@article{2017,title={THE EFFECTS OF TURKISH DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ON BUSINESS AND THERMAL TOURISM BUSINESS},abstractNode={The development agencies have been founded in order to lessen the developmental differences between and amongst the regions in Turkey. The major aims of Development Agencies are to determine the region’s resources and opprtunities, to do research as to inc rease the rate of social and economic development and competition, and to support the related institutions research. Development Agencies also provide sustainability in regional development by coordinating the correct and efficient use of resources and the local patentiality. The Development Agencies prepare sector reports in order to guide the enterpreneurs who plan to make an investment in the region. İn the tourism sector, the Development Agencies provide free counselling services in thermal tourism as a branch of health tourism and they also assist the investors in counterance and licence issues. Thermal tourism includes such methods as “thermomineral upter bath, inhalation, mud bath” .As a brach in physical therapy, rehabilitation, climarte cures exersize, psychotherapy and died programmes. Thermal tourism is preferred for several reasons such as the changing profile of consumers, the aging population in the world, the availability of thermal tourism throughout the year, accommodation and cure sessions, Additionally, thermal provedes an alternative treatment method that is devoid of chemical and the artificial medicine. The aging profile of European, population especially Scandinavian countries, demand thermal cures in order to stay healting procimity, Turkey is an attractive option for Middle Eastern countries.},author={Selda TÜREDİ},year={2017},journal={The Journal of Social Sciences}}