Tekin, NedimParlar, Fatih MehmetErcan, Özge2025-03-232025-03-2320202458-83852536-5045https://hdl.handle.net/11486/2193In this research, it is aimed to determine the views of pensioners in Sinop, which is determined to be the province in Turkey with the highest happiness level according to TUIK 2019 data; on the issues that need to be changed relating with evaluating free time, participation in physical activity, adequacy of physical activities, obstacles to participation and free time in the city. The study data were collected from the qualitative research patterns by face-to-face interview technique and the opinions of eight retired people living in the city center of Sinop were obtained and analyzed by content analysis technique. As a result of the research, the following opinions of the participants have been determined: In the dimension of physical activity, social activities, outdoor activities, mental activities and social responsibility; in the dimension of participation in physical activity, health, renewal, encouragement and satisfaction, insufficiency of physical activities in terms of lack of experts, local government and physical facilities; in the dimension of situations where obstacles to participation in physical activities take place in the availability of facility/material, transportation, social environment, nutrition and bureaucracy are recognised. And finally it has been determined that opinions about the things to be done/changed about free time in the city are in the dimensions related with facilities, courses, transportation, activity, health and sportsBu arastirmada, TÜIK 2019 verilerine göre Türkiye’de mutluluk düzeyi en yüksek il olarak belirlenen Sinop’taki emekli bireylerin; serbest zamanlarini degerlendirme, fiziksel aktiviteye katilim, fiziksel aktivitelerin yeterligi ve katilima engel durumlar ile sehirde serbest zamanla ilgili degistirilmesi gerekenlerle ilgili görüslerini tespit etmek amaçlanmistir. Çalisma verileri, nitel arastirma desenlerinden yüz yüze görüsme teknigi ile toplanmis ve Sinop sehir merkezinde yasayan emekli sekiz kisinin görüsleri alinarak içerik analizi teknigi ile çözümlenmistir. Çalisma neticesinde katilimci görüsleri; serbest zamanlarini degerlendirme boyutunda fiziksel aktivite, sosyal etkinlikler, açik hava etkinlikleri, mental aktiviteler ve sosyal sorumluluk alanlarinda oldugu; fiziksel aktiviteye katilimin saglik, yenilenme, tesvik ve tatmin boyutlarina ayristigi; fiziksel aktivitelerin uzman eksikligi, yerel yönetim ve fiziki imkanlar açisindan yetersiz oldugu, fiziksel aktivitelere katilima engel durumlarin tesis/malzeme, ulasim, sosyal çevre, beslenme ve bürokrasi boyutlarinda gerçeklestigi ve son olarak sehirde serbest zamanla ilgili yapilmasi/degistirilmesi gerekenlere dair görüslerin tesis, kurslar, ulasim, aktivite, saglik ve sporu yayginlastirma boyutlarinda oldugu tespit edilmistir.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPhysical activityleisure timeretired peopleSinopArticle61505810.22466/acusbd.719626https://doi.org/10.22466/acusbd.719626