Turkish Archery Federation
| Sport | Archery |
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| Abbreviation | (TOF) |
| Founded | May 8, 1961 |
| Affiliation | World Archery Federation (WAF) |
| Affiliation date | 1955 |
| Regional affiliation | European and Mediterranean Archery Union (EMAU) |
| Location | Ankara, Turkey |
| President | Abdullah Topaloğlu |
| Secretary | A. Sirer Aydın |
| Official website | |
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Turkish Archery Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Okçuluk Federasyonu, TOF) is the governing body of the archery sport in Turkey. It was founded in 1961. The Turkish organization is member of the European and Mediterranean Archery Union (EMAU) and the World Archery Federation (WAF). The TOF is based in Ankara and its current chairman is Abdullah Topaloğlu, who serves his second term elected in 2012.
The Turkish Archery Federation organizes archery outdoor, field and indoor competitions at national, European and World level in recurve and compound categories for men and women of senior, masters, juniors and cadets classes As of 2012, there are 969 licensed archers in Turkey.
Modern archery sport in Turkey began in 1937 with the establishment of a club in Istanbul spezialized in this branch. Archery was governed by the governmental Directorate General of Physical Education until its detachment and integration into the Turkish Shooting Federation in 1953. On May 8, 1961, archery activities were formed in an independent organization. In 1981, archery was subordinated under the shooting again, however that lasted only one year.
The Turkish Archery Federation became in 1955 as the 16th member of the International Archery Federation (FITA).
On May 31, 2006, the federation gained its complete administrative and financial independence.
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