Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Faculty of Tourism was established in the province of Nevşehir which is the center of historical Cappadocia region which has natural history, cultural richness and unique features. The foundation of the faculty dates back to 1984 when it was first set up as a college, Nevsehir Tourism Business and Hotel Management College being a part of Erciyes University. In 1984 while the school was a college of Erciyes University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, it gained the status of a college directly belonging to Erciyes University Rectorate in 2000. When Nevsehir University was founded on 17 May 2007, this college’s name, ties and status were converted into Faculty of Commerce and Tourism Education, Nevsehir University. Furthermore, Faculty of Commerce and Tourism Education was closed on 13 November 2009 with the degree of the Council of Ministers and Faculty of Tourism was founded in place of the previous faculty. Thus; Faculty of Tourism gained its present legal status and structures. Currently the faculty has four departments, namely Tourism Management, Tourism Guidance, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, and Recreation Management.