EVALUATION OF HERITAGE CHALLENGES IN ŞIRINCE: A 'BEST TOURISM VILLAGE' THROUGH THE LENS OF THE 2022 ICOMOS CHARTER FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM

Acalya Alpan; Ebru Danışık

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EVALUATION OF HERITAGE CHALLENGES IN ŞIRINCE: A 'BEST TOURISM VILLAGE' THROUGH THE LENS OF THE 2022 ICOMOS CHARTER FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM

Yazarlar:

Acalya Alpan | Ebru Danışık

Yayıncı:

Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Miras ve Koruma

Dergi:

Karesi Journal of Architecture Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.168-197

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001337932

pISSN:

2980-1230

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 The recognition of Şirince as a Best Tourism Village BTV by UN Tourism in 2023 highlights its cultural and natural significance. The BTV initiative aligns with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, encompassing nine areas of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. However, the absence of explicit reference to the 2022 ICOMOS International Charter for Cultural Heritage Tourism in the BTV application guides raises important questions about the integration of rural conservation within sustainable tourism policies. Guided by the 2022 ICOMOS Charter, this study examines the broader challenges of balancing tourism-driven economic benefits with the conservation of cultural and natural heritage in heritage-rich rural destinations and evaluates Şirinces alignment with BTV criteria. While the BTV initiative acknowledges villages exemplifying sustainable tourism, the classified nature of its evaluation data prevents direct analysis. To address this limitation, the research adopts a consumer-centered approach, analyzing 166 visitor reviews on TripAdvisor from 2020 to 2024. The researchers derived and categorized challenges inspired by the Charter into causal tourism dependency, overtourism, commodification and resulting e.g., physical degradation, loss of authenticity, environmental degradation, social degradation, and accessibility issues challenges to better understand tourism-related pressures. The findings reveal significant dissatisfaction with commodification, which erodes the villages authenticity and spirit of place, and overcrowding, which contributes to the degradation of tangible and intangible heritage. Social degradation also emerges as a critical issue, with visitors frequently citing fraudulent practices by vendors, an influx of non-local workers, and the erosion of community cohesion. Accessibility challenges, including inadequate infrastructure for elderly and disabled visitors, further hinder Şirinces ability to provide an inclusive tourism experience. The study highlights discrepancies between the BTV criteria and the principles of responsible cultural tourism advocated by ICOMOS. While the BTV initiative promotes sustainable rural tourism, its limited emphasis on cultural heritage conservation leaves gaps in addressing the complex challenges faced by heritage-rich rural destinations like Şirince. By analyzing visitor-driven data, this research sheds light on the intricate interplay between tourism development and rural conservation and emphasizes the need for responsible tourism. Future research could explore the integration of international frameworks like BTV and ICOMOS or investigate the potential of responsible tourism in Şirince and similar rural destinations.

 The recognition of Şirince as a Best Tourism Village BTV by UN Tourism in 2023 highlights its cultural and natural significance. The BTV initiative aligns with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, encompassing nine areas of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. However, the absence of explicit reference to the 2022 ICOMOS International Charter for Cultural Heritage Tourism in the BTV application guides raises important questions about the integration of rural conservation within sustainable tourism policies. Guided by the 2022 ICOMOS Charter, this study examines the broader challenges of balancing tourism-driven economic benefits with the conservation of cultural and natural heritage in heritage-rich rural destinations and evaluates Şirinces alignment with BTV criteria. While the BTV initiative acknowledges villages exemplifying sustainable tourism, the classified nature of its evaluation data prevents direct analysis. To address this limitation, the research adopts a consumer-centered approach, analyzing 166 visitor reviews on TripAdvisor from 2020 to 2024. The researchers derived and categorized challenges inspired by the Charter into causal tourism dependency, overtourism, commodification and resulting e.g., physical degradation, loss of authenticity, environmental degradation, social degradation, and accessibility issues challenges to better understand tourism-related pressures. The findings reveal significant dissatisfaction with commodification, which erodes the villages authenticity and spirit of place, and overcrowding, which contributes to the degradation of tangible and intangible heritage. Social degradation also emerges as a critical issue, with visitors frequently citing fraudulent practices by vendors, an influx of non-local workers, and the erosion of community cohesion. Accessibility challenges, including inadequate infrastructure for elderly and disabled visitors, further hinder Şirinces ability to provide an inclusive tourism experience. The study highlights discrepancies between the BTV criteria and the principles of responsible cultural tourism advocated by ICOMOS. While the BTV initiative promotes sustainable rural tourism, its limited emphasis on cultural heritage conservation leaves gaps in addressing the complex challenges faced by heritage-rich rural destinations like Şirince. By analyzing visitor-driven data, this research sheds light on the intricate interplay between tourism development and rural conservation and emphasizes the need for responsible tourism. Future research could explore the integration of international frameworks like BTV and ICOMOS or investigate the potential of responsible tourism in Şirince and similar rural destinations.

 The recognition of Şirince as a Best Tourism Village BTV by UN Tourism in 2023 highlights its cultural and natural significance. The BTV initiative aligns with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, encompassing nine areas of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. However, the absence of explicit reference to the 2022 ICOMOS International Charter for Cultural Heritage Tourism in the BTV application guides raises important questions about the integration of rural conservation within sustainable tourism policies. Guided by the 2022 ICOMOS Charter, this study examines the broader challenges of balancing tourism-driven economic benefits with the conservation of cultural and natural heritage in heritage-rich rural destinations and evaluates Şirinces alignment with BTV criteria. While the BTV initiative acknowledges villages exemplifying sustainable tourism, the classified nature of its evaluation data prevents direct analysis. To address this limitation, the research adopts a consumer-centered approach, analyzing 166 visitor reviews on TripAdvisor from 2020 to 2024. The researchers derived and categorized challenges inspired by the Charter into causal tourism dependency, overtourism, commodification and resulting e.g., physical degradation, loss of authenticity, environmental degradation, social degradation, and accessibility issues challenges to better understand tourism-related pressures. The findings reveal significant dissatisfaction with commodification, which erodes the villages authenticity and spirit of place, and overcrowding, which contributes to the degradation of tangible and intangible heritage. Social degradation also emerges as a critical issue, with visitors frequently citing fraudulent practices by vendors, an influx of non-local workers, and the erosion of community cohesion. Accessibility challenges, including inadequate infrastructure for elderly and disabled visitors, further hinder Şirinces ability to provide an inclusive tourism experience. The study highlights discrepancies between the BTV criteria and the principles of responsible cultural tourism advocated by ICOMOS. While the BTV initiative promotes sustainable rural tourism, its limited emphasis on cultural heritage conservation leaves gaps in addressing the complex challenges faced by heritage-rich rural destinations like Şirince. By analyzing visitor-driven data, this research sheds light on the intricate interplay between tourism development and rural conservation and emphasizes the need for responsible tourism. Future research could explore the integration of international frameworks like BTV and ICOMOS or investigate the potential of responsible tourism in Şirince and similar rural destinations.

 Şirincenin 2023 yılında UN Tourism tarafından En İyi Turizm Köyü olarak tanınması, köyün kültürel ve doğal önemini vurgulamaktadır. En İyi Turizm Köyü girişimi, ekonomik, sosyal ve çevresel sürdürülebilirliğin dokuz alanını kapsayan BM 2030 Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Gündemi ile uyum içindedir. Ancak, En İyi Turizm Köyü programının 2023 ve 2024 başvuru kılavuzlarında 2022 tarihli ICOMOS Uluslararası Kültürel Miras Turizmi Tüzüğüne açık bir referans verilmemesi, kırsal koruma ile sürdürülebilir turizm politikalarının entegrasyonuna dair önemli soruları gündeme getirmektedir. 2022 ICOMOS Tüzüğünün ilkelerinden yola çıkan bu çalışma, kültürel ve doğal mirasın korunması ile turizme dayalı ekonomik faydalar arasındaki dengeyi sağlama konusunda yaşanan zorlukları incelemekte ve Şirincenin En İyi Turizm Köyü kriterlerine uyumunu değerlendirmektedir. En İyi Turizm Köyü girişimi, sürdürülebilir turizmi örnekleyen köyleri öne çıkarsa da, değerlendirme verilerinin gizli doğası, bu bilgilerin doğrudan analiz edilmesine olanak tanımamaktadır. Bu sınırlamayı aşmak için araştırma, 2020 ile 2024 yılları arasında TripAdvisorda yer alan 166 ziyaretçi yorumunu analiz eden tüketici odaklı bir yaklaşım benimsemiştir. Araştırmacılar, ICOMOS Tüzüğünnden ilham alarak belirlenen zorlukları nedenler turizme bağımlılık, aşırı turizm, metalaşma ve sonuçlar ör. Fiziksel bozulma, özgünlüğün kaybı, çevresel bozulma, toplumsal bozulma, erişim sorunları olarak kategorize etmiştir. Bulgular, köyün özgünlüğünü ve atmosferini aşındıran metalaşma ile somut ve somut olmayan mirasın bozulmasına yol açan aşırı kalabalık konusunda önemli bir memnuniyetsizlik olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, ziyaretçiler sıkça satıcıların sahtekarlık olarak nitelendirilen uygulamalarını, yerel olmayan çalışanların artışını ve toplumsal bağların zayıflamasını dile getirmiştir. Yaşlı ve engelli ziyaretçiler için yetersiz altyapı gibi erişim sorunları da Şirincenin kapsayıcı bir turizm deneyimi sunmasını engellemektedir. Çalışma, En İyi Turizm Köyü kriterleri ile ICOMOSun sorumlu kültürel turizm ilkeleri arasındaki uyumsuzlukları ortaya koymaktadır. En İyi Turizm Köyü girişimi sürdürülebilir kırsal turizmi teşvik etse de, kültürel mirasın korunmasına yeterince vurgu yapılmaması, Şirince gibi kültürel açıdan zengin kırsal destinasyonların karşılaştığı karmaşık zorlukları ele almada eksikliklere yol açmaktadır. Ziyaretçi odaklı verilerin analizine dayanan bu araştırma, turizm gelişimi ile kırsal koruma arasındaki karmaşık ilişkilere ışık tutmakta ve sorumlu turizmin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Gelecekteki araştırmalar, En İyi Turizm Köyü ve ICOMOS gibi uluslararası çerçevelerin entegrasyonunu inceleyebilir veya Şirince ve benzeri kırsal destinasyonlarda sorumlu turizmin potansiyelini değerlendirebilir.

Makale detayları

EVALUATION OF HERITAGE CHALLENGES IN ŞIRINCE: A 'BEST TOURISM VILLAGE' THROUGH THE LENS OF THE 2022 ICOMOS CHARTER FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM

Yazarlar:

Acalya Alpan | Ebru Danışık

Yayıncı:

Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Miras ve Koruma

Dergi:

Karesi Journal of Architecture Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.168-197

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001337932

pISSN:

2980-1230

Cultural tourism

ICOMOS

Best Tourism Village

TripAdvisor

ŞirinceKültür turizmi

ICOMOS

En İyi Turizm Köyü

TripAdvisor

Şirince

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Yazarlar: Acalya Alpan | Ebru Danışık

Yayıncı: Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar: Mimari Miras ve Koruma

Dergi: Karesi Journal of Architecture Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.168-197

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001337932

pISSN: 2980-1230

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Acalya Alpan | Ebru Danışık

Yayıncı:

Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimari Miras ve Koruma

Dergi:

Karesi Journal of Architecture Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.168-197

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001337932

pISSN:

2980-1230