General

RECREATION
Recreation, which is mandatory for a person to do in their life (for example, eating, sleeping, working, etc.) are activities that are applied in free time, except for situations. Free time has a large impact on the cultural and moral development of societies.
Recreation is done in free time, the person participates in activities voluntarily and entirely at his or her own request. Recreational activities provide personal and social benefits.
The main aim of the recreation department is to educate students in a manner that can meet the needs of society, the field and the individual in terms of General Culture, field knowledge, management and education in a way that can implement recreation programs.
Students who have graduated from the Department of recreation; in local governments (municipalities), in the private sector (industry, etc.), In the field of tourism, they receive the title of recreation expert within the General Directorate of Youth and Sports.

Purpose
Recreation time and free time and knows the properties of the concepts of meaning, which is the primary function of adaptation to everyday life, recreation, quality of life, satisfaction with free time and sufficient skills in raising the level of wellness, recreation and other areas of the relationship and can understand the benefits of recreation which operate in accordance with the multidisciplinary structure that can prepare for free time recreation programs, organize programs according to age groups and creative activity, recreation leadership and management leadership and understand the importance of each age group is capable of, It serves knows how to protect the health and safety of the group, in recreation management knowledge, skills, and equipment having the active life principle that is related to recreation in the Department of scientific and technological developments in the world can follow, interpret results, and to be able to transfer into practice, the researcher or research professionals who can collaborate with university units with the feature of the router to go further in providing recreation to become.

Mission
The importance of Science in recreation and academic and social life in our country to teach and to contribute to the elimination of the deficiencies in this area in our country, to create awareness about the needs of trained staff, linked to universal values in the light of Atatürk's principles and revolutions, respect for human rights, fundamental knowledge and experience in the areas of recreation, having to raise individuals to the researcher, the main areas of recreation, social, commercial, treatment or help with employment increasing and improving the collective is to create application environments.

Vision
To contribute to the development of recreation science and its applications through the national and international scientific studies and to be an institution that leads to the creation of a physically active and healthy society.