Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Battlefield Tourism, TOURISM SECURITY-SAFETY AND POST CONFLICT DESTINATIONS, Onur Akbulut,Yakın Ekin,Mehmet Emre Güler Özgür Sarıbaş, Editör, Emerald Ink Publishing, Leeds, ss.75-96, 2024
From ancient times, people have been drawn to the sites of past battles to
pay their respects, learn about history, and gain a deeper understanding of
the sacrifices made by those who fought. Today, battlefield tourism is a
popular way for people to connect with the past and honor those who served
their countries. Battlefield tourism is a significant component of war tourism
and is not a new phenomenon (Smith, 1996). Even before the concepts of
dark tourism or thanatourism emerged, studies were mostly carried out
within the scope of heritage tourism at battlefields and war-related sites.
However, with the increasing interest in the macabre and morbid aspects of
history, dark tourism has gained popularity as a distinct form of tourism,
encompassing sites related to death, tragedy, and disaster.
The debate about how to interpret war or how battlefield tourism relates
to death is not new, and many studies on battlefield tourism compare and
contrast various aspects of travel, whether they are dreary, educational, or
enjoyable. To examine battlefield tourism from a historical perspective,
firstly conceptually, it is necessary to consider how it has been perceived from
the past to the present and what structures are involved. This section aims to
examine the tourism of the battlefields from a historical perspective. In this
context, at the first stage, its development in the literature was examined
from a conceptual point of view, and then the turning points where tourism
activities started were discussed.
Keywords: Battlefield tourism; war tourism; war tourism history; dark
tourism; thanatourism