Akdeniz Bölgesinin Adana Bölümünde yer alan Kahramanmaraş şehri, özellikle 1980’li yıllardan sonra mekansal, sosyo-ekonomik ve nüfus açısından büyük bir gelişme göstermiştir. Şehirde rekreasyon alanlarına, aktivitelerine olan ihtiyaç artmıştır. Bu araştırmada şehir halkının sosyo-ekonomik özellikleri ile şehir içinde rekreasyon faaliyetleri için önemli olan alanlar (aktif yeşil alanlar, sosyo-kültürel merkezler, büyük spor tesisleri) incelenerek halkın bu alanlarla ilgili düşüncesi analitik bir yaklaşımla ortaya konulmuştur. Bu amaçla rekreasyon faaliyetleri üzerinde etkili olduğu düşünülen faktörler hakkındaki bilgiler anket yoluyla toplanmıştır. Toplanan veriler Ki-kare istatistik yöntemiyle test edilmiştir. Halkın rekreasyonla ilgili düşüncelerini yansıtan istatistiksel sonuçlara göre rekreasyonla sosyo-ekonomik birçok faktör arasında anlamlı ilişkiler bulunduğu ve şehrin rekreasyonel alanlar açıdan yetersiz olduğu görülmektedir.

Abstract: Kahramanmara? is located in the Adana subregion of the Mediterranean region. The city was built on the south slope of Ahir Mountain and north of Mara? plain. Kahramanmara? city especially after the 1980s has shown a great development in terms of socio-economic, demographic and the spatial aspects. However, these developments have led to different problems.The problems which appear during this process have reflected as stress in the quality of people's life living in the city. Therefore, the recreation area and activity needs of the city residents have increased today when compared to the past. In this study, socio-economic characteristics of the city residents and the areas that are important for recreation activities in the city (active green areas, socio-cultural centers and major sports facilities) were investigated. And aslo, the relationship between the people and recreation and recreational activities was examined by analytical approach. To achieve this aim, the data about the factors which was thought to have an impact on recreational activities (such as education level, income, age etc.) was collected by questionnaire. The data collected by questionnaire was tested by chi-square statistical technique. According to the statistical results which reflect the opinions of the people about recreation, it was seen that there were meaningful relationships between recreation and many socio-economic factors. It was observed that the recreational areas were inadequate in the city.