This book presents the first comprehensive study in Turkiye that explores connections of the Time Travelling concept within the Recreation field. Building on international practices developed especially by the Kalmar County Museum in Sweden, the Time Travel is a structured, experience-based approach that enables participants to engage with a specific historical period through roles, embodied actions, and collective reflection within a  well-structured method, namely Time Travel Method (TTM). Rather than teaching history as factual knowledge, the method transforms the past into a lived, emotional, cognitive, and social experience, allowing individuals to explore values, dilemmas, and everyday life across different eras.

The book establishes the conceptual foundations of time, leisure, and recreation, and explains how TT aligns with experiential learning theories (Dewey, Kolb), dialogic meaning-making (Taylor), and play theory (Huizinga). It highlights the method’s five core principles—locality, contemporaneity, participation, multiple perspectives, and reflective dialogue—which together create a transformative learning environment.

Drawing on examples from Sweden, South Africa, Uganda, and Turkiye, the book demonstrates the method’s adaptability across cultures and its potential to enrich recreational experiences by fostering empathy, cultural awareness, identity exploration, and community engagement. Ultimately, it offers a new, creative framework for designing leisure programs that connect the past with present questions and future possibilities.