In the first half of 2025, the Department of Tour Guiding at Istanbul Gelisim University made significant academic contributions at both national and international levels in the fields of tourism and tour guiding. Asst. Prof. Dr. Ramazan İnan, Asst. Prof. Dr. Öznur Çetinkaya, Research Assist. Dr. Kartal Doğukan Çıkı, and Research Assist. Ahmet Mecid Vergül enriched both the academic literature and the tourism sector through their published articles and presented papers.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ramazan İnan was featured in International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, Vol. 41, 2025 with the study titled “Conspicuous tastes online: Are gastronomic variety and symbolic status shaping local food choices?” (ÖZKAN ÖNEM E., AYDIN S., İNAN R.) (AVESİS Link).
His article “Illegal Tour Guiding and Travel Agency Activities: Current Status of Inspection and Regulation in Türkiye” (İNAN R., ÇIKı K. D.) was published in Journal of Tourism and Gastronomy Studies, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2025 (AVESİS Link).
Another study, “Müşteri Nezaketsizliği, Algılanan Örgütsel Destek ve İşgören Performansı İlişkisi” [The Relationship Between Customer Incivility, Perceived Organizational Support, and Employee Performance] (İNAN R., GÜMÜŞ DÖNMEZ F.) appeared in İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2025 (AVESİS Link).
Additionally, he presented “Comparison of Tourism Revenues of Turkic World Countries” (KIZILDEMİR Ö., ALTUNÖZ S., İNAN R.) at the 7th International Turkic World Tourism Congress, May 2025, and “The Impact of Educational Trips Organized by Professional Chambers on the Professional Development of Tourist Guides” (İNAN R., GÜMÜŞ DÖNMEZ F.) at the 7th National Tourist Guiding Congress, May 2025 (AVESİS Link).
Asst. Prof. Dr. Öznur Çetinkaya published “Fear of Missing Out in Tourism: A Scale Development” (ÇETİNKAYA Ö., YILDIZ S.) in GSI Journals Serie A: Advancements in Tourism Recreation and Sports Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2025 (AVESİS Link).
She also presented “Evaluation of the Potential of Botanical Tourism within the Scope of EcoTourism: Example of Vira Natura Tours” (ÇETİNKAYA Ö., EGELİ S.) at the 7th International Turkic World Tourism Congress, May 2025 (AVESİS Link).
Research Assist. Dr. Kartal Doğukan Çıkı published “Unveiling the Key Dimensions Shaping Visitor Experiences in Cave Tourism Through a Content Analysis Approach: The Case of Antalya’s Show Caves” (TANRIVERDİ H., ÇIKı K. D., ÖĞRETMENOĞLU M., UYGUN N.) in Current Issues in Tourism, 2025 (AVESİS Link).
His article “Do Football Fans Care About Destinations? The Football Fans’ Travel Motivation to Sports Events and Their Post-Travel Behaviours” (ÖĞRETMENOĞLU M., ÇIKı K. D., AKOVA O., LAW R.) appeared in Tourism Review, Vol. 80, No. 2, 2025 (AVESİS Link).
He also published “Antecedents of Cave Visitors’ Revisit Intentions in the Context of Self-Determination Theory: A Case Study on Dupnisa Cave Visitors in Turkey” (ÇIKı K. D., KIZANLIKLI M. M., TANRIVERDİ H.) in Current Issues in Tourism, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2025 (AVESİS Link).
Additionally, he co-authored “Applying Self-Determination Theory to Understand Cultural Tourists’ Behavioral Intentions” (ÇIKı K. D., TANRIVERDİ H.) in Anatolia, 2025 (AVESİS Link) and “Understanding Muslim Tourist Behavior in Non-Muslim Countries Through the Stimulus–Organism–Response Framework” (ÇIKı K. D., TANRIVERDİ H.) in Journal of Islamic Marketing, 2025 (AVESİS Link).
Research Assist. Ahmet Mecid Vergül presented “Examination of Traditional Musical Instruments in Turkic World Countries within the Scope of Cultural Heritage” (VERGÜL A. M., OKTAY K., SATYBALDIYEVA G., UTARBAYEVA A.) at the 7th International Turkic World Tourism Congress, May 2025 (AVESİS Link).
