Oltu District of Erzurum Province to Determine the Potential Ecotourism for SWOT Analysis

Oltu district of Erzurum selected as research region has important potential with regards of ecotourism with historical riches and regional architecture, canyons and interesting geological forms, traditional productions and handicrafts, variable soil structures between the elevations of 850 and 3000 m, variable flora and fauna riches includes so many biological diversities, natural assets such as mountains, plates, plateaus, valens and brooks. This study was conducted to determine ecotourism potential in Oltu district. In this respect, a SWOT analysis was conducted with experts in order to evaluate the questionnaires prepared with 5 scaled Likert type questions on the dates of August 14 and 22, 2010. With this SWOT analysis, it is aimed to determine what strengths, weaknesses and possible opportunities and threats in the future of research area could be in terms of ecotourism potentials