After 2000’s, rural tourism which is located under the touristic product diversification and has greatinterest not only in Turkey but also in the worldwide, has become an activity by more tourists every year. Sincethe motivations that direct tourists to rural tourism are to experience rural areas, many different types of tourismsuch as plateau tourism, agro tourism, botanical tourism and cave tourism are also included in the scope ofrural tourism. Therefore, it is seen that there are many studies in the field regarding the types of tourismevaluated within the scope of rural tourism, and even congresses and symposiums related to rural tourism havebeen held. It is thought that the studies done and to be done about rural tourism and its types, which contributesignificantly to the increase in tourism demand, will have positive effects on both to the development andsustainability of tourism and to the tourism literature. The main purpose of this study is to determine the generalcharacteristics of the graduate thesis studies about rural tourism and to give an idea about the development ofrural tourism to the tourism plans and politicians as well as to the researchers who will study in this field.Documentary scanning method was used in the study. In this context, the scanning was carried out in the thesissearch menu of the National Thesis Center Database about the concepts of rural tourism, agricultural tourism,agro-tourism, botanical tourism, plateau tourism, cave tourism, bird watching tourism and farm tourism. Theparameters in the previous studies were used while in the examination of the related theses. Parameters in theprevious studies were used to analyze the theses related. As a result of the study, various suggestions weremade to the sector employees and researchers in order to realize rural tourism and other types of tourism moreeffectively.