Pamukkale University
Faculty of Tourism
The Faculty of Tourism was first established in 2007 as the School of Tourism and Hotel Management and accepted its first students in the 2009-2010 academic year. In 2013, it participated in the "Facultyization of Colleges" process and continued to provide education as the Faculty of Tourism, accepting its first students as a faculty in the 2013-2014 academic year.
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.
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
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 Gastronomy Tourism Congress (1-3 May 2023) www.pau.edu.tr/gt Uzbekistan
• 23rd National Tourism Congress (13-15 October 2023) https://www.pau.edu.tr/utk23
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)
• Atatürk and Body Language (November 10, 2022)
• Our Alumni and Denizli Themed Talk (April 18, 2022)
• Denizli and Denizli Man in the Stone Age (April 7, 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 Talks 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)
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)
• 6th Career Days (March 7, 2022)
• Çivril Strategic Tourism Workshop (February 18, 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)
GRADUATE EDUCATION
Affiliated with the Institute of Social Sciences, there are three thesis-based master's programs in Tourism Management, Tourism Guidance, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, as well as a doctorate program in the Department of Tourism Management.
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.
PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF TOURISM JOURNAL
Pamukkale University Faculty of Tourism Hierapolis: Journal of Tourism and Cultural Heritage is the academic 'peer-reviewed' publication of Pamukkale University Faculty of Tourism and is a journal that includes studies on different disciplines.
STUDENT SOCIETIES
Four communities operate within our faculty: Tourism Community, Gastronomy Community, Tourist Guidance Community, and Recreation and Entertainment Community.
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.
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.
Faculty Administration
Dean: Prof. Dr. Serkan BERTAN
Vice Deans: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet ERTAŞ
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Tahir DURSUN
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
Brochure
You can access the Faculty of Tourism brochure here