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- MakaleAçık Erişim2025The impact of smart tourism applications in destinations on destination brand equity and competitiveness: The case of Istanbul
Ödemis, Murat
This study attempts to reveal whether smart tourism practices in the destination of Istanbul have an impression on destination brand equity (DBE) and destination competitiveness (DC). The sample group of the study consisted of domestic tourists visiting Istanbul. The data were obtained through a questionnaire. Primarily the data were evaluated for validity and reliability, and then correlation and regression analyses were applied. The findings showed that smart tourism practices in Istanbul did in fact make an impression on the brand equity and competitiveness of destinations. The study offers suggestions for the dissemination of smart tourism applications, which are seen as an effective factor in the branding process and competitiveness of Istanbul. A review of the literature indicated that the impression of smart tourism applications on the branding process and competitiveness of the destination had been analyzed in this study for the first time. Therefore, it can be said that the study is original.
- MakaleYalnız künye2013A statistical assessment of current seismic quiescence along the North Anatolian fault zone: Earthquake precursors
Öztürk, Serkan
The variations of the current seismicity rate on the North Anatolian Fault Zone in the beginning of 2009 have been analyzed based on the phenomenon of precursory seismic sequence before crustal main shocks. For this purpose, a statistical assessment is made to detect the seismic quiescence situation by using the standard normal deviate Z-value. Eight seismic quiescence regions are observed and quiescence anomalies in these regions have been observed since the beginning of 2005. On the Marmara part of the North Anatolian Fault Zone, four quiescence areas have been found on Silivri, in the Black Sea, around Izmit region and Çanakkale, Saros Gulf. On the Anatolian part of the North Anatolian Fault Zone, two quiescence areas have been observed on the Düzce fault and around the city of Amasya. Other anomalies have been observed around Erzincan, Elaziǧ and Bingöl regions on the eastern part of the North Anatolian Fault Zone. Due to the occurrences of the last strong earthquakes "MW = 6.0-Elaziǧ earthquake, 2010 March 08; MW = 5.2 - Çanakkale (Saros Gulf) earthquake, 2010 November 03; MW = 5.5-Erzincan earthquake, 2011 September 22 and MW = 5.1-Marmara Ereǧlisi (Tekirdaǧ) earthquake, 2012 June 07", other seismic quiescence regions may contribute to the forecasting of impending main shocks. Spatial and temporal estimates of the future seismic hazard of the North Anatolian Fault Zone are provided based on the results.
- DergiEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TOURISM HOSPITALITY AND RECREATION