Evaluation of The Intention to Visit The Destination According to Demographic Characteristics of Germans Visiting Turkish Restaurants in Berlin

The elements of ethnic and regional cuisine come to the forefront as one of the main attractions for tourists to develop visiting intention to a destination. The main purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the local food experience intends tourists visit a destination, by having the regional food out of the destination. In this context, the Germans who visited Turkish restaurants in Berlin were identified as the universe of the study. In this context, the effects of demographic features that differentiate the visiting intention of tourists analyzed. Due to the obtained results, age, gender, previous visits and duration of visits create differences on Germans who participated in the study over the intention of visiting Turkey. According to these results, participants who have not visited Turkey before, developing a higher rate of intention to visit Turkey after experiencing Turkish restaurants in Berlin. However, the participants that have visited Turkey before and stay 10 nights and more, develop lower level intentions to visit Turkey