Determination of Financial Literacy Levels of Local Tourists: Gaziantep Sample.

This research aims to determine the financial literacy level of domestic tourists visiting Gaziantep. In addition, this study aims to determine whether tourists' financial literacy levels differ according to demographic variables. A questionnaire was applied to 390 local tourists visiting Gaziantep in this context. The data set was analysed using Factor Analysis, T-Test and Anova Test by SPSS 21 Statistical Program. According to the research results, it has been determined that all factors of financial literacy show a statistically significant difference according to the tourists' education level, age and income. For the variables of gender and marital status, the financial literacy level of tourists shows a statistically partial difference. In this context, differences were determined in socio-economic reflections, individual financial planning and prudent economic behaviour factors for the marital status variable. For the gender variable, a statistically significant difference was found in the factors of rational behaviour, individual economic planning, reflection of economic policies, prudent economic behaviour and macroeconomic reflection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]