Turkish Underwater Sports Federation

LocationAnkara, TurkeyPresidentAhmet İnkılap ObrukOfficial websitewww.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:

• Life saving^[9]
• Scuba diving^[5]
• Underwater target shooting
• Finswimming
• Apnea^[10]
• Underwater photography^[11][12] and videography
• Underwater hockey^[13][14]
• Underwater orienteering
• Underwater rugby
• Spearfishing^[15][16]

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

• Orhan Aytür (born 1965), 2011 World champion in underwater photography^[14]
• Yasemin Dalkılıç (born 1979), World record holder female free-diver
• Şahika Ercümen (born 1985), World record holder female free-diver^[10]
• Devrim Cenk Ulusoy (born 1973), World record holder free-diver

References