GASTRONOMİ TURİZMİNİN GELİŞMESİNDE FESTİVALLER: ERZURUM KAHVALTI FESTİVALİ ÖRNEĞİ: FESTIVALS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GASTRONOMY TOURISM: THE EXAMPLE OF ERZURUM BREAKFAST FESTIVAL

Erkan DENK; Yener OĞAN; Mehmet Fatih IŞIK

doi:10.5281/zenodo.17182894

Authors

Erkan DENK Bitlis Eren Üniversity https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2144-3316
Yener OĞAN Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversity https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-8498
Mehmet Fatih IŞIK Harran Üniversity https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7580-3834

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17182894

Keywords:

Erzurum Breakfast, Festival, Gastronomy Tourism

Abstract

This article reveals the importance of festivals in the development of gastronomy tourism by identifying the gastronomic elements of the event organized under the name of Erzurum Breakfast Festival. When the relevant literature is examined, no scientific study is found specifically for Erzurum Breakfast. Therefore, the study is important in terms of both promoting and marketing Erzurum breakfast, which is an important gastronomic value of the region, and contributing to the literature. Accordingly, the study was designed in accordance with the qualitative research method. Primary and secondary sources were used to collect study data. In this context, firstly, a document review was made, and then observations and interviews were held by participating in the Erzurum Breakfast festival. In addition, the data is supported by visuals of the products offered at the Erzurum Breakfast Festival. As a result of the content analysis of the data obtained in this context, it was determined that Erzurum breakfast has an important gastronomic value in the region, and a large part of the breakfast products are seen to be geographically marked products, and most of these products are served in establishments serving under the name of Erzurum Breakfast. Therefore, Erzurum breakfast attracts attention with its variety of products that have received geographical indication registration. As a result, Erzurum Breakfast is an important gastronomic product in the region and offers visitors the opportunity to experience the unique breakfast flavors of the region with a rich variety in a single meal. The breakfast meal organized as Erzurum Breakfast Festival also showcases the product diversity of the Erzurum region. In this context, by obtaining a geographical indication registration for Erzurum Breakfast, which is an important gastronomic value of the region, this value can gain a unique gastronomic identity.

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FESTIVALS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GASTRONOMY TOURISM: THE EXAMPLE OF ERZURUM BREAKFAST FESTIVAL