Asst. Prof. GÜRKAN AYBEK

Faculty of Tourism,

WoS Research Areas: Social Sciences (Soc), Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism, Social Sciences General, Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Scopus Research Areas: General Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Management Information Systems

Avesis Research Areas: Social Sciences and Humanities, Tourism and Hotel Management, General Sociology and Methodology, Sociology

Email: gurkanaybek@akdeniz.edu.tr

Office Phone: +90 242 227 4400 Extension: 2852

Web: https://avesis.akdeniz.edu.tr/gurkanaybek

Office: 1Y-06

Address: Akdeniz Üniversitesi Merkez Kampüsü, Turizm Fakültesi, Kat: 1, Oda No: 1Y-06, 07058 Konyaaltı/ANTALYA

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Open Access

Announcements & Documents

Thesis Documents

The Effect Of Ethnic Restaurants on Local People – Immigrant Interaction and Acceptance of Immigrants: A Research in the Framework of Contact Theory

Gürkan AYBEK, 2025, DR Tez.pdf

Effect of ethnic restaurant experience on intention to consume local food and intention to visit destination: The mediating effect of food image

Gürkan Aybek, 2020, YL Tezi.pdf

Education

2020 - 2025

Doctorate

Akdeniz University, Institute of Social Sciences, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Turkey

2019 - 2025

Undergraduate

Istanbul University, Open And Dıstance Educatıon Faculty, Open Education Programs, Turkey

2017 - 2020

Postgraduate

Akdeniz University, Institute of Social Sciences, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Turkey

2013 - 2017

Undergraduate

Akdeniz University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Turkey

Dissertations

2025

Doctorate

The Effect Of Ethnic Restaurants on Local People – Immigrant Interaction and Acceptance of Immigrants: A Research in the Framework of Contact Theory

Akdeniz University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

2020

Postgraduate

Effect of ethnic restaurant experience on intention to consume local food and intention to visit destination: The mediating effect of food image

Akdeniz University, Institute of Social Sciences, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Foreign Languages

C1 Advanced

English

Certificates, Courses and Trainings

2019

Conceptual Foundations of PLS Path Modeling

IT

Udemy/Geoffrey Hubona, Ph.D.

Research Areas

Avesis Research Areas: Social Sciences and Humanities, Tourism and Hotel Management, General Sociology and Methodology, Sociology

WoS Research Areas: Social Sciences (Soc), Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism, Social Sciences General, Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Scopus Research Areas: General Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Management Information Systems

Research Areas Based on Academic Activities

Avesis Research Areas

WoS Research Areas

Scopus Research Areas

Academic Positions

2026 - Present

Assistant Professor

Akdeniz University, Faculty Of Tourism, Turizm ve Gastronomi Yönetimi Programları

2019 - 2026

Research Assistant

Akdeniz University, Faculty Of Tourism, Department Of Gastronomy And Culinary Arts

Managerial Experience

2026 - Present

Head of Department

Akdeniz University, Faculty Of Tourism, Turizm ve Gastronomi Yönetimi Programları

Courses

Postgraduate

Statistics in Social Sciences

Undergraduate

Temel Mutfak Bilgisi

Research Methods

Basic Cooking II

World Cuisine and Applications

Wine Science

Articles

2026

1. A tutorial for building multi-type PLS-SEM in social research: validating and testing reflective and formative constructs in a single model

Aybek G., Karakaş H.

QUALITY & QUANTITY , no.Online First, pp.1-25, 2026 (Scopus)

2026

2. A Scale Development Study on the Expectation of a Disabled Friendly Hotel in the Context of Accessible Tourism

Himmetoğlu A., Erkaya B., Akıncı Z., Yurcu G., Ajanovic E., Aybek G., et al.

ADVANCES IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM RESEARCH (AHTR) , vol.14, no.2, pp.256-289, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

2026

3. Reviving well-being after vacation: self-continuity with memories and emotional recall from local food experiences

Aybek G., Şahin Yılmaz A., Yılmaz G., Karsavuran Z.

JOURNAL OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM MARKETING , vol.43, no.1, pp.90-112, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)

2026

4. Too much time to seek, too little to risk: a socioemotional selectivity perspective on generational differences in ethnic restaurant intentions

Aybek G., Ülker P., Ülker M., Parlak Biçer Z. Ö.

BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL , vol.128, no.2, pp.669-691, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2024

5. Menu fatigue: Exploring an obscure concept with problem-centred expert interviews

Aybek G., Öner Aybek C. E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GASTRONOMY AND FOOD SCIENCE , vol.38, pp.1-10, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)

2023

6. PLS-SEM Guide in Social Sciences: An Application With Hierarchical Component Modelling

Aybek G., Karakaş H.

Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi , vol.24, no.3, pp.656-674, 2023 (TRDizin)

2022

7. Local Tourists' Self-Comparison with Foreıgn Tourists and Feeling of Segregation

Aybek G., Demirel A., Öner C. E.

ANATOLIA , vol.33, no.2, pp.7-18, 2022 (TRDizin)

2022

8. Effects of ethnic restaurant experience on prospective tourist intentions: Mediating role of food image

Aybek G., Özdemir B.

TOURISM MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES , vol.44, 2022 (SSCI, Scopus)

2022

9. Use The Silver Bullet on The Right Beast: A Guide on Usage of PLS-SEM in Tourism and Gastronomy Studies

Aybek G., Karakaş H.

ADVANCES IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM RESEARCH (AHTR) , vol.10, no.2, pp.327-336, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

2021

10. AUTHENTICITY PARADOX: AN EXAMINATION ON LOCAL GASTRONOMY

Aybek G., Alphan E.

REVISTA ANAIS BRASILEIROS DE ESTUDOS TURÍSTICOS / ABET , vol.11, pp.1-12, 2021 (ESCI)

Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences

2025

1. Typology of Ethnic Restaurants: A Classification Based on Entrepreneurial Profiles and Push Factors

Aybek G.

9. Uluslararası Gastronomi Turizmi Araştırmaları Kongresi, Kayseri, Turkey, 9 - 11 October 2025, pp.142-143, (Summary Text)

2020

2. Authenticity Paradox: An Examination on Local Gastronomy

AYBEK G., ALPHAN E.

International Travel and Tourism Dynamics: Overtourism, Ankara, Turkey, 8 - 10 October 2020, pp.404, (Summary Text)

Books

2025

1. İpek Yolu’nun Tabağı: Orta Asya’dan Anadolu’ya

Aybek G.

in: Gastronomi Atlası: Coğrafyadan Sofraya, Erol Geçgin,Kerim Ağacanoğlu, Editor, Efe Akademi, İstanbul, pp.215-230, 2025

2025

2. Kahve Akımları

Aybek G.

in: Kahvenin Kitabı, Doç. Dr. Adem Arman, Editor, Oğlak Yayınları, İstanbul, pp.66-78, 2025

2024

3. Endüstriyel Mutfak ve Tarihsel Gelişimi

Aybek G.

in: Gastronomi ve Mutfak Sanatlarına Giriş , Emrah ÖRGÜN, Editor, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.19-33, 2024

2024

4. Arttırılmış Gerçeklik(AR), Sanal Gerçeklik (VR) ve Karma Gerçeklik (MR)

ÖNER AYBEK C. E., AYBEK G.

in: Dijiitalleşmenin Turizme Yansımaları: Kavramlar, Faaliyetler ve Eğilimler, YAĞMUR YENAL, Editor, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara, pp.80-114, 2024

2023

5. Viski

Aybek G.

in: Tarihsel, Kültürel ve Turizm Boyutuyla İçecekler , Gökhan YILMAZ, Editor, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, pp.394-420, 2023

2022

6. Turizmde Çekici ya da Engelleyici Bir Unsur Olarak Gastronomi: Karmaşıklık Kuramı ve Gri Alan Paradigması Işığında Bir Değerlendirme

Aybek G.

in: Tadın Gücü: Gastronomi ve Turizm İlişkisi Üzerine Yeniden Düşünmek, Doç. Dr. Oğuz Nebioğlu, Editor, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.145-172, 2022

Activities in Scientific Journals

2021 - Present

Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR)

Publication Committee Member

Congress and Symposium Activities

01 October 2020 - 01 October 2020

International Travel and Tourism Dynamics (ITTD20)

Attendee

Ankara-Turkey

Scholarships

2023 - 2025

2211-A Genel Yurt İçi Doktora Burs Programı

TUBITAK

2018 - 2020