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Turkish Blind Sport Federation

Turkish Blind Sports Federation
Abbreviation GESF
Formation July 12, 2000; 16 years ago (2000-07-12)
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Ulus, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E / 39.9419028; 32.8543333Coordinates: 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E / 39.9419028; 32.8543333
President
Abdullah Çetin
Affiliations International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA)
International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Website www.gesf.org.tr

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:

The federation organized the 4th IBSA World Championships and Games in Antalya on April 1–10, 2011.



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