AFYONKARAHİSAR İLİ TURİZMİNİN TÜRKİYE TURİZMİNDEKİ YER- The Place of Afyonkarahisar’s Tourism in the Tourism of Turkey

OZET Bu calismada, Afyonkarahisar ili turizminin tesis, oda ve yatak sayilari ile konaklama ve geceleme istatistiklerine gore Turkiye turizmindeki yeri degerlendirilmistir. Calismanin amaci, Afyonkarahisar ilinde turizminin gelisim sureci ile birlikte, bugunku durumu analiz etmek, ilin Turkiye turizmindeki yerini degerlendirmek ve gelecekteki turizm gelisimine katki saglamaktir. Afyonkarahisar ilinde turizm isletmelerinde ozellikle son yillarda buyuk artis gorulurken, konaklama ve geceleme sayilarinda ise beklenen artisin gerceklesmedigi gozlenmektedir. Calisma alaninda turizm isletmelerinin yaninda talebin de artmasi icin, etkili tanitim ve pazarlamanin yapilmasi, turizm turlerinin cesitlendirilmesi, turizm tesislerinde nitelikli hizmetin artirilmasi, ilin turizmi acisindan onemli olan dogal ve kulturel turizm cekiciliklerin korunmasi gerekmektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Afyonkarahisar, Turkiye, Turizm, Turizm Endustrisi. ABSTRACT In this study, the place of tourism in Afyonkarahisar in terms of facilities, numbers of rooms and beds along with accommodation and staying overnight statistics of  Afyonkarahisar in the tourism of Turkey were examined. The study was also aimed at making suggestions to contribute to tourism sector for the future in the province of Afyonkarahisar by analyzing its developments in the past and present. The number of tourism businesses in the province of Afyonkarahisar has undergone a big increase in recent years while the number of accommodation per night did not increase as it was expected. In order to increase the demand for tourism in the province of Afyonkarahisar, promotion and marketing should be given more importance, types of tourism products should be diversified, the number of high qualified tourism businesses and services should be increased, and natural and cultural touristic attractions should be preserved. Key Words: Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, Tourism, Tourism Industry.