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The aim of the research is to determine perceptions of the local people towards the International Kahramanmaras Ice Cream and Culture and Art Festival held in Kahramanmaras. The questionnaire form consists of demographic variables and the local people's perception of the festival scale. The questionnaire was applied to the people of Kahramanmaras in the form of easy sampling. In the research, data was obtained by evaluating the results of 414 surveys. The findings were obtained by examining the data with the SPSS program. Four factors occurred in the research. The urban pride factor has been the most explained. It has been observed that urban pride is at the forefront for the people of Kahramanmaras. It has been observed that female individuals are more embracing about the festival than male individuals. According to the results of the research, a positive and significant relationship was observed between cultural influence and urban pride. It is seen that there is a culturally positive effect as the level of education increases. Previous studies also support this. As the income level rises, the negative view of festivals decreases.

1932’de kurulan Halkevleri tarih, kültür, folklor ve arkeoloji araştırmalarında önemli faaliyetler yürütmüştür. Halkevlerinin Giresun şubesi de bu alanlarda çeşitli faaliyetler göstermiştir. 1937’de bir yol yapımı sırasında Giresun’un Bulancak ilçesine bağlı Ahmetli köyünde, eski çağlara ait bazı heykeller bulunmuştur. Heykellerin yanı sıra aynı dönemin ürünü olduğu anlaşılan bazı eşya kalıntılarına rastlanmıştır. Heykeller kısmen zarar görmüş, eşya kalıntılarıyla birlikte parçalanmıştır. Parçalanan tarihi eserlerin bir kısmı yol inşaatına karışarak üzeri kapanmıştır. Bilinçsiz ve duyarsız bir biçimde yapılan yol çalışmaları neticesinde ortaya çıkan heykel ve eşya kalıntıları, ildeki bazı memurlar ve kaymakam eşliğinde incelenmiştir. Halkevleri Giresun şubesi yetkilileri ise bulunan tarihi eserlere dair bir rapor hazırlamıştır. Söz konusu dönemlerde Giresun’da henüz müze bulunmadığından, bir müddet Giresun’da bir ilkokulun deposunda tutulan heykel ya da heykellerin Trabzon Müzesi’ne nakledildiği, yakın dönemlerdeki bazı resmi yazışmalardan anlaşılmaktadır. Giresun merkezine 27, Bulancak’a 12 kilometre uzaklıkta olan Ahmetli köyü, buluntulardan anlaşıldığı üzere, Hititlerin kültürel etki çemberinde yaşamış bir topluluğa ev sahipliği yapmıştır. Giresun ve Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi tarihine kaynaklık eden bu tarihi eserlerin bulunduğu yer ve içerdiği sembollerin önemine binaen; Giresun yöresi ve Hititler ilişkisi bağlamında bu çalışma yapılmıştır., TheCommunity Centers founded in 1932, were conducted important activities abouthistory, culture, folklore and archeology researches. Giresun desk of CommunityCenters was active about these areas, too. Some sculptures were found belongingto the old ages in the village of Ahmetli related to Bulancak county inGiresun, during a road building. Some residuals of objects which come outbelonging to the same period found along with the sculptures. They werepartially wrecked and splintered with the residuals of objects. Some ofsplintered historical artifacts are covered by messing the road construction.The sculptures and residuals of objects are examined by some officers and thedistrict governor in the city which emerged as a result of the road buildings committedinvoluntarily and callously. The officials of the desk of Giresun CommunityCenters prepared a report about the founded historical artifacts. During theseperiods there wasn’t a museum in Giresun yet. So for a while the statue or thestatues which were hold in primary school’s storage in Giresun, weretransferred to Trabzon Museum and this can be understood from thecorrespondence in recent periods. This study was conducted in the context ofthe relationship between Giresun region and the Hittites owing to theimportance of the symbols they contain and the location of these historicalmonuments which were the source of Giresun and the Black Sea. The AhmetliVillage where is 27. Km. far away from the city center and 12 km. far away fromBulancak was home to this community who lived in the circle of culturalinfluence of the Hittites.