In this study, it was aimed to determine the perceptions of local residents for national and international sports events. Study was conducted in Alanya which is home to many sports events each year. As a result of analyses, it was determined that the deception of local residents for national and international sports events held at Alanya under eight aspects. These aspects were entitled as "Economical Contribution", "Sports Culture Imbuing", " Traffic Congestion Problems", "Promotion Instrument and Increasing Brand Value", "Environmental Harms", "Social Interaction", "Infrastructure Development and Bringing Sportive Investment" and "Financial Burden and Underused Capacity Problem". Within the findings of the study, it was determined that large majority of the participants, even though partially, have information related to the sports events held at Alanya, whereas a lesser part of them attend to the sports events held at Alanya regularly or frequently. In addition to this, it was determined that the participants have a perception that the sports events held at Alanya are imbuing sports culture to local residents, causing traffic congestion problems, increasing the brand value of the destination and procuring social interaction whereas partially providing economical contribution, partially harming the environment, partially developing the infrastructure and bringing sportive investment, partially bringing financial burden to destination and partially causing underused capacity problem.

Every year millions of people throughout the world lose their lives due to occupational accidents and occupational diseases. Studies of occupational accidents have found that the majority are human induced. The fatalistic beliefs of employees regarding occupational accidents affect people's attitudes toward occupational accidents. In this regard, the main purpose of the research is to determine the effect of fatalistic beliefs of employees in fivestar accommodation businesses regarding occupational accidents on burnout. Quantitative data came from a survey of employees in five-star accommodation businesses. This study focuses on kitchens, housekeeping, restaurants, bars and technical service departments, since the risk of occupational accidents in these four departments is higher than in others The results of the research reveal that fatalistic beliefs of employees regarding occupational accidents affect their burnout levels; in other words, a fatalistic attitude regarding occupational accidents is a very powerful predictor of burnout. The research on impact of fatalistic beliefs of employees regarding occupational accidents on burnout lacks empirical evidence. This study provides a empirical evidence on impact of fatalistic beliefs of employees regarding occupational accidents on burnout. This research provides an important contribution not only to the safety workplace literature, but also to the field of organizational behaviour and human resource management.