Turkish Underwater Sports Federation Explained

Assocname:	Turkish Underwater Sports Federation Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu
Logosize:	170
Sport:	Underwater sports Lifesaving
Abbrev:	(TSSF)
Founded:	1982
Location:	Ankara, Turkey
President:	Ahmet İnkılap Obruk
Url:	http://www.tssf.gov.tr/EN/home
Countryflag1:	Turkey

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu Ana Statüsü . Mevzuatı Gelistirme Yayın Genel Müdürlüğü . tr . 2013-06-19 .
2. Web site: Federations - TÜRKIYE SUALTI SPORLARI FEDERASYONU. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 19 June 2013.
3. Web site: ILS Member Organisations. International Life Saving Federation. 27 July 2013.
4. News: Sualtı sporlarında Türkiye söz sahibi . . 2009-05-11 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
5. Web site: Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu . VIP Scuba . tr . 2013-06-19 .
6. Web site: President . Turkish Underwater Sports Federation . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724094451/http://www.tssf.gov.tr/EN/content/42/president . 2013-07-24 .
7. News: Barbaros'un torunları denize küskün . Hürriyet Spor . 2012-11-04 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
8. News: Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu'na yeni aday . . 2012-09-11 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
9. News: Canımız Allah'a emanet . . Yapar, öksel . 2013-06-16 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
10. News: Şahika Ercümen rekor için hazırlanıyor . . 2013-05-23 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
11. News: Hint Okyanusu’na dalıp fotoğraf avlayacaklar . . Zamur, Rabia . 2007-04-20 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
12. News: Sualtı tutkunlarına . . 2011-09-18 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
13. Web site: Denizyıldızlatı Spor Kulübü Derneği & Doğukan Cankurtarma Merkezi . Denizyıldızları . tr . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121223053224/http://www.denizyildizlari.org.tr/klubumuz . 2012-12-23 .
14. News: Deniz dibinden madalya çıkardı . . 2011-06-17 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
15. News: TSSF’den Zıpkınla Balık Avı Yarışı . Mersin İstikbal . 2013-05-04 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
16. News: Elemeler Mudanya'daydı . Hürriyet Spor . 2013-04-23 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
17. News: Dalış okulları ve dalmanın püf noktaları . . Çıplak, Ersan . 2010-06-04 . tr . 2013-06-19 .
18. Web site: Recompression Chambers . Turkish Underwater Sports Federation . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724094518/http://www.tssf.gov.tr/EN/pressure-chamber . 2013-07-24 .