@article{2016,title={DEVELOPMENT OF WİNDSURFİNG AND KİTESURFİNG (AMONG WATER SPORTS) İN EASTERN COASTS OF DARDANELLES STRAİT AND THE PROBLEMS FACED},abstractNode={This study aims to examine the development of windsurfing and kitesurfing; which are among the water sports that create most tourism activity after coastal tourism in Eastern coasts of Dardanelles strait and which allow the development of sports tourism, with various dimensions. The geographical factors affecting the development of windsurfing and kitesurfing in the eastern coasts of the strait, problems with the locations where these sports are performed are taken under the scope. The required data for research was collected in 2015 Summer by interviews made with windsurfing club and school managers and teachers as well as field observations. In easter coasts of Dardanelles strait windsurfing can be made in Sarısığlar bay while both windsurfing and kitesurfing can be made in Güzelyalı coasts. In windsurfing season is determined by wind and air temperature. The dominant wind in Dardanelles strait blows from north - northeastern direction creates wave together with sufficient wind in surfing tracks. Therefore natural environment with all its components allow windsurfing and kitesurfing to be performed in Dardanelles strait. Surfing sports which were initiated by European surfers in eastern coasts of Dardanelles in early 1980's gained acceleration after 2002's. Among the most important problems faced in the about Dardanelles strait, we can consider the insufficient local support and introduction.},author={Okan YAŞAR},year={2016},journal={Kesit Akademi}}