This research also envisions conducting oral interviews totaling 500 hours with approximately 400 people, and based on these oral history interviews, the preparation of a three-part TV documentary on Turkish tourism history, a three-volume book, and numerous scientific articles. The interviews to be conducted will be carried out with audio and video recordings, and the interview recordings will be made available in the archives of Anadolu Üniversitesi and Tarih Vakfı for the benefit of today's and future researchers.
Within the scope of the research, our association has identified you as a “Key Informant” in terms of determining individuals who have closely witnessed the history and developmental stages of Turkish tourism to be interviewed. A workshop was organized in İstanbul on February 22–23, 2013, for the purpose of determining the key informants to be interviewed. In order to conduct interviews with the most accurate individuals for the research, the second Key Informant Identification Workshop was held on Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Antalya, at the Marina Puding Boutique Hotel.
The second Source Person Identification Workshop regarding the subject was held at the Marina Puding Boutique Hotel located in Antalya Kaleiçi. Previously, a workshop had also been organized in Istanbul on February 22–23, 2013, for the purpose of determining the source persons who would be interviewed as source persons in the research.
Project Manager and Anadolu Üniversitesi Faculty of Tourism Professor Prof. Dr. Nazmi KOZAK, who delivered the opening speech at the workshop titled Türkiye Turizmi Sözlü Tarih Araştırması (Oral History Research on Turkish Tourism), stated that the aim within the scope of the research is to transfer the experiences and testimonies of individuals who have served as investors, operators, and upper, middle, and lower-level employees in fields such as tourism, hotel management, travel, and food and beverage management throughout Türkiye to future generations. Also stating that the research will be conducted through oral history interviews, Kozak said, “It is envisioned that interviews totaling 500 hours will be conducted with approximately 400 people in the research. The interviews will be recorded with audio and video, and the interview records will be made available to the researchers of today and the future in the archives of Anadolu Üniversitesi and Tarih Vakfı. Furthermore, it is envisioned that a three-part TV documentary, a three-volume book, and numerous scientific articles will be prepared based on the oral history interviews.”
Emphasizing that the Workshop holds great importance for researching the history of tourism in Antalya and leaving it to future generations, Avni Aker stated that meetings would be held by coming together according to a schedule and names to be determined following the Workshop. During the Workshop, Gülay Kayacan, an Expert from the Tarih Vakfı, also delivered a presentation on the subject of “What is Oral History?”. The Workshop, moderated by veteran tourism professional Avni Aker, [was attended by] the veteran of tourism
many people participated from their names. Here is the list of names who participated in the workshop: Bahattin Özdemir, Enis Erdem Ece, Sunutay Gönen, Giray Ercenk, Gülçin Güner, Ramazan Aslan, Emin Demir, Salih Çene, Mehmet Özdemir, Orhan Sancar, Fehmi Köfteoğlu, Şule Billur, Halil Öncü, Abdullah Tekin, Hüseyin Çimrin, Ömer Selçuk Gür, Selami Gez.
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