This descriptive and analytical study was conducted to determine the pain experience of elderly individuals, their methods of coping with pain, and the factors affecting their pain beliefs. It was carried out between February 2019 and July 2019 in Bağlama Family Health Centers numbered 36 and 37 in Niğde city center, Bağlama Town. The study was completed with 146 people aged 65 and over who did not have hearing or speech problems that would prevent communication. Data were collected with the information form and the Pain Beliefs Scale. Ethics committee approval and informed consent were obtained. It was found that 80.1% of the individuals had a high frequency of using both non-pharmacological methods and always using drugs for the management of on going and recurrent pain in the last six months. Organic beliefs mean score was 2.76±0.88; The mean psychological beliefs score was 2.69±0.99, and according to the results of linear regression analysis, the variables of experiencing pain in the last year, verbalizing pain, and using pain killers were effective on psychological beliefs scores, It was determined that life long pain experience, pain complaints in the last six months, behavior when pain started, and pain killer use variables were found to be effective on organic beliefs. The study concluded that most of the elderly individuals experience chronic pain, the ways of coping with pain and pain beliefs differ, it is recommended to consider these differences in pain management.