Abstract
Associating the Region of the Great Offensive with Ecotourism from the Perspective of History
Most of the Greek Army were put out of action on the first five days of the Great Offensive starting on the morning of the 26th of August 1922. This successful offensive on Kocatepe, Büyükkalecik, Afyonkarahisar, Sinanpaşa and Dumlupınar, has been crowned with the Battle of Dumlupınar. The Turkish Army chasing the Greek Army have moved forward the region until Izmır. The Great Offensive, which plays an important role in Turkish History, has occurred in the region between Kocatepe and Dumlupınar. Ecotourism is a form of responsible travel regarding of the environment to the natural area that provides socio-economic benefit to local people. It is a socio-cultural activity which is usually preferred by people with a high level of income and middleclass consumers. It also provides educational opportunity by developing a point of view regarding of ecotourism, and receiving appreciation of visitors. Moreover, it aims raising environment-friendly individuals by dealing with different ideas and research which reveal yield of the local economy. Ecotourism, including battlefield tourism, will also support both local-national and moral-material benefits via the touristic activities which will be organized from Kocatepe to Dumlupınar. The aim of this paper is to suggest an interdisciplinary scientific research based on history, tourism and other sciences related to the topic. The organization of the paper is composed of archival resources, laws, periodicals, memories and copyrighted works. With this paper, the importance of the Great Offensive regarding of ecotourism will be presented to the scientific community.
Keywords
The Great Offensive, Afyonkarahisar, Tourism, Ecotourism, Environment
