Araştmmda, Erzurum merkezdeki 50 yaş ve üzeri insanlann serbest zamanlannı değerlendirmeşekilleri incelenmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan 244 denek, Enutum'un farklı semtlerinden seçilmiştir.Katılımcılann, 126 s\ erkek, 118'i bayandır. Katılımcılardanerkeklerin % 36,5'i, bayanlann % 30,5'ibir işte çalıştıktannı, erkeklerin % 15,9'u, kahvehaneyc gittiğini, %50'si, televizyon seyrettiğini,%31,7'si, ibadet ettiğini, % 2,4 ise evde dinlendiğini belirtirken, bayanlann tamamı kahvehaneyegitmediklerini, %50'si televizyon seyrettiğini, % 28'i, ibadet ettiğini, % 2,5'i evde dinlendiklerinibelirtmişlerdir.Araştırmaya katılan erkeklerin, % 41,3'ü günde 1- 3 saat, % 49,2'si günde 4- 6 saat, % 9,5'i 8 saat veüzeri televizyon seyrederken, bayanlann %40,7'si 1- 3 saat, % 51,7'si 4- 6 saat, %7,6's\ ise 8 saat veüzeri televizyon seyrettiğini, hazırlanacak bir sportif etkinlik programınaErkeklerin % 28,6'sl her zaman, % 50'si ara sıra, %15,9'u nadiren katılmak istediklerini, bayanlarınise % 27, I'i her zaman, % 44, i'i nadiren, % 22'si ise her zaman katılabileceğini belirtmiştir. Sportiffaaliyetlere katılım sonucu kendilerini daha sağlıktı ve dinç hissedeceklerini belirten erkeklerin oranı% 81, bayanlar ise % 86,4 tür.Anahtar kelimeler: Yaşlı insanlar, serbest zaman, spor, aktivitc. ABSTRACTIn this study, it was examined how people, older than 50 and living in Erzurum, spend their free-time.The 244 subjects were ehosen from various distriets of ErzulUm. ]26 partieipants were male and 118were fwmale. Partieipants reported that; 36.5 per cent of male were employed while 30.5 per cent ofthe females were employed; for male participants: ] 5.9 per cent of them were going to eoffee-house,50 per cent of them were watehing tv, 31.7 per cent of them were praying and 15.9 per cent of themwere resting at home. On the other hand for female partieipants: all of them were not going to cpffeehouse,50 per cent of them were watching tv, 28 per cent of them were praying and 2.5 per cent ofthem were resting at home.Male partieipants reported that; 41.3 of them were watehing tv for 1-3 hours in aday, 49.2 of themwere watching tv for 4-6 hours in a dayand 9.5 of them were watching tv for 8 hours or (onger in aday. Duration ofwatehing tv fort he females was; 40.7 afthem were watching tv for 1-3 hours in aday, 51.7 of them were watching tv for 4-6 hours in a dayand 9.5 of them were watching tv for 8hours or longer in a day.Male participants reported that; 28.6 per cent of them always, 50 per cent ofthem sometimes, 15.9 per cent rarely want to take part in a sport aetivity while female participantsreported that; 27.1 per cent of them always, 44.1 per cent of them sometimies, 22 per cent of themrarely want to lake part in a sport activity. 81 per cent of the males and 86.4 of the females reportedthat they would be feeling hcalthier and more vigorous by taking part in sport aetivity.Key words: Old people, free-time, sport, activity.