Türkiye'de COVID-19 Salgını Sürecinde İkinci Konutların Değişen Anlamları.

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was declared as pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020, has brought tourism activities to a halt on a global scale and accommodation sector has been one of the most affected areas of the pandemic. Within this period, a change has been observed in the functions and meanings of the second homes, which are generally used for recreational purposes and at limited times of the year. In this study, we aimed to understand this phenomenon in Turkey and to prepare a ground for the next studies by making an evaluation over its current and possible effects. In this context, offical restriction, the news in the press and the statements of local administrators in Turkey were evaluated. Second homes were seen as an escape place for people who want to be isolated and avoid disease in the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, which resulted in human mobility from city centers to the second homes in coastal, rural and mountain areas. This situation brought the risk of spreading the virus to different places and new measures have been taken. Plans for summer holidays, especially in domestic tourism, have started again with the easing of the restrictions in Turkey. However, due to the fact that the pandemic has not completely finished yet and the risk of the virus spreading again still prevails, the second homes presented as "zero contact" have received intense interest from consumers who want to have an isolated holiday. This demand brought serious price increases in second homes for both rent and sale in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]