Turkish Blind Sports Federation

Updated on Dec 31, 2024

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Abbreviation GESF Headquarters Ulus, Ankara, Turkey		Type Sports federation President Abdullah Çetin

Formation July 12, 2000; 16 years ago (2000-07-12) Affiliations International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA)International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

The Turkish Blind Sports Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu, GESF) is the governing body to encourage and develop the sport for the blind and vision-impaired in Turkey. It is a member of the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

In 1990, the Turkish Disabled Sports Federation was formed, and the Blind Sport Federation was created as part of this organization in Ankara. On March 7, 2000, the Blind Sport Federation separated as an independent organization. In accordance with the developments on blind sport in Europe, the Federation was officially established on July 12, 2000.

Sports promoted by the federation are:

athletics,

chess,

futsal B1 and B2/B3,

goalball women's and men's leagues,

judo,

para-cycling,

powerlifting as well as

swimming women's and men's short and long course.