The Foresters' Association of Turkey

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Workshop Book in Turkish :

Orman Ekosistemlerinde Ekoturizm Çalıştayı ve 10. Yılında TODEG

Workshop Book in English :

Ecotourism in Forest Ecosystems Workshop & TODEG in Its Tenth Year

Photos of the Workshop

Karagöl Excursion Photos by Süleyman Alkan

List of Participants

20-22 May 2010

Workshop on Ecotourism in Forest Ecosystems

 Place: Gür Kent Hotel – Mithatpaşa Cad. No:4 06410 Yenişehir - Ankara TURKEY

 a. Organizing Committee
    

     Selim AHIRLI

     Murat ALAN

     Mehtap ÖZTEKİN
     Kubilay ÖZYALÇIN

     Filiz SÖNMEZ

     Ercan VELİOĞLU

b. Working Groups

1. Working Group

 WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY, LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND POLICY IN ECOTOURISM?

Members of the Working Group

Hüsrev ÖZKARA (Facilitator – Former Director General of Nature Conservation and National Parks)

Dr. Selim KAPLAN (Reporter – TODEG)

Assoc. Prof. Gözde EMEKLİ (Aegean University)

Assoc. Prof.Erdoğan ATMIŞ (Bartın University)

Asst. Prof. Düriye BOZOK (Balıkesir University)

Dr. Tuncay PORSUK (Central Anatolia Forestry Research Directorate)

Research Asst. Sevgi GÖRMÜŞ (Kastamonu University)       

Att. Selim AHIRLI (TODEG)

Yasemin ÖZLÜK (Hasandede Municipality)

Kadir KILIÇ (DG Forest Village Relations / ORKÖY)

Özge GÖKÇE (GEF – SGP)

İsmail MENTEŞ (Kastamonu Provincial Directorate of Environment and Forestry)

A. Yeşim ÇAĞLAYAN (Regional Environmental Centre / REC Turkey)

2. Working Group

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF ECOTOURISM ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS?

HOW SHOULD ECOTOURISM PLANNING AND SUPERVISION BE CARRIED OUT?

Members of the Working Group

 Assoc. Prof. Kenan OK (Facilitator - Istanbul University)

Asst. Prof. Gül GÜNEŞ (Facilitator - Atılım University)

Yaşar DİNÇSOY  (Reporter – TODEG)

Mehmet ÇALIKOĞLU (Western Mediterranean Forestry Research Directorate)

Zerrin AY (Western Mediterranean Forestry Research Directorate)

Erdoğan ERTÜRK (DG Nature Conservation and National Parks / DKMPGM)

Dr. Süleyman ALKAN (Eastern Black Sea Forestry Research Directorate)

Özgür KİRACIOĞLU (Aegean Forestry Research Directorate)

Mustafa BEKTAŞ (Nallıhan Tourism Volunteers Society)

Gökmen YALÇIN (Global Environment Fund)

Mustafa BAYRAK (DG Forest Village Relations)

Hülya KILIÇ (General Directorate of Forestry)

Hakan OLGUN (General Directorate of Forestry)

Mehmet Emin ASLAN (DG Forest Village Relations)

3. Working Group

 HOW AND BY WHOM SHOULD ECOTOURISM BE PERFORMED IN PROTECTED AREAS AND FOREST ECOSYSTEMS?

 HOW IS AND SHOULD ECOTOURISM BE PERCEIVED BY INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO ECOTOURISM?

Members of the Working Group

 Asst. Prof. Nuray TÜRKER (Facilitator - Karabük University)

Ülkü İŞSEVER (Reporter - TODEG)

Assoc. Prof. Atilla GÜL (Süleyman Demirel University)

Asst. Prof. Füsun ERDURAN (Çanakkale 18 Mart University)

Research Asst. Sevgi ÖZTÜRK (Kastamonu University)

Dr. Murat ALAN (TODEG)

Mustafa YILMAZ (DG Nature Conservation and National Parks)

Hasan Basri AVCI (Chamber of Forest Engineers)

Cemal KEÇELİ (DG Forest Village Relations)

Sibel DEMİRTAŞ (General Directorate of Forestry)

Sevim ŞALLI (Business Manager)

Ozan ÇEKİÇ (The Foresters’ Association of Turkey)

Duygun BASTANLAR (WWF Turkey)

Olgun Haydar POLAT (TODEG)

4. Working Group

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL CRITICISM OF ECOTOURISM PRACTICES IN TURKEY;

WHAT SHOULD BE THE PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS IN ECOTOURISM?

Members of the Working Group

Prof. İrfan ERDOĞAN (Facilitator - Gazi University)

Assoc. Prof. Mehmet SOMUNCU (Facilitator - Ankara University)

Ercan VELİOĞLU (Reporter – TODEG)

Erdal ÖRTEL (Western Mediterranean Forestry Research Directorate)

Ufuk ÇOŞKUN (Western Mediterranean Forestry Research Directorate)

Mustafa ÖZER (DG Nature Conservation and Natural Parks)

Hüseyin TANİN (DG Nature Conservation and Natural Parks)

Mutlu GÜRLER (Doğa ve Çevre Derneği)

İsmail ŞAFAK (Aegean Forestry Research Directorate)

Mehmet KILIÇ (General Directorate of Forestry)

Özlem ŞENEL ARSLAN (General Directorate of Forestry)

Ferruh Fatih ALBAYRAK (General Directorate of Forestry - Camili Forest Chief)

Turgay EZEN (Forest Trees and Seeds Improvement Research Directorate)

Rafet AKSARAY (DG Forest Village Relations)

Pelin KİHTİR ÖZTÜRK (UNDP - Çoruh Tourism Development Project)

5. Working Group

 WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECOTOURISM AND ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE, NATURAL LIVING AND ECOLOGICAL SETTLEMENTS OFFERING “ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS”?

Members of the Working Group

Prof. Nilgül KARADENİZ (Facilitator - Ankara University)

Asst. Prof. Selahattin AKŞİT (Facilitator - Erciyes University)

Huriye KARA (Reporter - Organic Agriculture Expert)

Dr. Burcu ÇENGEL (Reporter – TODEG)

Ege KASKA (Ankara University)

Deniz DİNÇEL (Eco-village Expert)

Asst. Prof. Eriman TOPBAŞ (Gazi University)

Fatma AKYOL (DG Agricultural Production and Development)

Gülçin ŞAHİN (Buğday Association for Supporting Ecological Living)

Prof. Mehmet Emin BARIŞ (Ankara University)

Muhittin TEKEŞ (Ecological Agriculture Organization)

Sabiha ÜNAL (DG Protection Control)

Dursun KEPENEK (DG Forest Village Relations)

Ertan ÜŞÜMÜŞ (Ecological Agriculture Organization)

Filiz PEZİKOĞLU (Yalova Central Research Directorate)

Assoc. Prof. Meral GÜRER (Retired Academic)

Önder CIRIK (Kuzeydoğa Society)

Yener ATASEVEN (Chamber of Agricultural Engineers)

Ceyda KURTAR (Ankara University)

6. Working Group

 WHAT SHOULD BE THE PLACE OF ECOTOURISM IN THE NATIONAL TOURISM STRATEGY?

WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE POSITION OF GUIDES AND TRAVEL AGENCIES IN ECOTOURISM?

Members of the Working Group

Prof. Cevat TOSUN (Facilitator - Mustafa Kemal University)

Asst. Prof. Nazmiye ERDOĞAN (Facilitator - Başkent University)

Kubilay ÖZYALÇIN (Reporter - TODEG)

Assoc. Prof Abdullah SOYKAN (Balıkesir University)

Asst. Prof. Esin ÖZKAN YÜRİK (Ege University)

Sema KALYONCU (Gazi University – Doctorate student)

Ali Kamil ÜÇBAŞ (Nature Sports Writer)

Sinan DURU (Scout leader)

Ziya ŞEKER (TODEG)

Yusuf KURT (DG of Forest-Village Relations)

Egemen ÇAKIR (Forest Engineer / DATUR Field Supervisor)

Filiz SÖNMEZ (TODEG)

Candan BAL (Ministry of Tourism, DG Investments and Enterprises)

Gülsen KIRBAŞ (TÜRSAB / Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Association)