Tourism development and urbanization have economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts on host destinations. With the recognition of the importance of these impacts on host perceptions and attitudes, numerous studies have been conducted towards tourism development. However, resident’s perceptions studies of tourism development are superfluous; there are a few empirical studies on local authorities’ and non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs) perceptions of tourism development. In this regard, this study aims to determine the local authorities’ and NGOs’ perceptions of tourism development and urbanization in Alanya with an empirical study. The major findings have shown that both local authorities and NGOs strongly agree that tourism certainly improves the quality of life in the region, the establishment of an integrated management approach is essential and that the tourism development should be promoted in qualitative perspective. The findings indicated that the planning of further tourism development and urbanization should be encouraged within the aim to offer a higher quality of life for hosts and guests
