Abstract. This study was executed with the aim of investigating whether the perceived freedom levels of students who study in the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences vary by any variables. The target population of the study composed of 240 voluntary students who study at Kocaeli University, the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, 132 (55%) of whom was female and 108 (45%) of whom were male. Perceived Freedom in Leisure Scale, which was developed by Witt and Ellis (1985) and adopted into Turkish by [21] was used as the data collection tool of the study. Kolmogrov-Smirnof test analyzed whether the data showed normal distribution and it was observed that data do not display a normal distribution. As a result of this, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H tests were applied. The significance level was considered as 0,05. No significant difference was identified between perceived freedom levels in leisure by means of certain variables such as gender, department, participation in social activities, approximate participation in recreation activities and frequency of leisure participation (p>0,05). A significant difference was found between knowledge and skill -excitement and joy by means of participation in sportive activities, participation in cultural and artistic activities and competence in recreation areas (p<0,05). Consequently, when knowledge and skill -excitement and joy sub-dimensions of students who use their recreational areas, attend to sportive and artistic activities were evaluated, it was seen that individuals who actively participate in any activity may perceive him or herself freer when he or she is compared to the individuals who participate in an activity in a passive way. Therefore, a further activity participation sense may be created.

Object: This research was run in order to determine the needs and requests of the local community for recreational activities, before the planning of the coastline in Derince.Materials and Methods: The sampling of this study consists of 1374 people who are 771 female and 603 male. The data were collected with the survey developed for this study. İts Corenbach Alpha was 0.89. The data were analyzed by SPSS 13.0 package, and shown in tables and graphs with respect to percentage and frequencies. When compering the preferences for facility and area with demographic properties, Pearson chi-square was used (p<0.05).Results: The results show that the participants were from different age group, occupation, neigborhood and education level, and their daily leisure times are between two and five hours. Morover sportive and culturel demands of the participants were determined. When the personel information and prefences were compered, a significant difference was found amoung indoor sports facility, swimming pool, cinema, cycle path and walking trail.Conclusion: The recreative activities demanded by the local community on the regional planning stage was determined. This will provide a different perspective for further projects. Veriler, geliştirilen anketle elde edilmiştir. Anketin geçer ve güvenilirliliği yapılmış, güvenirlilik katsayısı (Cronbach Alpha) 0,89 olarak belirlenmiştir. Anket; sosyo-demografik özellikler, günlük boş zaman, ihtiyaç duyulan tesis, alan ve programlar ile ilgili soruları içermektedir. Veriler, SPSS 13.0 paket programıyla analiz edilmiş ve yüzde ve frekans olarak tablolaştırılmıştır. Tesis ve alan tercihlerinin, demografik özelliklerle karşılaştırılmasında Pearson chi-square (x²) testi uygulanmış ve anlamlılık düzeyi p<0,05 olarak belirlenmiştir. Keywords: Recreational demand, Plant and Activity, Local peopleAraştırmada, farklı yaş, meslek grubu, mahalle ve eğitim düzeyinde katılımların olduğu, günlük 2-5 saat arasında boş zamanlarının bulunduğu ve sportif ve kültürel amaçlı talepleri belirlenmiştir. Kişisel bilgileriyle, tercihleri karşılaştırıldığında; kapalı spor salonu, yüzme havuzu, sinema salonu, bisiklet ve yürüyüş yolları arasında istatistikî açıdan anlamlı farklılık bulunmuştur.Bölgesel planlama aşamasında yöre halkının istediği rekreatif aktiviteler belirlenmiştir. Bu yapılacak projelere farklı bir bakış açısı getirilecektir.