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| Sport | Underwater sports Lifesaving |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | (TSSF) |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Affiliation | |
| Location | Ankara, Turkey |
| President | Ahmet İnkılap Obruk |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Turkish Underwater Sports Federation (Turkish:Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu, TSSF) is the governing body for bothunderwater sports andlifesaving inTurkey. Founded in 1982 and based inAnkara, the TSSF is a member of both theConfédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) and theInternational 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]
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 aredecompression chambers in eleven cities of Turkey available for use also by TSSF members.[18]
Thediving certification ofCMAS* SCUBA Diver issued by the federation upon completion of a study course at one of its training centers is internationally recognized.[5]
