Self-Determination Theory in the Field of Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis

This research aims to reveal the current state of knowledge of the studies in which tourism and self-determination theory are used together and to provide clues for future studies. To achieve the aim of the research, the Web of Science was used as a database. In the WoS database, the search terms "self-determination theory", "tourism", and "tourist" were searched in the "topic" category. The data set of the research consists only of published articles. Thanks to the bibliometric method and software used in this study, the development of studies in which tourism and self-determination theory are used together has been analysed. Before the examination, seven parameters most frequently used in bibliometric analyses were determined. This article is the first study that analyses the articles using self-determination theory in tourism. Studies on tourism and self-determination theory are receiving more and more attention, and this article provides a significant opportunity to see the gap in the literature. In the research, 55 articles published between 2009-2022 were analysed, and as a result, prominent articles, authors, keywords, journals, institutions, and countries were revealed. It was observed that there was a jump in articles in this field between 2019-2021

Understanding the Travellers’ Mosque Experiences: The Case of Istanbul

Visiting holy places is one of the important parts of faith tourism. Travellers visit religious sites not only for worship but also for secular pleasures. This study analysed online reviews to understand how travellers rate holy sites and what experiences they gained after their visit. In this sense, the mosque, which is the place of worship in Islam, was chosen as the holy place, and Tripadvisor, one of the most popular online travel-sharing platforms was used as the sharing platform. As a sample, travellers who visited Suleymaniye mosque in Istanbul, one of Turkey’s most important tourist destinations, were considered suitable. In this regard, online comments (n=524) for Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul between 2019 and 2021 were collected, and the data were analysed using the MAXQDA program. Most of the comments were made in 2019 (69.47%) and a significant portion of the travellers who commented on the mosque were from Europe (38.54%). Through content analysis, five main components / themes were identified: ‘sense of awe’, ‘architectural factors’, ‘spiritual and religious factors’, ‘environmental factors’, and ‘historical factors’. The research confirms previous findings that travellers visiting sacred sites tend to focus on architecture, history, and significant figures. The experiences of travellers visiting Suleymaniye Mosque in the future can be examined empirically and compared with the results of this research

OTEL İŞLETMELERİNDE İŞGÖREN DEVİR HIZINA ETKİ EDEN RİSK FAKTÖRLERİNİN BELİRLENMESİNE YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 5 yıldızlı otel işletmelerinde işgücü devir hızına etki eden risk faktörlerinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırma kapsamında İstanbul faaliyet gösteren 5 yıldızlı otel işletmelerinde çalışan 210 işgörene anket uygulanmıştır.Araştırmada elde edilen bulgulara göre, işyerinde çalışma süresi, işyerinde günlük çalışma saati (çalışana ilişkin özellikler) ile kariyer beklentisi, kendini mutlu hissedememesi (işyeri ile ilgili özellikler) işgören devir hızı risk faktörleri olarak belirlenmiştir