Cultural narratives that are transmitted orally from generation to generation and determined by the public as references on which behavior, attitudes, norms, and beliefs are based.
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Warfare, Oral Tradition, and Tourism: Valorization of the Folk Narratives About the Gallipoli Campaign
Erol Gülüm (Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 29
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8262-6.ch006
Abstract
Turkish folk narratives formed around the Gallipoli Campaign, which reflect the mental, psychological, and cultural attitude of Turks towards this war and hold an important place in Turkish folklore, also have the potential to make significant contributions to battlefield tourism of the region. The effective, creative, and innovative uses of the folk narratives conveying the mystical, supernatural, and miraculous events believed to have taken place in this war can be used in the enrichment and diversification of space, products, services, and experiences offered in battlefield tourism. The ultimate aim of the study is to discuss how authentic, creative, and innovative tourist attractions can be created by the valorization, remediation, and reenactment of intangible war heritage based on the example of the relationship between folk narratives about the Gallipoli Campaign and battlefield tourism in the Gallipoli Peninsula.