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    A text mining analysis of customer evaluations in terms of gastronomy tourism
    (2021) Büyükeke, Ahmet; Özsoy, Tufan
    Nutritional alternatives, which were limited to regional diversity in the past, have increased extraordinarily over time. Besides being the basic element to sustain life, it has come to the fore as hedonic consumption. It is already known that discovering the local cuisine and the pleasure of eating are very important for tourists. Social media platforms have become the most effective tool for tourists in making decisions. They significantly influence the decisions of tourists on where to go, where to stay, what to eat and drink. The primary aim of this research is to analyze and make sense of TripAdvisor reviews of restaurants serving Kaş and Belek, which have different accommodation alternatives. For this purpose, topic modelling, sentiment, and name-entity recognition analyses were carried out with 10,829 customer comments from 147 businesses. Reviews are clustered under the most appropriate 3 distinct subjects (Experience, Food, and Atmosphere). The satisfaction level in the comments is 89.52% for Kaş and 95.64% for Belek. In total, 800 and 445 different food names were discovered in Kaş and Belek reviews, respectively. Most liked foods: Meat dishes such as steak, burger, and stroganoff with cream, pepper, tomato, garlic, and spicy sauces.
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    Analysis of Consumer Reviews on Second Home Use: A Research on a Social Travel Platform
    (2022) Özsoy, Tufan; Büyükeke, Ahmet
    Second home tourism, which is not recognised as a part of tourism activities or its place in tourism is relatively insignificant, has started to gain importance today. The advantages of renting a second home include its proximity to the city’s tourist attractions, being in touch with the local culture, making you feel at home, not being tied to a single point, and offering many options at lower costs. Second home tourism, which appears as an alternative to organised tourism businesses, can quickly enter the potential accommodation inventory, mainly thanks to electronic platforms that support the sharing economy. When the literature is analysed, it is understood that there are very few studies examine second homes through the sharing economy. These studies deal with exchanging second homes for a certain period (house swap). The neglect of user views on utilising second homes represents a gap. In the study, second home with increasing online popularity was approached from a different perspective and benefited from social platform reviews. The research is aimed to analyse the consumer evaluations for second homes in different geographies. The data is customer reviews on social media of second homes in popular tourist destinations (Palma-Spain, Chania-Greece, and Fethiye-Turkey). It has been collected automatically from the social travel platform (TripAdvisor) with the help of a program developed in the Python programming language. The number of comments for Palma, Chania and Fethiye is 215, 951 and 693, respectively. To evaluate the comments, topic model analysis was used, and those were clustered under “value”, “experience”, and “location” titles. In addition, name-entity analysis was used to identify top products and services such as “food”, “room”, “pool”, “shop”, and “beaches”. The sentiment analysis was used to score the determined products or services. For Palma, “beautiful beach”, “local restaurant”, and “spacious room”; for Chania, “fresh eggs”, “clean water”, and “minute walk”; for Fethiye, “jeep safari”, “private pool” and “local restaurant” were the most prominent features. Findings indicate that second homes in similar destinations have parallel consumer review content. Also, factors that generate demand for second homes (being at home and being-feeling local) are included in the literature supported by findings.
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    Enabling circularity for food safety: the rooftop farming model
    (2023) Özsoy, Tufan
    Population growth, environmental change, urbanization, consumption patterns, waste, the global political climate, conflicts, and infectious diseases all exert a strain on global food security. Access to sufficient and nutritious food is becoming increasingly problematic, particularly for individuals living in less developed and developing countries. More individuals are becoming aware of the significance of developing a \"Green Economy\" approach to ensure global food security. A multifaceted strategy is required to ensure global food security. This study emphasizes the need for regional self-sufficiency for the transition to a green economy, and as a model proposal, it is suggested that it would be beneficial to encourage and develop farming operations on the roofs of residential, commercial, and public housing in urban regions. Rooftop farming, as one of the urban agriculture practices, can be utilized as a strategic instrument to achieve a variety of key aims, including enhancing the local economy, reducing inequality, internalizing responsible production and consumption by society, improving the quality of urban life, and more. Furthermore, because of the novel production processes seen in urban agriculture, circularity in production and consumption, a key component of the transition to a green economy, can be realized. \"Self-sufficiency\" is one of the concepts underlined in this study. The study also includes real cases highlighting the potential benefits of rooftop farming.
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    EXTENDED TOURIST RESPONSIBILITY: A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ECONOMY
    (2022) Özsoy, Tufan
    Based on an “extended producer responsibility” perspective, this study aims to propose a model proposal for analyzing the phenomena of \"tourist responsibility,\" which has been overlooked in tourism literature and practice. A literature review on responsible tourism is conducted in this study. The factors that have an average environmental impact on a tourist journey are identified, and a model proposal is made for calculating the environmental load that each of these factors causes. According to the literature, as tourism became aware of the negative effects of tourism on the environment, it began focusing on ways to reduce the sector's externalities. Tourists, as consumers, should also participate in the sustainable process. As a result, there is a need for a calculating approach that can concretely quantify tourist responsibility. The model proposal takes a realistic applicability perspective to create awareness about the environmental impacts that tourists will have and to take responsibility according to the \"polluter pays\" principle in mitigating tourism's effects. In practice, despite the growing body of theoretical literature on responsible tourism, the question of how to deliver responsible tourism remains unanswered. Using the concept of extended producer responsibility, this article proposes a paradigm in which tourists' responsibilities are raised to close the gap.
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    Investigation of Grant Programmes Implemented by Development Agencies in Turkey in terms of PMI Standards
    (2023) Cesur, Fırat; Özsoy, Tufan
    In Turkey, there has been an increase in the number of projects being prepared. However, the quality of these projects is questionable due to various issues. As a result, the projects may not achieve the expected benefits, problems may not be solved, budgets may not be used rationally, and there may be indifference in project implementation. In addition, the ineffective and inefficient use of both EU and national resources allocated for projects in Turkey leads to serious labor and time losses. This study aims to determine the compliance of grant programs supported by Development Agencies in Turkey with PMI standards. The study analyses the forms and application guides used in grant projects and compares them with the process groups and knowledge areas in Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 6th version published by PMI. The purpose of this study is to raise awareness on project management methodologies and to serve the emergence of more qualified projects. The study uses document analysis as a qualitative research method. The documents related to the grant programs of Development Agencies were collected and analysed. The information in the documents was compared with the descriptions of 10 knowledge areas and 5 process groups defined in PMBOK 6. The findings of the study show that there are similarities and differences between the grant projects supported by Development Agencies in Turkey and PMI standards. The study contributes to the understanding of project management methodologies and the importance of using standards in the project management process.
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    THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FACILITATING THE TRANSITION TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
    (2023) Özsoy, Tufan
    The concept of a circular economy, where resources are kept in use for as long as possible and waste is minimized, is gaining increasing attention in the business world. With the help of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), businesses and other organizations can optimize resource use, reduce waste and emissions, and improve the efficiency of resource recovery and recycling processes. This manuscript aimed to draw the boundaries of the potential of AI in facilitating the transition to a circular economy. This review will begin by providing an overview of the circular economy concept and its potential benefits. It will then discuss the current challenges faced in realizing circular practices and how AI can help overcome these challenges. The paper will also highlight potential risks and limitations of using AI in the circular economy. The study is expected to offer guidance for businesses and policymakers on effectively utilizing artificial intelligence in the transition to a circular economy.