CULTURAL NOSTALGIA AND EXPERIENCE ECONOMY IN THE TOURISTIC EASTERN EXPRESS

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CULTURAL NOSTALGIA AND EXPERIENCE ECONOMY IN THE TOURISTIC EASTERN EXPRESS

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İlayda Yıldırım

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Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı (Diğer)

Dergi:

Türkbilig Vol.2025 Issue 49, pp.359-375

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

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2001352164

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1302-6011

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 The Eastern Express, which has been operating on routes varying between east and west in Turkey since 1939, is one of the important railway routes containing natural, cultural and historical riches. This historical train, which first started operating between Istanbul and Erzurum, departed from Ankara in 1991 and reaches Kars by following the Kırıkkale-Sivas-Erzincan-Erzurum route. TCDD started Touristic Eastern Express services in 2019 upon increasing interest. These trips, which have become a nostalgic train tourism with the influence of social media, play an important role in terms of creative tourism and experience economy. The touristic Eastern Express also attracts attention with the rich cultural heritage of the cities on its route. Activities on this route contribute to the development of sustainable tourism by increasing cultural awareness at national and international levels. Eastern Express, one of Turkeys important railway travel routes, is examined in the article with its social, cultural and economic effects and discussed in the context of the experience economy. The aim of the article is to examine and evaluate the role of the Touristic Eastern Express from a folklore perspective within the framework of the experience economy developing under the influence of social changes and postmodernism. After a literature review, document analysis and cultural analysis methods were used in the article. The social media posts of people who experienced the Eastern Express and the visual content on the relevant tourism companies own websites were also used as data. Based on these data, the position of the Touristic Eastern Express at the intersection of folk culture, local cultural heritage, experience and daily life has been examined in depth. Among the findings obtained, the finding that different sectors benefit from folklore products, as well as the local cultural elements on the Touristic Eastern Express, are experienced through places, products and traditions during the thirty-one hour journey, stands out. This experience process serves as an example for the use of folklore products in the field of creative tourism and a cultural model for creating similar experience areas.

 The Eastern Express, which has been operating on routes varying between east and west in Turkey since 1939, is one of the important railway routes containing natural, cultural and historical riches. This historical train, which first started operating between Istanbul and Erzurum, departed from Ankara in 1991 and reaches Kars by following the Kırıkkale-Sivas-Erzincan-Erzurum route. TCDD started Touristic Eastern Express services in 2019 upon increasing interest. These trips, which have become a nostalgic train tourism with the influence of social media, play an important role in terms of creative tourism and experience economy. The touristic Eastern Express also attracts attention with the rich cultural heritage of the cities on its route. Activities on this route contribute to the development of sustainable tourism by increasing cultural awareness at national and international levels. Eastern Express, one of Turkeys important railway travel routes, is examined in the article with its social, cultural and economic effects and discussed in the context of the experience economy. The aim of the article is to examine and evaluate the role of the Touristic Eastern Express from a folklore perspective within the framework of the experience economy developing under the influence of social changes and postmodernism. After a literature review, document analysis and cultural analysis methods were used in the article. The social media posts of people who experienced the Eastern Express and the visual content on the relevant tourism companies own websites were also used as data. Based on these data, the position of the Touristic Eastern Express at the intersection of folk culture, local cultural heritage, experience and daily life has been examined in depth. Among the findings obtained, the finding that different sectors benefit from folklore products, as well as the local cultural elements on the Touristic Eastern Express, are experienced through places, products and traditions during the thirty-one hour journey, stands out. This experience process serves as an example for the use of folklore products in the field of creative tourism and a cultural model for creating similar experience areas.

 The Eastern Express, which has been operating on routes varying between east and west in Turkey since 1939, is one of the important railway routes containing natural, cultural and historical riches. This historical train, which first started operating between Istanbul and Erzurum, departed from Ankara in 1991 and reaches Kars by following the Kırıkkale-Sivas-Erzincan-Erzurum route. TCDD started Touristic Eastern Express services in 2019 upon increasing interest. These trips, which have become a nostalgic train tourism with the influence of social media, play an important role in terms of creative tourism and experience economy. The touristic Eastern Express also attracts attention with the rich cultural heritage of the cities on its route. Activities on this route contribute to the development of sustainable tourism by increasing cultural awareness at national and international levels. Eastern Express, one of Turkeys important railway travel routes, is examined in the article with its social, cultural and economic effects and discussed in the context of the experience economy. The aim of the article is to examine and evaluate the role of the Touristic Eastern Express from a folklore perspective within the framework of the experience economy developing under the influence of social changes and postmodernism. After a literature review, document analysis and cultural analysis methods were used in the article. The social media posts of people who experienced the Eastern Express and the visual content on the relevant tourism companies own websites were also used as data. Based on these data, the position of the Touristic Eastern Express at the intersection of folk culture, local cultural heritage, experience and daily life has been examined in depth. Among the findings obtained, the finding that different sectors benefit from folklore products, as well as the local cultural elements on the Touristic Eastern Express, are experienced through places, products and traditions during the thirty-one hour journey, stands out. This experience process serves as an example for the use of folklore products in the field of creative tourism and a cultural model for creating similar experience areas.

 Türkiyede 1939 yılından beri doğu-batı arasında değişen güzergâhlarda sefer yapan Doğu Ekspresi, doğal, kültürel ve tarihî zenginlikler barındıran önemli demir yolu rotalarından biridir. İlk olarak İstanbul-Erzurum arasında seferlerine başlayan bu tarihî tren, 1991yılından itibaren Ankaradan yola çıkıp Kırıkkale-Sivas-Erzincan-Erzurum güzergâhını izleyerek Karsa kadar ulaşmaktadır. TCDD, artan ilgi üzerine 2019 yılında Turistik Doğu Ekspresi seferlerini başlatmıştır. Sosyal medyanın da etkisiyle nostaljik bir tren turizmine dönüşen bu seferler, yaratıcı turizm ve deneyim ekonomisi açısından önem taşımaktadır. Turistik Doğu Ekspresi rotasında bulunan şehirler zengin kültürel mirasıyla da dikkat çekmektedir. Bu rotadaki faaliyetler, ulusal ve uluslararası düzeyde kültürel farkındalığı artırarak sürdürülebilir turizmin gelişimine katkı sağlamaktadır. Türkiyenin önemli demir yolu seyahat rotalarından biri olan Turistik Doğu Ekspresi, makalede toplumsal, kültürel ve ekonomik etkileriyle incelenmiş, deneyim ekonomisi bağlamında ele alınmıştır. Makalenin amacı, toplumsal değişimler ve postmodernizmin etkisi altında gelişen deneyim ekonomisi çerçevesinde Turistik Doğu Ekspresinin rolünü halk bilimi bakış açısıyla inceleyip değerlendirmektir. Makalede literatür taraması yapıldıktan sonra doküman incelemesi ve kültür analizi yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Doğu Ekspresini deneyimleyen kişilerin sosyal medya ortamlarındaki paylaşımları ve ilgili turizm şirketlerinin kendi web sayfalarındaki görsel içerikler de veri olarak kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular arasında, farklı sektörlerin folklor ürünlerinden yararlanmasına örnek olarak Turistik Doğu Ekspresi dikkat çekmektedir. Bu örnekte, yerelin kültürel unsurları otuz bir saat süren yolculuk boyunca mekân, ürün ve gelenekler aracılığıyla deneyimlenmektedir. Bu deneyim süreci, folklor ürünlerinin yaratıcı turizm alanında kullanılmasına örnek ve benzer deneyim alanları yaratılmasına kültürel model teşkil etmektedir. Bu verilerden hareketle Turistik Doğu Ekspresinin halk kültürünün, yerel kültürel mirasın, deneyimin ve gündelik hayatın kesişim noktasındaki konumunu derinlemesine irdelenmiştir.

Makale detayları

CULTURAL NOSTALGIA AND EXPERIENCE ECONOMY IN THE TOURISTIC EASTERN EXPRESS

Yazarlar:

İlayda Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı (Diğer)

Dergi:

Türkbilig Vol.2025 Issue 49, pp.359-375

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001352164

pISSN:

1302-6011

Touristic Eastern Express,

Nostalgia,

Experience Economy

Creative Tourism

FolkloreTuristik Doğu Ekspresi

Nostalji

Yaratıcı Turizm

Deneyim Ekonomisi

Folklor

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: İlayda Yıldırım

Yayıncı: Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar: Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı (Diğer)

Dergi: Türkbilig Vol.2025 Issue 49, pp.359-375

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001352164

pISSN: 1302-6011

Sayı

Yazarlar:

İlayda Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı (Diğer)

Dergi:

Türkbilig Vol.2025 Issue 49, pp.359-375

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001352164

pISSN:

1302-6011