

NameordistrictlNameofprovinceNumbcrorbcdsl・SMI;職跳

estab1ishment DeosPer CaluakkaIe

Merkez 1,060 11 96.4

CanakkaletotaI BaIIkesir

1,531 2,455

17 90.1

AyvaI1k 15 163.7

146.0 107.7 102.1 1219 Burhaniye

Ed頤mit Erdek

12 10 56 1,292

1,021 6,829

Ballkesirtotal lzmir

Konak CeSme Fo9a Menderes Sefとrihisar SelGuk

5,983 4,025 1,109 1,060 1,,12 884 16,423

445092》33211》l》I

176.0 167.7 221.8 106.0 212.4 73.7 145.3 lzmirtotal

Aydln 15,757

1,330 18,726 Kusadasl

Didim

75 106

210.1 147.8 176.7

Aydlntotal

MuEla 10,962

1,598 6979 653 14,982 963 36,649 7,523 21,507

恥7刀6%5-麺一“皿 127.5

228.3 258.5 108.8 156.1 192.6 157.3 Bodrum

Dat9a Fethiye K6ycegiz Marmaris Milas

Mu21atotal

Antalya 115.7

195.5 59.3 264.7 393.3 642.2 468.4 228.8 Merkez

Alanya KaS Kemer Manavgat

「1L」

1,9(

865

141.8 122.3 181.7 190.5 2,096 11

187.6

5.629 30

Nevsehirtotal

蛎一皿一画

38,486 261 9,353 251,230 lstanbul

Ankara

Turkeysurveyed

67 1,614

Soul℃e:MinistryofTourism,GencralDirectoratco「Investmcnts、DcpaTtmento「Rcsear℃handEvalualiOm

(1995):β"比"〃q/d“0mmoumljDPjSmtjMたぷノ'99.

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variousexperts).Itisnoticeablethatthetextileindustrycapitalisakeyfbrthe acquisitionoffbreigncurrencyinthetourismsectoraswellasinthemanuftlcturing

sector、

MasstourismbeganinAntalyainl985.TheHrstpackagetourtoAntalyafbr thegeneralpublicwasorganizedbyaGermantouroperator,Necke1man、

(NUR)'1》・SincethenmoreandmorefbreigntouristshavecometoTurkey,espe‐

ciallytoAntalyaprovince・Thiswaspossiblepartlybecausefbreignanddomestic companiesinvestedheavilyinthisprovince・Butinvestmentbyprivatecompaniesis notasufY1cientconditionfbrthedevelopmentofinternationaltourism、Notonly accommodationsbutalsomanpowerhadtobeprovidedfbrthetourismsector・The Turkishgovernmentplaysanimportantroleinthissphereaswell,andhassupported manpowertrainingltis,fbrexample,animportantpolicytotraintravelguideswho canexplainTurkishcultureandheritageaccuratelyinfbreignlanguagesaswellas othermanpowerfbrthetourismindustrysuchascooksandhotelstafY:

AccordingtotheTurkwhobegantomanageape"sio〃inAntalyainl980,the MinistryofTourismandCultureof化redatrainingcoursefbrtravelguidesfbrthe HrsttimefbrAntalyaprovinceinl980・Z8personspauticipatedinthecourseafterthe successfillentranceexamination,and24passedthegraduationexaminationMostof

themwereEnglish-languagetravelguides・Therewerealsotwotrave1guidesfbr

Gennanamongthe24persons・BothwerereturneeshomGermanyandoneofthem wastheownerofthepe"sjo"・Amongthe24,manytravelguideswereteachersatノパe

orseniorhighschools、AccordingtotheDirectorateoflnfbrmationoftheMinistry ofTourism,thetrainingcourseisnotalwaysavailable、Therearenowplentyof

travelguidesinsomeEuropeanlanguages,Butasmanytouristshavevisitedfirom Russiaandlsrael,thereisashortageoftravelguidesfbrRussianandHebrewThere-

fbr,theministryrecentlyopenedtrainingcoursesfbrtravelguidesintheselanguages、

ItisverydifY1culttoenterthetrainingcoursq・Candidatesfbrtravelguidesshould

haveconversationalabilityinafbreignlanguageandknowledgetothelevelofuni- versitystudents・AccordingtotheRepresentativeoftheAssociationofTravel

GuidesinAntalya,about480personsarenowmembersofthisorganizationThere

are266travelguidesfbrtheGermanlanguage,l57fbrEnglishand41fbrFrench

Thetraimngcoursesfbrcooksandhotelstaffarealwaysavailableintwelve places、ManyofthemarelocatedinsmalltownsalongtheAegeanandtheMediter‐

raneansuchasSelPuk,AlaCatlandKemerbesideslargecitiessuchasAnkara,Istan-

bul,IzmirandAntalya、Aboutl500personsaretrainedatthecoursesannually・It wasthebeginniilgOfthel980sthattheministryinchargeoftourismpromotion begantoopenthecourses(accordingtotheDirectorateoflnfbrmation,Ministryof

Tourism).

1,1989,theMinistryofTourismandCulturewasdividedintotheMinistryof

TourismandtheMinistryofCulture・Thisreorganizationdoesnotmeanachangeof tourismpolicy、Itismerelyaresultofcabinetchanges,accordingtotheDirectorate

oflnfbrmation,MinistryofTourism,TheMinistryofTourismnotonlysupports constructionofaccommodationfacilities,butalsosupervisestheirmanagementso thatthequalityofaccommodationshouldbemaintained・Withmtheministry,there isasectionwhichisresponsiblefbrtheinspectionofhotels,hollidayvillagesandso on・Travelagenciesandtheirassociationarealsostrictlycontrolledbytheministry・

TURSABwasestablishedinl972accordingtothcLawNol618whichhasthc

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purposeofregulatingthetourismindustryandtheoperationoftravelagencies(As‐

sociationofTurkishTravelAgencies,1994,p、3).

PublicityisalsodecisivefbrthedevelopmentofinternationaltourisminTurkey・

TheTurkishgovemmentplaysanimportantroleinthesphereofmarketin9.The MinistryofTourismhasspentfromZOmillionto30millionUSdollarsannuallyin recentyearsfbrparticipationinvariousinternational、irsfbrtourism,invitingjour‐

nalistshomvariouscountriesfbrtravelwithinTurkey,andadvertisinginfbreign newspapersandmagazines・Inl995itspent34miUionUSdollars(accordingtothe Directorateoflnfbnnation,MinistryofTourism).TherearenowinfbrmationofL ficesoftheMinistryofTourismabroadintwelltycountries、Theministryhasthree ofTicesinGermany,namelyinFrankfUrtamMain,MunichandBerlin・IntheUSA thereareTurkishinfbrmationofHcesfbrtourismintwocities,andthereisonlyone ofTiceineachoftheothercountries・BecausethereweretwooffIcesalreadyinthe midl980sonlyinGelmanyamongHfteencountrieswheretheministrylocatedits branchofHcesabroad(Cevik,1986,P293),itisclearthatGermanyhasbeenthe mostimportantmarketfbrthetourismindustryinTurkey.

4.Crisesofinternationaltourisminthel990sandtherole oftouroperators

Aswehavealreadyseen,thenumberoffbreigntouristsHuctuatedconsiderably・

Thereisnodoubtthatpoliticalconditionshavebeenresponsiblefbrthis・Turkey witnessedasharpincreaseinfbreigntouristsinl992Thiswasattributedpartlyto thecivilwarinfbrmerYugoslaviawhichbrokeoutinJunel991withtheindepend‐

encedeclarationsofSloveniaandCroatiaasatrigger,extendingtoBosnia- Herzegovinainl992TouristswhohadbeencustomersfbrfbrmerYugoslaviahad togotoanothercountry,iftheywantedtoenjoytheirvacationalongtheMediterra‐

neancoast・TheGulfWarbetweenl990andl991anditsendhadsomeinHuenceon

thestagnationofthenumberoffbreigntouristsinl991anditsrapidgrowthinl992,

aswellasthecivnwarinfbrmerYugoslavia、

ThecivilwarinthefbrmerYugoslavianareachangedthestreamoftourists fiPomWestEuropeancountriestoTurkey・Befbrethecivilwar,alargenumberof touristscametoTurkeythroughthefbrmerYugoslavianterritorybyautomobile、

Becauseofdangerinthatareaandbecauseofthecostofadetour,fbrexample throughltalyandbycarfbrry,thenumberofindividualtouristswithautomobiles decreasedgreatly、Instead,holidaypackagetouristswhocometoTurkeybyairplane haveincreased、Suchholidaypackagesareusuallycombinedwithhotelsofhigher standard・BecauseofthisithasbecomemoreandmoredifTiculttomanagesmall- sizedpe"sio"SMostpe"JIC"slocatedintheoldcity,Kalei9i,ofAntalya,sufTerfTom unproHtabilitybecausetouroperatorsguidetouriststohotelsbymeansofholiday packagesinwhichairplaneandhotelarecombinedTheTurkmentionedabovewho runsape"sjo〃inAntalyahasrecognizedthatthesituationhaschanged,andhas decidedtoretireandtohandoverthemanagementofhispe"Sm〃inl997.Hisson

hadnowishtotakeoverthebusiness・

However,therearealsoproblemsfbrthetouroperatorsandhotelsofhigher standardwhichorganizepackageholidaysandpromotemasstourismThese

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problemshavebecomeparticularlyapparentsincel993・Politicalconditionsbrought aboutthesuddendecreaseinthenumberoffbreigntouristsinthisyearandthestag-

nationinl994ThiswasnotduetoconHictsinfbreigncountries,buttotheonein TurkeyitselfTherehadactuallybeenacaseofabductionofGennantouristsin EasternTurkeybyaterroristgroupinl991(Bi/仏3.Au9.1991lFurthermore,

conditionsbecameworseinthemaincentersofinternationaltourisminTurkey duringl993・TheclashbetweentheTurkishgovernmentandPKK(Partyof

KurdishWorkers)becameintensined

AtthebeginningofMarchl993,theTurkishairfbrcebombardedthedistrictof SoutheasternTurkeywhereKurdishpeoplelive(Sjjdae"rsCheZeiZzJ"85.Marzl993;

8Miirzl993lOntheotherhand,thePKKthreatenedcitizensofWestEuropean

countries,especiallyofGermany,justbefbretheInternationalTourismFairheld annuallyinBerlin,iftheyshouldcometoTurkeyastourists(Dieリソセノ425.Feb、

1993).ThePKKinsiststhatthetourismindustryisoneofthemainresourceswhich enablesTurkeytopurchaseweaponslTomfbreigncountriesfbruseagainstKurdish

people,TherefbrethePKKhasdeclareditsintentiontoattacktouristfncilitiesin Turkey

AlthoughtheTurkishgovernmenthadassuredfbreigntouriststhattheywould notbeendangered(SijdtノezJncheZeirzJ"g)6./7.Miirzl993),bythebeginningofApril about20,OOOGermanshadcanceledtheirpackageholidaybookingsinTurkeyin summerl993,becausetheywereafiaidoftroubleinthecountry(Bi/d,Z・April l993).Furthercancellationinrapidsuccessionwasalsocausedbyaseriesofbomb attackinseveralcities,includinglstanbul,inthemiddleofMarch,whichappeared tobetheworknotofthePKK,butofsomeotherradicalgroup(Sijdae"rscノie

Zeim"817.Miirzl993).

On27June,therewereseveralterroristattacksinAntalya・Bombsexplodedat severaltouristsitesinthecityofAntalyaoneafteranother,andmorethantwenty persons,includingnineGermans,werewounded(Sjj“ezJ応cAeZejtzJ"9,29.Juni

l993a;DieリリノセノL30Junil993).Anumberoflarge-sizedGermantouroperators immediatelyreactedtothisoccurrencebypromisingthattheircustomerscould changetheirpackageholidaybookingsfromTurkeytoanothercountry,ifthey shouldstarttheirholidaytourbefOre5July(SijddemscheZeiZzJ"829.Junil993b;

Dieリリノbm30Junil993).TherewerefilrtherbombexplosionsinJuly(Dieリリゼノム19.

Julil993l

ThetroublesoverKurdishpeopleinTurkeyinHuencedthedecision-makingof Germantouristsinl994aswelLAqualitynewspaperi、Germany,fbrexample,

reportedaboutaseriesoftroublesinTurkey,althoughitalsodescribedthecharmof

holidaytoursinthiscountry(Sjjdde"mheZejm"gb3・Mail994).Thenumberof bookmgsdecreasedrapidlyatsomelargetouroperatorsinGermany・Transairand rjaereborgexperiencedmorethan50percentfallsinbooking,andC1ubAldiana,

whichwaslocatedinTurkeyandbelongedtoNUR,hadtobeclosedbecauseofthe

sharpdecreaseofbookingsbyGermanpeople,RobinsonClub,whichbelongedto TUI,wasalsoclosedtemporarily.(D化/rQmSo""、322.Mail994).

TheMmistryofTourismadoptedapolicyofgivingfbreigntouroperatorssub- sidies,iftheybecameactiveinmarketmgtourismfbrTurkeyintheircountries・If theyplacedadvertisementsfbrTurkishholidaypackagesinnewspapersandmaga‐

zines,theministrygavethemsubsidies,covering50percentofthecost・Italsobore

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tenpercentoftheprintingcostofcataloguesfbrpackageholidaysinTurkey・These incentiveswereofTeredonlytotouroperatorslocatedinfbreigncountriesandonlyin

l993andl994・

Touroperatorsandhotelsadoptedastrategyofpricereductioninordertocope withthesharpfallinbookings、1,1994,onecouldbuyaone-weekholidaypackage atafbur-starhotel,includingHightcostbetweenanyGermancityandAntalya,atthe priceofDM700,-,eveninsummer・Thispricewasabout30percemtcheaperthan packageholidaysinSpain,GreeceorItaly、Itwasagreatdiscount,becauseitcost morethanDM600,-toHybetweenaGermancityandAntalyabyacharterairplane inl994(Die賑ノム10.Junil994).

AccordingtoHUm6mge7Abe"。bノmr(11.Junil994),sometouroperatorsofL feredapackageholidaywhichwassteeplydiscounteddowntobetween20and40per cent,inordertoobtaincustomers,whilethereweretouroperatorswhichdidnot implementsuchapolicy・NURexperienceda64percentdecreaseofbookingbe- causeofthelatterpolicy、LTU,thelargestcharterflightcompanyinGermanyhad toreducethenumberofHightsbetweenGermanyandTurkeyfi「om24tol8per weekThatdiscountwasanimportantreasonwhyRussianandIsraeliaswellas Britishtouristsincreasedrapidlyinl994incompansonwithinl993、

Accordingtoothernewspapers,Germantouristsfbrthesummervacationde‐

creasedbyabouthalfto600,000,inl994AsuccessfillTurkishcharterflightcom‐

pany,SunExpress,hadtocutthenumberofHightsfrom65tol2perweekThe priceofaone-weekpackageholidayfblltoDM500,-,whichwasnolongerprofitable、

Suchdiscountingofholidaypackageswas,however,、otonIyduetothedecreasein demand・ThesecretarygeneraloftheAssociationofHoteliersintheMediterranean RegionIz)commentedthatthehotelbusinesshadbeennotveryprofitableinthis regionsincesomeyearsago,becausetherehadbeenoversupplyofaccommodation Neverthelessalargenumberofnewhotelshasbeenconstructedcontinuously.(De7 nJge”jegdb8・Oktoberl994;F”"んん'[erRw"dSchuH,15.Oktoberl994)

Thenumberofbedsis,however,muchfbwerinl994thanthatplannedbythe governmentatthebeginningofthel980s・Ontheotherhand,thereiscertainly oversupplyoftouristaccommodationalongtheAegeanandMediterraneancoasts,

Therefbre,theMinistryofTourismdoesnotthinknowthatmoreaccommodation facilitiesshouldbeconstructedalongtheAegeanandMeditenaneancoasts,1t・Will developregionsalongtheBlackSeainordertoattractmorefbreigntouriststo Turkey(accordingtotheGeneralDirectorateofInfblmation,MinistryofTourism).

ThepriceofpackageholidaysinTurkeyislowerthanintheotherMediterra‐

neancountriesandlowerthantheprofltableleveLIthasbecomemoreandmore difTicultfbrmediumandsmall-sizedtouroperatorsinfbreigncountriestosurvWein thehardcompetitionwithlarge-sizedoperators,iftheyprovideonlynormalpackage holidays・TherehavebeensomecasesofbankruptcyamongtheminGermany(ac- cordingtointerviewswiththesecretarygeneraloftheAssociationofTurkeyTour OperatorsinGermanyinAugustl996l

Themainactorsamongtouroperatorshavechangedi、recentyearsbecauseof thedifferentstrategyofadaptationtopoliticalconditionsandeconomiccircum‐

stances,Untill992,Germanpeopleboughtpackagetourproductsmainlyfromlarge Germantouroperators・Assalesoftheirproductsdecreased,somemedium-sized touroperatorsincreasedtheirsales(Tah5).TheseoperatorscallthemselvesTurkey

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