The Political Impact of Alienation in Tourism: A Critical Evaluation in the Context of Tourism Geopolitics

Mazlum Ar

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The Political Impact of Alienation in Tourism: A Critical Evaluation in the Context of Tourism Geopolitics

Authors:

Mazlum Ar

Publisher:

Ataturk University

Main Topics:

Rekreasyon | Tatil ve Turizm Coğrafyası | Siyasi Coğrafya

Journal:

Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi Vol.30 Issue 53, pp.13-29

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353519

pISSN:

1302-7956

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Abstract:

 Tourism, as an expression of freedom, is increasingly conditioned by geopolitics and thus by the exercise of power in terms of limiting freedom. The geopolitical context of tourism, which is thematized in this framework, reveals the embedded structural relations between politics and space by examining the cultural, environmental, social, political, and economic impacts between countries and regions, as well as the local mobilizations, inequalities, and practices of power centers that mediate them. In this context, this article aims to analyze the causes of alienation in tourism in Türkiye, its social consequences, and the political practices that affect it by addressing tourism, which is an important socioeconomic, cultural, and political performance field for individuals and interest groups, from the theoreticalconceptual grounds of geopolitics and alienation. The data set of the study, in which the qualitative research method was used, was obtained from news websites and YouTube digital databases and analyzed with the content analysis technique. As a result of the research, it is understood that the local community is alienated from destination and tourism mobility in socioeconomic, cultural and psychological terms due to the practices of the political structureactors and related interest groups.

 Tourism, as an expression of freedom, is increasingly conditioned by geopolitics and thus by the exercise of power in terms of limiting freedom. The geopolitical context of tourism, which is thematized in this framework, reveals the embedded structural relations between politics and space by examining the cultural, environmental, social, political, and economic impacts between countries and regions, as well as the local mobilizations, inequalities, and practices of power centers that mediate them. In this context, this article aims to analyze the causes of alienation in tourism in Türkiye, its social consequences, and the political practices that affect it by addressing tourism, which is an important socioeconomic, cultural, and political performance field for individuals and interest groups, from the theoreticalconceptual grounds of geopolitics and alienation. The data set of the study, in which the qualitative research method was used, was obtained from news websites and YouTube digital databases and analyzed with the content analysis technique. As a result of the research, it is understood that the local community is alienated from destination and tourism mobility in socioeconomic, cultural and psychological terms due to the practices of the political structureactors and related interest groups.

 Tourism, as an expression of freedom, is increasingly conditioned by geopolitics and thus by the exercise of power in terms of limiting freedom. The geopolitical context of tourism, which is thematized in this framework, reveals the embedded structural relations between politics and space by examining the cultural, environmental, social, political, and economic impacts between countries and regions, as well as the local mobilizations, inequalities, and practices of power centers that mediate them. In this context, this article aims to analyze the causes of alienation in tourism in Türkiye, its social consequences, and the political practices that affect it by addressing tourism, which is an important socioeconomic, cultural, and political performance field for individuals and interest groups, from the theoreticalconceptual grounds of geopolitics and alienation. The data set of the study, in which the qualitative research method was used, was obtained from news websites and YouTube digital databases and analyzed with the content analysis technique. As a result of the research, it is understood that the local community is alienated from destination and tourism mobility in socioeconomic, cultural and psychological terms due to the practices of the political structureactors and related interest groups.

 Özgürlüğün bir ifadesi olan turizm, jeopolitik ve dolayısıyla özgürlüğün sınırlandırılması anlamında güç uygulamaları tarafından giderek daha fazla koşullandırılmaktadır. Bu çerçevede temalaşan turizmin jeopolitik bağlamı ülkeler ve bölgeler arasındaki kültürel, çevresel, siyasal ve ekonomik etkiler kadar yerel ölçekte meydana gelen hareketlilikler, eşitsizlikler ve buna aracılık eden güçiktidar odaklarının uygulamalarını inceleyerek siyaset ve mekân arasındaki gömülü olan yapısal ilişkileri ortaya çıkartmaktadır. Bu kapsamda bu makale, bireyler ve çıkar grupları için önemli bir sosyoekonomik, kültürel ve siyasal performans alanı olan turizmi jeopolitik ve yabancılaşma kuramsalkavramsal zeminden hareketle ele alarak Türkiyede turizmde yabancılaşmanın nedenleri, toplumsal sonuçları ve buna etki eden siyasal pratikleri analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Nitel araştırma yönteminin kullanıldığı çalışmanın veri seti haber siteleri ve YouTube dijital veri tabanlarından elde edilerek içerik analiz tekniğiyle çözümlenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda siyasal yapınınaktörlerin ve ilişkili olan çıkar gruplarının uygulamalarından ötürü yerel toplumun sosyoekonomik, kültürel ve psikolojik açıdan destinasyonlara ve turizm hareketliliğine yabancılaştığı anlaşılmıştır.

Article Details

The Political Impact of Alienation in Tourism: A Critical Evaluation in the Context of Tourism Geopolitics

Authors:

Mazlum Ar

Publisher:

Ataturk University

Main Topics:

Rekreasyon | Tatil ve Turizm Coğrafyası | Siyasi Coğrafya

Journal:

Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi Vol.30 Issue 53, pp.13-29

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353519

pISSN:

1302-7956

Geography

nationality difference

tourism

tourism geopolitics

alienationCoğrafya

milliyet farkı

turizm

turizm jeopolitiği

yabancılaşma

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Article Details

Authors: Mazlum Ar

Publisher: Ataturk University

Main Topics: Rekreasyon | Tatil ve Turizm Coğrafyası | Siyasi Coğrafya

Journal: Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi Vol.30 Issue 53, pp.13-29

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001353519

pISSN: 1302-7956

Issues

Authors:

Mazlum Ar

Publisher:

Ataturk University

Main Topics:

Rekreasyon | Tatil ve Turizm Coğrafyası | Siyasi Coğrafya

Journal:

Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi Vol.30 Issue 53, pp.13-29

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353519

pISSN:

1302-7956