Faculty of Tourism

Pamukkale University

Faculty of Tourism

The Faculty of Tourism, which has a four-year academic year, graduated its first graduates in the 2014-2015 academic year as a college and in the 2017-2018 academic year as a faculty. All departments at our faculty offer optional preparatory courses. Pamukkale University's Faculty of Tourism includes the departments of Tourism Management, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Tourism Guidance, and Recreation Management. Each department offers optional foreign language preparatory courses.

GRADUATE EDUCATION

Affiliated with the Institute of Social Sciences, there are four thesis-based master's programs in Tourism Management, Tourism Guidance, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, and Health Tourism, as well as a doctorate program in the Department of Tourism Management.

DOUBLE MAJOR AGREEMENTS

The Department of Tourism Management has a double major agreement with the departments of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Tourist Guidance, English Language and Literature, Business Administration, and French Language and Literature. The Department of Tourism Guidance has a double major agreement with the departments of Tourism Management, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, French Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, and Archaeology. The Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts has a double major agreement with the department of Tourism Management and Tourist Guidance.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Students at Pamukkale University's Faculty of Tourism have the opportunity to gain international experience. These experiences provide the opportunity to study at many foreign universities through Erasmus and special exchange programs. Each year, many international students come to our faculty, fostering an international learning and cultural exchange environment.

STUDENT SOCIETIES

Four communities operate within our faculty: Tourism Community, Gastronomy Community, Tourist Guidance Community, and Recreation and Entertainment Community.

GRADUATES

Our faculty graduates often pursue successful careers as mid- and senior-level managers in the private sector. Our faculty provides an environment that encourages entrepreneurship, and our students have the ability to establish their own businesses. Some of our graduates work as teachers in the Ministry of National Education, while others continue their careers as academics at universities. Graduates of the Tourism Guidance program are also working professionally as tour guides. Additionally, an Alumni Information System has been established to track and contact our graduates. For more information, please visit www.pau.edu.tr/turizmfakultesi.

According to the results of the Alumni Satisfaction survey, two departments of our Faculty were among the top 15.

According to the results of the University Research Laboratory's Graduate Satisfaction of Popular Programs survey, three departments of Pamukkale University ranked among the top 15 on the announced lists. The universities were ranked according to the “Overall Satisfaction Score,” which is the sum of four sections: “Sense of Belonging,” “Impact of Undergraduate Education on Job Acceptance,” “Usability of Education in Work Life,” and “Level of Recommendation for the University,” created by data collected through an online survey of students who graduated from undergraduate programs at the universities between 2017 and 2024. Among the undergraduate programs of the universities ranked, the Tourism Management Department of the Tourism Guidance Department of Pamukkale University Faculty of Tourism ranked 14th, and the Tourism Guidance Department ranked 15th.

Faculty Administration

Dean: Prof. Dr. Serkan BERTAN

Vice Deans: Assoc. Prof. Dr. H. Mutlu ÖZTÜRK

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet ERTAŞ

Faculty Secretary: Fehmi KARALAR

Address: Pamukkale University Faculty of Tourism

Kınıklı Campus Denizli-Türkiye

Tel.: (+90 258 296 74 45)

www.pau.edu.tr/turizmfakultesi

turizm@pau.edu.tr

Instagram: turizmfakultesipau

PROJECTS

• Reasons Why Cultural Heritage Cannot Be Integrated with Tourism
• Denizli Tourism Routes
• Natural and Cultural Heritage Education 
• The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Tourism Industry and Analysis of Countries' Crisis Management Strategies
• Preferences and Perceptions Regarding Festival and Gastronomy Values
• Protection of Intangible Cultural Values and Heritage 
• Denizli Audio Guide 
• Artificial Intelligence Chatbot for Denizli Tourism

   

  Congresses

  2022

• Sustainable Thermal Tourism Congress (20-21 May 2022) www.pau.edu.tr/sttk Sustainable Thermal Tourism Book
• 5th National Tourism Guidance Congress (September 30-October 2, 2022)

  2023

• International Congress on Gastronomy Tourism (1-3 May 2023) www.pau.edu.tr/gt Uzbekistan
• 23rd National Tourism Congress (13-15 October 2023) https://www.pau.edu.tr/utk23

  2025

• The Turkic World and the Silk Road: A Convergence of Linguistics, Literature, Translation, and Gastronomy Tourism in Cultural Exchange, (15-17 Mayıs 2025),  Semerkant. https://www.pau.edu.tr/gt
• International Symposium on Cultural Heritage and Its Transmission in the Turkish World (23-25 October 2025), Pamukkale University, Faculty of Tourism, Denizli. https://www.pau.edu.tr/utdkm

   

  INTERVIEWS

  2021

• Museology, Excavations, Restoration (December 20, 2021)
• Interview on Denizli's Place in Turkish Tourism (December 13, 2021)
• Brand Stories Interview with Our Entrepreneurial Graduates (November 23, 2021)
• TRT Radio 1 'The Most Beautiful Place in the World' (January 18, 2021)

  2022

• Denizli, the Brand City in Target Tourism (December 23, 2022)
• Cornerstones of Tourism (December 13, 2022)
• The Importance of the Internet in Tourism (November 25, 2022)
• Ataturk and Body Language (November 10, 2022)
• Our Alumni and Denizli Themed Talk (April 18, 2022)
• Interview with TUI Executives (March 8, 2022)
• The Importance of the Guidance Profession (February 22, 2022)

  2023

• Denizli Tourism Potential (26-27 May 2023)
• Rural Tourism and Sky Observation Event, (July 13, 2023)

  2024

• Tourism Interviews Dedeman Hotel (March 6, 2024)
• Natural and Cultural Heritage-Effective Communication, 48th Tourism Week (16 April 2024).
• Denizli Gastronomy Map and Geographically Indicated Products, Turkish Cuisine Week (May 22, 2024)
• Tanning Techniques (27.11.2024)

  2025

• Project and Plate Presentation Exhibition (May 27, 2025)

   

  EVENTS

  2021

• Our Faculty's Corporate Logo Determination Competition (October 6, 2021)
• Awareness Raising Event About Hearing Impaired People and Sign Language

  2022

• 30th Year 30 Pine Tree and 30 Plane Tree Planting Event (November 8, 2022)
• 2nd International Gastronomy Festival and Cooking Competition (November 4-6, 2022)
• Denizli Gastronomy Competition (September 26, 2022)
• Denizli Flavor Festival (May 20, 2022)
• Kale Tourism Days (May 15, 2022)
• Beyağaç Culture and Tarhana Festival (March 19, 2022)
• 6. Career Days (March 7, 2022)
• Denizli Street Foods (May 28, 2022)

  2023

• 100th Year Tourism Memorial Grove (January 9, 2023)
• Turkish Cuisine Event (May 24, 2023)
• Denizli Gastronomy Competition II (May 24, 2023)
• International Beyağaç Topuklu Plateau Sky Observation Event (July 13-16, 2023)

  2024

• EGEKAF Gastronomy Events (21-22 February 2024)
• Opening of the Tourism Faculty Labada Gourmet Practice Kitchen (May 12, 2024)

  2025

• 7th Career Day (February 28, 2025)
• 3rd Denizli Gastronomy Competition (May 26, 2025)
• Slow City Çameli Tourism Road Map Workshop (September 30, 2025)
• Turkish Cuisine and Denizli Local Food Competition (October 23, 2025)
•  GastroBahçe

  2026

• 8th Career Day (March 26, 2026)