Examining main motivational factors in dark tourism - Gallipoli, Turkey
Journal: Eastern Mediterranean University Institutional Repository (Eastern Mediterranean University)
Year: 2013

Dark tourism or battlefield tourism is a new term in tourism industry that is still not well defined. Death-related sites fascinate millions of visitors worldwide. Despite this fact, only few studies started to focus on examining the phenomenon, especially war-related attractions and people usually do not know what dark tourism is exactly about. This study identifies the main motivational factors of visiting Gallipoli Battlefields located in Turkey. As this place plays significant role in histor