Kentsel Kimlik Bileşenleri ve Kış Turizmi İlişkisi: Erzurum Kenti Örneği.

The components of urban identity are environmental and social identities. Environmental identity is formed by natural features such as geographical structure, climate, and vegetation; as well as artificial features including layout, textures-regions, traces, edges, and focal-sign elements. Moreover, societal identity is formed by socio-cultural, socioeconomic and intangible identity (gastronomy, culture-art-craft, folklore and lifestyle). The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between winter tourism and urban identity components. Research material was established as Erzurum, a city at the foot of the Mount Palandöken, which is a significant center in Turkey for winter tourism. Study, data collection, analysis and synthesis were used as the method of the study. As the result of the study, the effects of the urban identity components of Erzurum on winter tourism were determined. Deficiencies, incompatibilities and prominent features among urban identity components were identified and recommendations were made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]