Tourism as a Foreign Policy Tool: The Case of Ghana

Abstract

In this study, Turkey's tourism agreements with African countries were examined by considering the relationship between foreign policy and tourism. Turkey has signed agreements with countries in Africa on various issues including tourism. According to tourism statistics, however, a small number of tourists come to Turkey from poor countries in Africa. Turkey is trying to develop commercial, political, social, cultural, economic and tourism relations associations with African countries that have a common historical background. Our relationship with Ghana has been evaluated in this framework. In this study, which is a qualitative research, data were obtained by using the document review technique. The result of the study is that the tourism agreements signed with African poor countries are actually a foreign policy tool for the enhancement of cooperation with these countries in every field, rather than the development of tourism relations.