While the world is going into different tourism expectations, the tourism
understanding in Turkey is defined as tourism in the sea-sand-sun triangle. However, it is
possible to contribute to the income and local development of the indigenous people by
developing nature-based tourism. Besides, with the sustainable use and preservation of the
natural-cultural assets, the damage of the traditional tourism industry on the natural and
cultural environment could be reduced. In this study, it is aimed to bring up the naturebased
tourism concept in C¸ anakkale by evaluating the nature-based tourism industry in the
general of Turkey and assessing the natural-cultural resources that C¸ anakkale comprehends.
The most important areas that have a nature-based tourism potential in C¸ anakkale
and the tourism activities that are most suitable for these areas have been determined.