Sustainable Destination Management
Strategies in the OIC Member Countries
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A look at the below radar chart shows, however, that Turkey would also benefit from joint
policies that help to implement similar safety and security standards, and HR regulations like
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan have. The Turkic Corridor overall can be seen as an example of
collaboration used to learn from each other with joint high-level policies and targets.
Figure 56: Radar Chart Showing Eight Indicators of the Turkic Silk Road Countries
Source: DinarStandard
The OIC Silk Road Corridor is an established cross-border corridor under the framework of the
UNWTO Silk Road Initiative. Countries in the OIC Silk Road Corridor are Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (which is not part of the graphs due to a lack of data), Tajikistan, and
Turkey. The countries greatly vary in their tourism readiness and international openness.
Turkey, as the most tourism-ready country, will be able to lead in the development of policies
and transfer knowledge to the less developed countries.
The countries also have substantial differences in other indicators, such as safety and security,
ICT readiness, infrastructure, and natural and cultural resources.
Setting Up a Governance Structure
It is recommended that a formal structure is set up for the Turkic Silk Road within the UNWTO
Silk Road Programme. The framework could be a formal agreement between the Turkic
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Safety and secutiry
Human resources
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sustainability
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Natural and cultural
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Turkey Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Tajikistan