The tourism sector, showing the diversity in the world and in Turkey and is one of the most rapidly growing sector. Turkey to historical heritage as rich as can be clearly identified, museums, a wide variety of natural beauty, very different cultures as a country with a table draw everyone's attention resulting from the point where, in presenting the scene remained values for the awareness of the global market must move to a higher stage. This requires professionals, researchers and entrepreneurs who can effectively master information technologies in the tourism sector, who can use different languages and therefore have developed human relations, who can penetrate the structure and functioning of the sector and its enterprises, have in-depth knowledge of theory and practices, and vision.
Istanbul is among the most visited cities in the world. If it succeeds in presenting its potential at full capacity, it seems possible to rank first. Istanbul is the only faculty that tourism Civilizations Istanbul University Faculty of Tourism, Istanbul later this perspective before the superior general of Turkey for all tourism professionals, researchers and entrepreneurs have been the target of growing.
Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism Management started to accept students for the undergraduate program in the 2016-2017 academic year, and the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts in the 2017-2018 academic year. In addition, the Faculty accepts students in Health Tourism Management Non-Thesis Master Program, Tourism Management Master Program with Thesis and Tourism Management Doctorate Program within the Faculty. The Faculty of Tourism, prioritizing the demands and needs of the sector, constantly updates the content of its educational programs and improves it.
The Faculty of Tourism attaches importance to global developments, foreign language teaching, methodological research and practice in its programs. While creating academic staff, scientists who are knowledgeable in the field, who are aware of global developments, who have researcher qualifications and high capacity to publish on an international scale are preferred.
With this sensitivity, I reiterate our commitment to make the contributions required by global developments in the sector, and hereby express my respect to all stakeholders.