“…When the studies addressing the quantitative and qualitative factors in the development of tourism-oriented development strategies in rural development are examined, studies on rural development (Blancas et al, 2011;Gülümser et al, 2010;Cawley and Gillmor, 2008;Kiper and Yılmaz, 2008, Akçi, 2015, MacDonald and Jolliffe, 2003Temiz and Yenigül, 2021), evaluation of rural tourism potential (Yazgan and Kadanalı, 2012;Topçuoğlu, 2018), effects and sustainability of tourism in rural areas (Kaptan Ayhan et al, 2020;Kubickova and Campbell, 2020), attitudes of local people (Ertuna et al, 2012;Hasse, 2003;Güdücüler, 2012) and spatial and economic impact assessments (Pato and Kastenholz, 2017;Argobast et al, 2017;Park and Yoon, 2011;Ilberry et al, 2007;Eceral and Özmen, 2009) are noteworthy. Erdoğan and Şahin (2018), starting from the concept of village cluster, examined the Datça Peninsula, which has rural settlements with a population of over 2000 and natural assets that are in danger of losing the quality and originality of local products.…”