The Relation between Tourism and Security (A Study on Local Tourists Visiting East and South-east Anatolian Regions

As tourism is a sector that can be easily affected by various security problems and security problems affect tourist demand, it also affects the security perceptions of tourists participating in national and international travel at a high level. In this study, first of all, it has been investigated whether the local tourists who visit the Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia Regions, which have Sebahattin KARAMAN-Tue POLAT / KASBED, 2020; 25; 369-397 370 geographical location, historical structures, cultural and natural richness, find the regions they travel to as safe. In addition, the relationship between the security perceptions of the local tourists and their intention to visit again was examined. For this reason, the aim of this study is to determine the effect of this situation on the intention of the local tourists to visit again, especially because of the concerns of the local tourists due to the security problems experienced in these regions which have great potential in terms of alternative tourism types. In this context, first of all, the relevant literature was searched and then a questionnaire was applied to local tourists in order to determine the relationship between security perception and intention to visit again.