Tour guides’ perceptions of the professional organizations after the amendment of law regulating ‘guiding in the Turkish language’: A metaphor analysis about TUREB and ANRO

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Tour guides’ perceptions of the professional organizations after the amendment of law regulating ‘guiding in the Turkish language’: A metaphor analysis about TUREB and ANRO

Yazarlar:

Burak Düz

Yayıncı:

Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar:

Turizm (Diğer)

Dergi:

Balıkesir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 52, pp.627-649

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001332312

pISSN:

1301-5265

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 Professional organizations exist to protect the professional gains and interests of the workforce. In this regard, The Union of Turkish Tourist Guides Chambers TUREB and tour guide chambers, founded by the legal regulations, have duties and responsibilities towards tour guides. Nonetheless, the literature provides limited identification of tour guides related perceptions about their professional organizations. Yet, the proposals for a law amendment, which came to the forefront with the guiding in the Turkish language regulation, have been speculated since the beginning of 2024 and the actions taken by the professional organizations have been followed intensively by the tour guides. The amendment of Law No. 7500 dated 27042024 revealed the importance of understanding the perceptions of tour guides about professional organizations and fulfilling the research gap has become more important. Thus, 51 tour guides were interviewed and a metaphor analysis was conducted to determine their perceptions about TUREB and the chamber of tour guides in Ankara ANRO. According to the findings, the positive perceptions of tour guides about TUREB and ANRO were higher than their negative perceptions. However, the amendment of Law No. 7500 caused negative perceptions towards TUREB such as remaining passive and pursuing failed policies. Although tour guides did not hold ANRO responsible for the law amendment, they stated that the dues collected were not used for the benefit of the members. This study differs from previous studies as it presents preliminary findings on the agenda of tour guides following the law amendment. The findings make important contributions to understanding the tour guides perceptions of professional organizations and to improve the existing literature. Finally, the results provide opportunities for professional organizations to review their positions, and improve their strategies, actions, and policies.

 Professional organizations exist to protect the professional gains and interests of the workforce. In this regard, The Union of Turkish Tourist Guides Chambers TUREB and tour guide chambers, founded by the legal regulations, have duties and responsibilities towards tour guides. Nonetheless, the literature provides limited identification of tour guides related perceptions about their professional organizations. Yet, the proposals for a law amendment, which came to the forefront with the guiding in the Turkish language regulation, have been speculated since the beginning of 2024 and the actions taken by the professional organizations have been followed intensively by the tour guides. The amendment of Law No. 7500 dated 27042024 revealed the importance of understanding the perceptions of tour guides about professional organizations and fulfilling the research gap has become more important. Thus, 51 tour guides were interviewed and a metaphor analysis was conducted to determine their perceptions about TUREB and the chamber of tour guides in Ankara ANRO. According to the findings, the positive perceptions of tour guides about TUREB and ANRO were higher than their negative perceptions. However, the amendment of Law No. 7500 caused negative perceptions towards TUREB such as remaining passive and pursuing failed policies. Although tour guides did not hold ANRO responsible for the law amendment, they stated that the dues collected were not used for the benefit of the members. This study differs from previous studies as it presents preliminary findings on the agenda of tour guides following the law amendment. The findings make important contributions to understanding the tour guides perceptions of professional organizations and to improve the existing literature. Finally, the results provide opportunities for professional organizations to review their positions, and improve their strategies, actions, and policies.

 Professional organizations exist to protect the professional gains and interests of the workforce. In this regard, The Union of Turkish Tourist Guides Chambers TUREB and tour guide chambers, founded by the legal regulations, have duties and responsibilities towards tour guides. Nonetheless, the literature provides limited identification of tour guides related perceptions about their professional organizations. Yet, the proposals for a law amendment, which came to the forefront with the guiding in the Turkish language regulation, have been speculated since the beginning of 2024 and the actions taken by the professional organizations have been followed intensively by the tour guides. The amendment of Law No. 7500 dated 27042024 revealed the importance of understanding the perceptions of tour guides about professional organizations and fulfilling the research gap has become more important. Thus, 51 tour guides were interviewed and a metaphor analysis was conducted to determine their perceptions about TUREB and the chamber of tour guides in Ankara ANRO. According to the findings, the positive perceptions of tour guides about TUREB and ANRO were higher than their negative perceptions. However, the amendment of Law No. 7500 caused negative perceptions towards TUREB such as remaining passive and pursuing failed policies. Although tour guides did not hold ANRO responsible for the law amendment, they stated that the dues collected were not used for the benefit of the members. This study differs from previous studies as it presents preliminary findings on the agenda of tour guides following the law amendment. The findings make important contributions to understanding the tour guides perceptions of professional organizations and to improve the existing literature. Finally, the results provide opportunities for professional organizations to review their positions, and improve their strategies, actions, and policies.

 Meslek örgütleri çalışanların mesleki kazanımlarını ve çıkarlarını korumakla görevlidir. Bu kapsamda, 22062012 tarih ve 6326 sayılı Turist Rehberliği Meslek Kanunu ve 26.12.2014 tarihli Yönetmelik ile kurulan Turist Rehberleri Odaları Birliği TUREB ve turist rehberleri odalarının üyelerine karşı görevleri ve sorumlulukları bulunmaktadır. Ancak, turist rehberliği alanındaki meslek kuruluşlarını konu alan araştırmaların sayısı oldukça sınırlıdır ve turist rehberlerinin meslek kuruluşlarına yönelik algılarına dair araştırma eksikliği bulunmaktadır. Öte yandan, Türkçe rehberlik düzenlemesiyle ön plana çıkan kanun değişikliği tasarısı 2024 yılının başından itibaren gündeme gelmiş ve meslek kuruluşları tarafından konuya ilişkin yürütülen faaliyetler turist rehberliği kamuoyunda yoğun bir şekilde takip edilmiştir. 7500 sayılı ve 27042024 tarihli kanun değişikliğiyle sonuçlanan süreç turist rehberlerinin meslek kuruluşlarına ilişkin algılarının ve beklentilerinin anlaşılmasının önemini ortaya çıkarmış ve meslek kuruluşlarına ilişkin araştırma eksikliğinin giderilmesi daha fazla önem kazanmıştır. Bu kapsamda, meslek kuruluşlarına yönelik algıları ortaya çıkarmak amacıyla 51 turist rehberinden çevrimiçi görüşme formuyla veri toplanmış; elde edilen verilere metafor analizi uygulanarak turist rehberlerinin bağlı bulundukları TUREBe ve üye oldukları Ankara Turist Rehberleri Odasına ANRO ilişkin algıları belirlenmiştir. Bulgulara göre turist rehberlerinin TUREB ve ANRO hakkındaki olumlu algıları olumsuz algılarından daha fazladır. Ancak, 7500 sayılı kanun değişikliğinin TUREBe yönelik olumsuz algılara neden olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu kapsamda, TUREBin pasif olduğuna ve ilgili süreçte yanlış politikalar yürüttüğüne dair algılar bulunmaktadır. Öte yandan, turist rehberleri kanun değişikliği nedeniyle ANROya ilişkin olumsuz bir algı belirtmese de toplanan aidatların üyelerin yararına kullanılmadığını düşünmektedir. Bu çalışma, kanun değişikliğinin ardından turist rehberliği kamuoyunda oluşan gündeme dair öncül bulgular sunmasıyla önceki çalışmalardan farklılaşmaktadır. Araştırmanın bulguları turist rehberlerinin meslek kuruluşlarına ilişkin algılarının anlaşılmasına ve mevcut alanyazını geliştirmeye yönelik önemli katkılar sunmaktadır. Son olarak, araştırmanın sonuçları meslek kuruluşlarının kendi pozisyonlarını tahlil etmeleri; strateji, eylem ve politikalarını gözden geçirmeleri ve iyileştirmeleri için imkanlar sunabilir.

Makale detayları

Tour guides’ perceptions of the professional organizations after the amendment of law regulating ‘guiding in the Turkish language’: A metaphor analysis about TUREB and ANRO

Yazarlar:

Burak Düz

Yayıncı:

Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar:

Turizm (Diğer)

Dergi:

Balıkesir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 52, pp.627-649

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001332312

pISSN:

1301-5265

Tour guiding

Law amendment

Guiding in Turkish

Professional organizations

TUREBTurist rehberliği

Kanun değişikliği

Türkçe rehberlik

Meslek kuruluşları

TUREB

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Burak Düz

Yayıncı: Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar: Turizm (Diğer)

Dergi: Balıkesir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 52, pp.627-649

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001332312

pISSN: 1301-5265

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Burak Düz

Yayıncı:

Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar:

Turizm (Diğer)

Dergi:

Balıkesir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 52, pp.627-649

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001332312

pISSN:

1301-5265