Turkish Underwater Sports Federation

Turkish Underwater Sports Federation
Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu
SportUnderwater sports
Lifesaving
Abbreviation(TSSF)
Founded1982
Affiliation
LocationAnkara, Turkey
PresidentAhmet İnkılap Obruk
Official website
www.tssf.gov.tr/EN/home

Turkish Underwater Sports Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu, TSSF) is the governing body for both underwater sports and lifesaving in Turkey. Founded in 1982 and based in Ankara, the TSSF is a member of both the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) and the International Life Saving Federation (ILS).[1][2][3] Its president is Ahmet İnkılap Obruk, who was also elected in 2009 to CMAS' board of directors for a term of four years.[4][5][6][7][8]

Organization

Currently, the TSSF oversees following ten activities and sports branches:

The federation operates a number of training centers for diving and life saving across the country.[17] There are decompression chambers in eleven cities of Turkey available for use also by TSSF members.[18]

International diving certificate

The diving certification of CMAS* SCUBA Diver issued by the federation upon completion of a study course at one of its training centers is internationally recognized.[5]

Notable sportspeople

References

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  3. ^ "ILS Member Organisations". International Life Saving Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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  13. ^ "Denizyıldızlatı Spor Kulübü Derneği & Doğukan Cankurtarma Merkezi" (in Turkish). Denizyıldızları. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  14. ^ a b "Deniz dibinden madalya çıkardı". Sabah (in Turkish). 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  15. ^ "TSSF'den Zıpkınla Balık Avı Yarışı". Mersin İstikbal (in Turkish). 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  16. ^ "Elemeler Mudanya'daydı". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  17. ^ Çıplak, Ersan (2010-06-04). "Dalış okulları ve dalmanın püf noktaları". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  18. ^ "Recompression Chambers". Turkish Underwater Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-06-19.