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    Evaluation of Sille settlement in the context of ecological tourizm
    (2017) Beycan, Arife Deniz Oktac
    Today, people have been seeking vacation in historical, cultural and natural environments besides coastal, sea and urban tourism, and they prefer different tourism activities. Tourism requests, focusing on traditional settlements with cultural and natural values, have caused the emergence of sustainable tourism approach. Ecological tourism, one of the sustainable tourism types, is used as sustainable development tool by protecting history, culture, and nature. Ecological tourism, which has minimal impact on the natural environment and has the least impact on ecological, and cultural heritage, contributes to the fields of tourism by protecting values, providing local economic benefits and eduction to the area where it is used. Sille, located on the outskirts of Konya province in Turkey, has natural, historical and cultural values regarding alternative tourism. In this context, the study focuses on the evaluation of Sille as a new ecological tourism destination. The study was completed using survey, interview, photography and literature review. In the first part of the study, ecological tourism was defined. In the second part, natural, cultural and architectural features of Sille were explained. In the third part, positive and negative sociocultural and architectural changes experienced recently in Sille were discussed. In conclusion, some suggestions were made within the context of ecological tourism for the development of Sille through tourism by preserving the values it already has and conveying these values to the future.