Social, Human and Administrative SciencesSEARCH

Local Tastes of Seyitgazi Region That Are on the Face of Lost Whitin the Scope of Gastronomy Inventory

Ümran VAREL — 2025-07-07

The gastronomic inventory is known as the system in which all the materials, kitchen equipment, vehicles and consumer goods owned by restaurants, hotels, cafes or kitchen establishments are regularly recorded, monitored and managed. The relevant inventory is generally used to ensure the follow-up of issues related to the scarcity-abundance situations of materials, cost controls and the management of supply chains. Making local dishes into an inventory Transferring Turkish cuisine dish to generations is of great importance for their preservation and storage. In processes such as the extraction of the gastronomic inventory of local delicacies, historical research should be carried out with the in-depth interview technique. As a qualification, the opportunities provided to researchers by the in-depth interview technique are increasing with its flexible structure. In this way, researchers have the opportunity to collect versatile data. The in-depth interview technique, which proceeds through understanding and paradigms, provides sociological research with the opportunity to access versatile information, allowing research to be conducted in depth and in detail. The study was conducted by in-depth interview method with 15 participants in Seyitgazi district of Eskişehir province. Snipe, Miyane soup, Dough Stuffed Soup, Gazelle Bean Cavutlama, Göceli Yogurt Soup, Kir, Hair Bundle, Potato Curl Flat, Rub Soup Mouth finding onion tiridi, 28 flavors that were about to disappear like ash bundle were revealed. The existence of products of different local names prepared with the same local products, cooking methods and presentation techniques is known. It will be possible to reveal the differences in the relevant literature by introducing the relevant local tastes into the literature. While traditional cuisines contain historical elements of cultures, today's modern cuisines cover new culinary techniques that are developing globally, cooking presentation techniques. Studying the development and change processes between the traditional kitchen and today's modern kitchen allows us to Decipher how kitchens keep up with social changes. Traditional cuisines are generally known as the areas where dishes based on manual labor are cooked with local resources. The tools used from past times to the present have definitely changed, and the relevant change has also been reflected in the names of dishes and cooking methods. When people who are professionally engaged in modern gastronomy want to learn local recipes from people living in rural towns and cities, it has become mandatory to Decipher gastronomic dictionaries and inventories in order to eliminate the differences in literature between them, bringing relevant local tastes to light will prevent existing cultures from being buried in the ground with people.

Local People's Perception of Tourism Carrying Capacity: The Example of Edremit

Harun ATAMAN — 2025-07-07

This study aims to reveal the opinions of local people about the tourism carrying capacity in Edremit district within the borders of Balıkesir province. The research is qualitative research and an interview form was created to determine the thoughts of the local people living in Edremit about the carrying capacity. Within the scope of the research, face-to-face interviews were conducted with people selected from the local people and the data obtained were evaluated with a descriptive expression. According to the research results obtained, it has been determined that the economic carrying capacity in Edremit is overstrained due to the traffic issue within the physical carrying capacity, the sewage problem within the infrastructure factor, and the price increases. It has been determined that the local people, who are determined to be very willing to support tourism development, are willing to host more tourists if the problems arising from tourism in Edremit are resolved.

Professional Problems Experienced by Female Employees in Travel Agencies: The İstanbul Example

Sümeyye Beşire ÇETİNKAYA — 2025-07-07

In our country, women's employment is increasing day by day in different sectors. As the number of employees increases, problems related to business life are also increasing. As the problems in business life increase, academic studies in this field are also increasing day by day. The main purpose of this study is to determine the professional problems experienced by women working in travel agencies and to offer solutions. In this context, female personnel working in various positions in travel agencies in Istanbul were selected as the research sample. The interview technique, a qualitative research method, was used as the data collection method in the research. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 female personnel working in five travel agencies operating in Istanbul. The obtained data were analyzed with Descriptive Analysis, one of the qualitative analysis methods. As a result of the research, it is understood that the participants who participated in the research have similar thoughts to a large extent; women are discriminated against in the travel sector and other sectors of tourism, women are exposed to various pressures in the work environment and social life and are given more responsibilities, and they face mobbing, harassment and bullying.

Climate Change Awareness in Tourism within the Framework of Academic Approaches

Ayşe ATAR YILMAZ — 2025-07-07

Climate change, driven by global warming and both natural and anthropogenic degradation, poses significant threats to nature and living organisms through issues such as air pollution, depletion of water resources, and ozone layer thinning. This phenomenon profoundly impacts the tourism sector, which is not only human-centric but also highly dependent on seasonal weather patterns. Accordingly, this study aims to elucidate the consequences of climate change on the tourism industry and assess the academic interest in this topic. To this end, a systematic literature review, a qualitative research method, was conducted to analyze national and international Turkish-language literature. Using the DergiPark database, studies related to climate and tourism were retrieved based on predefined keywords (sustainable tourism, green tourism, and climate change in tourism). Given the curiosity about the current situation in Turkey and considering the intensity of research, studies published between 2019 and 2023 were examined, resulting in the identification of 42 research articles through systematic literature reporting steps. The study contributes to understanding the effects of climate change on tourism, advances academic and practical insights, and provides an understanding of climate awareness and trends related to the topic.

The Perception of Childhood and The Understanding of Parenthood in The Turkish Family Structure

Vildan ÜSTÜN — 2025-07-07

The family is the smallest unit that constitutes and represents society. Subsystems within the family—such as how the child is defined within the family, child–parent relationships, and parenting attitudes and responsibilities—are among the main issues that need to be addressed for the healthy functioning of the family system. In this study, in order to understand today’s perception of childhood and understanding of parenthood, an explanation was attempted regarding how and in what direction the perception of childhood and the understanding of parenthood have changed from the Early Turks to the end of the Republican era, based on the historical ground of Turkish culture. This research was designed qualitatively, and document analysis technique was used. This method is considered functional in the examination, classification, and evaluation—by dividing into historical periods—of written sources that provide information about the perception of childhood and understanding of parenthood in the Turkish family structure. As a result, it has been observed that the perception of childhood has changed under the influence of the social conditions and transformation factors of each historical period, and accordingly, the understanding of parenthood has diversified. Throughout history, the perceptions of the “heroic child” in the Early Turkish era, the “Sufi child” in the Ottoman period, the “citizen child” in the Tanzimat and Constitutional periods, and the “ideal Turkish child” in the Republican period have emerged. Parents were expected to develop attitudes and behaviors and to assume responsibilities in line with these perceptions of childhood. In addition to the changes seen in the perceptions of childhood and understandings of parenthood, it has also been identified that the feeling of “love for children” and the expectation of the “obedient child” have existed in all periods of Turkish culture’s understanding of parenthood.