Ziynet YIGIT, A. Omer AKMAN, Merve ALKAN, İhsan OCAL, Aysun CELIK

A Research on the Determination of Landscape Values and Recreation Potential of Iznik District of Bursa Province

Recreation; Comes from the Latin recreation clause which means renewal or regeneration. Provision of Turkish language is widely used as leisure time evaluation. In the developing tourism sector, settlements with natural, historical and cultural values have an important share in the development of tourism and recreational facilities. As recreation and tourism activities use the same environment and facilities, there is no definite boundary or distinction between these two. Iznik, one of the first settlement areas of Bursa Province, is an important historical city and is located on the shores of Lake Iznik. This area meets the recreative needs of the people living in the neighboring provinces as well as Bursa province with its rich natural and cultural landscapes.In this study; The recreation potential of the Iznik District of Bursa Province and the Lake Iznik, which Gülez developed in 1990 in terms of natural and cultural landscaping values, has been determined by the potential recreation method. Within the scope of the study, topography, geology, meteorological and climatic data, hydrological data, flora and fauna data were taken from natural landscape features of İznik. The present situation has been analyzed with Gülez Method by using data such as socio-economic and demographic structure, economic structure, agriculture and animal husbandry, tourism, fishing and hunting, historical development, local characteristics in cultural landscape features. As a result of the study, numerical data is obtained that this field has a significant recreational resource value. In addition, it is proposed to protect this area, which has an important natural resource, to raise the awareness of the local people about this subject and to prepare recreational plans and to open them to visitors after their implementation.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Iznik, Lake Iznik, Landscape Values, Recreation, Gulez Method

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