Türkiye Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.201-220, 2005 (Hakemli Dergi)
Turkey is a rich country with regard to natural touristic resources. Thus sea tourism potential. On account of thermal tourism, which is know especially as “hot spring tourism” in our land. Turkey is actually is a rich country. They have been gradually operated and become a healty tourism center. The Çiftehan hot spring, which ,is in Niğde city, is one of them. The old buildings have been broken down and new ones have been built up according to a cartain plan. The completion of the projects will increase tourism activity. This hot spring of Çiftehan is one of the thermal spring in Turkey, which is good for rheumatical diseases. Çiftehan is on the historical Silk Road, which connect the Mediterranean Region to the Central Anatolia. İn this study, the health tourism potential will be manifested by considering the location of the spring.